Respiratory

Question 1

What is bradycpnoea a sign of?

Answer 1

Central nervous depression

Question 2

What is stridor a sign of?

Answer 2

Large airway obstruction e.g. mediastinal mass/ bronchial carcinoma

Question 3

What is fine tremor a sign of? and flapping?

Answer 3

Beta-2 agonist use
c02 retention

Question 4

What is clubbing a sign of in resp?

Answer 4

IPF, lung cancer, CF, bronchiectasis

Question 5

What is pursued lip breathing a sign of?

Answer 5

Preventing bronchial wall collapse

Question 6

Plethoric face with swelling in resp?

Answer 6

SVC obstruction

Question 7

Horner’s syndrome?

Answer 7

Ptosis, mitosis, anhidrosis= Pancoast Tumour

Question 8

When might JVP be raised in resp?

Answer 8

Cor Pulmonale

Question 9

What causes pectum carinatum?

Answer 9

Scoliosis, Down’s syndrome, Marfans

Question 10

What causes pectum excavated

Answer 10

Noonas, turners…

Question 11

what causes barrel chest?

Answer 11

Emphysema/ COPD

Question 12

Percussion:
- dullness
- stony dullness
- hyperesonance

Answer 12

-Dull: consolidation
- Stony dullness: Pleural effusion
- Hyperresonant: increase in air space

Question 13

Vocal resonance

Answer 13

• Increased: consolidation
• Decreased: Effusion/ Pneumothorax

Question 14

What is bronchial breathing a sign of?

Answer 14

Consolidation

Question 15

Fine inspiratory crackles?

Answer 15

Pulmonary oedema

Question 16

Fine end-inspiratory crackles

Answer 16

Pulmonary fibrosis

Question 17

Pleural rub?

Answer 17

Pleurisy/ pulmonary infaction/ pneumonia/ pleural malignancy

Question 18

What is a cricosternal distance of less than 3 fingers a sign of?

Answer 18

hyperinflated lungs