Respiratory

Question 1

Ix for pneumonia

Answer 1

Bloods
ABG
CXR

Question 2

For a patient with community required pneumonia, what is the commonest cause of low sodium be?

Answer 2

SiADH

Question 3

Complications for pneumonia

Answer 3

empyema
PE
Effusion

Question 4

COmplications of lung cancer

Answer 4

• progression of cancer
• hypercalcaemia
• Infection
• medication

Question 5

Ix for Lung cancer

Answer 5

Blood tests
ABG
CXR
CT Chest/Abdo
CT brain/MRI BRain
Cultures- sputum, urine, blood

Question 6

If the patient is hyponatraemic what Ix would you do?

Answer 6

Serum/urine osmolaluty, urine sodium
TSH

Question 7

ABG
What is exoected in type 1 resp failure?
Causes?

Answer 7

Question 8

ABG
What is expected in type 2 resp failure?
Causes?

Answer 8

Question 9

Patho of pleural effusion?

Answer 9

Question 10

WHat are the different types of pleural effusion?

Answer 10

Transudative and exudative

Question 11

Pleural effusion- transudative cause

Answer 11

Question 12

Pleural effusion- exudative cause

Answer 12

Question 13

What do you look out for in a patient with pleural effusion?

Answer 13

Question 14

In pleural effusion deviated trache is toward/away from side of fluid accumulation?

Answer 14

In pleural effusion deviated trache is away from side of fluid accumulation?

Question 15

Examination finding on pleural effusion?

Answer 15