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Respiratory Flashcards

1
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Stony dull percussion

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Pleural effusion

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2
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Right-sided pleuritic chest pain

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Pneumonia usually

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3
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ABCDE of pulmonary oedema?

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Alveolar bats-wing shadows

Kerley B lines

Cardiomegaly

Dilated upper lobe vessels

Pleural effusions

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4
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CXR:“Ground glass appearance”

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Pulmonary fibrosis

Newborn ARDS

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5
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Ziehl-Neelson stain is positive for acid-fast bacilli

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TB

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6
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“Caseous necrosis”

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TB

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7
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Apical disease / Assman focus

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Secondary TB

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8
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Miliary tuberculosis

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TB spread in the bloodstream

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9
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Positive for anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies

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Goodpasture’s syndrome

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10
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Chest infection with parrot/pigeon as a pet

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Chlamydophila psitacci atypical pneumonia

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11
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Dry cough + diarrhoea after holiday abroad, some indication of air conditioning / water spread

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Legionella pneumoniae atypical pneumonia

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12
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Tall, young, thin man +/- drugs with chest pain and breathlessness

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Pneumothorax

secondary to Marfan’s syndrome

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13
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Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, erythema nodosum, granulomas, fatigue, uveitis, weight loss

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Sarcoidosis

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14
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Bronchiole wider than neighbouring bronchioles on CT (“signet ring sign”)

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Bronchiectasis

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15
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“D sign” on CXR

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Empyema

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16
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“Steeple sign” on CXR

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Croup

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17
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Child with “barking” cough

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Croup

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18
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HIV patient with pneumonia

(causal organism and treatment)

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Pneumocystis spp.

Co-trimoxazole

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19
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Asthma + nasal polyps + salicylate sensitivity

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Aspirin-induced asthma

(Samter’s triad)

20
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Alcoholic w/ pneumonia

(mechanism of infection + causal organism)

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Aspiration

Klebsiella pneumoniae

21
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“Red jelly sputum”

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Klebsiella pneumonia

22
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“Mucoid sputum”

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Chlamydophila psitacci pneumonia

23
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“Rusty sputum”

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Pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae) pneumonia

24
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Cannonball metastates + weight loss + haematuria

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Renal carcinoma

25
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Morning headache

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1. Hypercapnia

2. Nitrates

26
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Secretes ACTH

Producing Cushing’s syndrome

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Small cell carcinoma

27
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Secretes PTH

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Squamous cell carcinoma

28
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NEUROENDOCRINE and highly malignant

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Small cell cancer

29
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Increased serum ACE and Ca2+

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Sarcoidosis

30
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Eggshell calcification at hilar region

31
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Found in TB, area of infection + caseating necrosis @ lung periphery

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Ghon focus

32
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Apical lesion of secondary TB

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Assman focus

33
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Symptoms of Horner’s syndrome

A

Ptosis (droopy eyelid)

Enophthalmos (sunken eyes)

Miosis (small pupils)

Ipsilateral loss of sweating

34
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Acute management of asthma

A

OSHIT MAN:

Oxygen

Salbutamol NEB

Hydrocortisone IV or prednisolone PO

Ipratropium NEB

Theophylline or aminophylline IV

Magnesium

get help!

35
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“Thumbprint sign” on HXR

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Epiglottitis

36
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Inspiratory whoop / barking cough

37
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“Snow storm” appearance on CXR

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Baritosis

Silicosis

38
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Management of acute exacerbation of COPD

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ISOAP:

Ipratropium

Salbutamol

Oxygen

Amoxicillin

Prednisolone

39
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Non-smoker with lung cancer

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PERIPHERAL adenocarcinoma

40
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Position of squamous and small cell cancers

41
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High D-dimers

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Suspect PE

42
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Low D-dimers

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Exclude PE

43
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Treatment for large PE

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Thrombolysis (e.g streptokinase)

44
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Treatment for small PE

45
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TB treatment regime

A

2 RIPE 4 RI:

2 months of rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide and ethambutol

then 4 months of rifampicin and isoniazid

46
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TB drug side effects

A

Rifampicin - orange bodily fluids

Isoniazid - peripheral neuropathy (tingling)

Pyrazinamide - joint pain

Ethambutol - vision problems

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