Respiratory Flashcards
1
Q
Asthma treatment pathway
A
- Beta-2 agaonist - Salbutamol with Spacer
- Inhaled corticosterid - Beclametasone, Fluticasone
- Long Acting Beta-2 agonist - Salmetrol, Foroterol
- Oral Corticosteroid - Oral Prednisalone
SEVERE - IV Aminophylline
2
Q
Treatment for community acquired Pneumonia
A
Amoxicillin
3
Q
Treatment for community acquired Pneummonia. Patient is allergic to Penicillin
A
Doxycycline, Clarithromycin, Erythromycin
4
Q
Treatment for Pseudominas infection
A
Ciprofloxacin.
If severe IV Gentamicin
5
Q
Pneumonia from Birds
A
Chlamydia Psittaci (Treatment is Tetracycline)
6
Q
Pneumonia from Sheep/Goats
A
Coxiella Burnetti
7
Q
Pneumonia linked to HIV
A
Pneumocystis carinii (Treatment is co-trimoazole)
8
Q
Hospital acquired Pneumonia treatment
A
Ceftazidime
9
Q
Standard causes of Pneumonia:
- Elderly, Pneumonia after influenza infection?
- Elderly, Headache, Anaemia, Skin rash. Cold agglutins detected in blood?
- Young, flu-like symptoms a week ago, hyponatraemia, lymphopenia?
A
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Mycoplasma Pneumoniae
- Legionella (often from water)
10
Q
Common conditions:
1. Young, productive cough, clubbed, bilateral coarse crackles
A
- Cystic fibrosis
11
Q
- Presents with Weight loss, cough, haemoptysis
A
- Carcinoma
12
Q
- Cough producing pink, frothy sputum, tachycardic, bibasal end-inspiratory crackles. Raised JVP.
A
- Pulmonary Oedema
13
Q
- Fever, shortness of breath, right sided chest pain, Right side of chest has reduced expansion.
A
Pneumonia
14
Q
- Farmer, several hours after starting work
A
Allergic alveolitis
15
Q
Treatment for COPD
A
- Oral Salbutamol (or anticholinergic i.e Ipratropium, Tiotropium)
- Aminophylline
