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Respiratory Flashcards

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NIV: Indications

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  • COPD with respiratory acidosis
  • T2RF secondary to chest wall deformity, NM disease or OSA
  • Cardiogenic pulmonary oedema
  • Weaning for intubation
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2
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Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula

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Farmer’s lung

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3
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Asperillus clavatus

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Malt workers lung

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4
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EAA: imaging

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Fibrosis in upper / mid-zone

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5
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EAA: Mx

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PO steroids

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6
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Varenicline: MoA

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Partial nicotinic receptor agonist

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7
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Varenciline: SE

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Nausea
Headache
Insomnia
Abnormal dreams

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Bupropion: MoA

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Norephinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor

Nicotinic antagonist

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9
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Bupropion: CI

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Epilepsy, pregnancy and breast feeding

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10
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When to discharge patient with primary PTX

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Rim of air <2cm and not SoB

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11
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Insertion of chest drain for secondary PTX

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> 50 years and >2cm +/- SoB

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12
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Aspiration of secondary PTX

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1-2 cm and admit for 24 hours

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13
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Bronchiectasis: Causes

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A SICK AIRWAY
Airway obstruction / lesion
Sequestration
Infection / inflammation
CF
Kartagener's 
ABPA
Immunodeficiencies
William Campbell 
Aspiration 
Yellow nail syndrome
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14
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CI to surgery in NSCLC

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Stage IIIb or IV
FEV1 <1.5L
Malignant pleural effusion
Near hilum
Vocal cord paralysis 
SVC obstruction
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15
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Small cell LC: Paraneoplastic Sx

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ADH, ACTH, Lambert-Eaton

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16
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Squamous cell LC: Paraneoplastic Sx

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Parathyroid related protein
Clubbing
Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy
Hyperthyroid

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17
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Sarcoidosis: Indications for steroids

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CXR stage 2 or 3
Hypercalcaemia
Eye. heart or neuro involvement

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18
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Sarcoidosis: poor prognosis

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Insidious onset, symptoms >6 months
Absence of erythema nodosum
Extra-pulmonary manifestations
CXR: III-IV

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19
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COPD: no asthmatic features

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LABA + LAMA

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20
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COPD: asthmatic features

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LABA + ICS

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21
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Safety triangle

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Base of axilla
Lateral edge pec major
Lateral edge lat dorsi
5th intercostal space

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22
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Lung fibrosis: upper lobes

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CHARTS
Coal worker's
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis / histiocytosis
AS
Radiation 
TB 
Silicosis / sarcoidosis
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23
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Lung fibrosis: lower zones

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Idiopathic
SLE
Amiodarone, bleomycin, methotrexate
Asbestosis

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24
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Loffler’s Syndrome: features

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CXR shadowing and eosinophilia
Fever, cough, and night sweats
Self limiting

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25
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Oxygen dissociation: shift to left

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LOWER
Low H+
Low pCO2
Low 2,3-DPG
Low temperature
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26
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Respiratory alkalosis: causes

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Anxiety
PE
Salicylate poisoning
CNS disorders
Altitude
Pregnancy
27
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Asthma Mx

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  1. SABA
  2. SABA + ICS
  3. SABA + ICS + LTRA
  4. SABA + ICS + LABA +/- LTRA
  5. SABA + ICS + MART
28
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Tidal Volume

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Inspired at at rest

500ml in males, 350ml in females

29
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Inspiratory reserve volume

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Maximum volume of air that can be inspired

2-3L

30
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Inspiratory capacity

31
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Expiratory reserve volume

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Maximum volume of air that can be expired

750ml

32
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Residual volume

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Volume of air remaining after maximal expiration
Increases with age
FRC - ERV
~1.2L

33
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Functional residual capacity

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Volume in lungs at end of expiration

FRC = ERC + RV

34
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Vital Capacity

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Maximum volume of air that can be expired after maximal inspiration
Decreases with age
VC = IC + ERC
4.5L in males, 3.5L in females

35
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TLC

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VC + Residual volume

36
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Raised TLCO

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Asthma 
Pulmonary haemorrhage
Left to right shunt
Polycyaethemia
Hyperkinesis
Male
37
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Lower TLCO

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Fibrosis
Pneumonia
PE
Oedema
Emphysema
Anaemia 
Low CO
38
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Candidates for LTOT in COPD

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FEV1 <30%
Cyanosis
Polycythaemia
Peiripheral oedema 
Raised JVP
<92%
pO2 <7.3
39
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IPF: features

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Progressive exertional dyspnoea
Bibasal fine end-expiratory crackles
Dry cough
Clubbing

40
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IPF: diagnosis

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Restrictive spirometry
Reduced TLCO
Bilateral interstitial shadowing

41
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Atelectasis: features

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Dyspnoea and hypoxia 72 hours post op

42
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Lung Ca: RF

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Smoking (x10)
Asbestos (x5)
Arsenic
Radon
Nickel
Chromate
Aromatic hydrocarbon
Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis
43
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Churg-Strauss Syndrome: what?

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ANCA positive small vessel vasculitis

44
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Churg-Strauss: features

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asthma
eosinophilia
paranasal sinusitis
mononeuritis multiplex
pANCA
45
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Churd-Strauss: precipitant

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Leukotriene receptor antagonist

46
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Transudate effusion

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<30g/L protein

47
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Causes of transudate effusion

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Heart failure, hypoalbuminaemia, hypothyroid, Meigs’

48
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Exudate effusion

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> 30g/L protein

49
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Causes of exudate effusion

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Infection, connective tissue disease, neoplasia, pancreatitis, PE, Dressler’s syndrome, yellow nail syndrome

50
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a-1 antitrypsin: normal

51
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a-1 antitrypsin: 50% normal

52
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a-1 antitrypsin: 10% normal

53
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Most common cause of IECOPD

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H. influenzae

54
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AMS: Mx

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descent

acetazolamide

55
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HACE: Mx

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Descent

Dexamethasone

56
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HAPE: Mx

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Descent
Nifedipine
Dexamethasone
Acetazolamide
Oxygen
57
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Occupational asthma: causes

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Isocyanates
Platinum salts
Soldering resin
Glutaraldehyde
Flour
Epoxy resins
Protelytic enzymes
58
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Causes of bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy

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Lymphoma/maligancy
Pneumoconiosis
Fungi

59
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Cavitating lung lesions: causes

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Abscess (Staph aureus, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas)
Squamous cell LC
TB
Wegener's
PE
RA
Aspergillosis
Histoplasmosis
60
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Sarcoid: 0

61
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Sarcoid: 1

62
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Sarcoid: 2

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BHL + interstitial infiltrates

63
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Sarcoid: 3

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Diffuse interstitial inflitrates

64
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Sarcoid: 4

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Diffuse fibrosis

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