Resp Flashcards
How would you interpret an Xray?
Details
RIPE - rotation, inspiration, projection, exposure
A - airway and mediastinum
Breathing - call zones and not lobes (can’t definitively say its a lobe)
Circulation
Dipahragm
Extras - bones, soft tissues
R = review areas = axila, behind the heart, aortic notch, under the diaophragm
What side are you more likely to get an aspiration pneumonia?
Right
More sharp decline
What do small-cell lung cancers typically cause?
SiADH
low sodium picture
What would you see un CXR of mesothelioma?
Affects the pleura
Buzzwords in exam = asbestos
What is paraneoplastic syndrome?
- Nigricans
What is lambert myasthenia syndrome?
DISTINGUISH FROM MG:
- Weakness in the limbs - more in the legs than the arms
- Uncommon in eyes
- Temporarily relieved by exercise
What is carcinoid syndrome?
DUE TO SEROTONIN
- Diarrhoea
- Flushing
Name some of the Ix involved in lung cancer?
- CXR
- Cytology
What is the management of NON small cell lung cancer?
Surgical resection
What is the most common type of cancer seen in smokers?
Squamous cell carcinoma
What is the management of small cell lung cancer?
Chemotherapy
