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1
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drugs causing fibrosis

A 
methotrexate
amiodarone
sulfasalazine
gold
nitrofurantoin
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COPD - general management

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smoking cessation
annual flu jab
one-off pneumococcal

LTOT, lung volume reduction surgery in selected pts

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first line bronchodilator for COPD?

how do you determine next step?

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SABA or SAMA

next step determined by FEV1

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2nd line COPD inhaler if FEV1 > 50%

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LABA (eg salmeterol), or LAMA (eg tiotropium)

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5
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what kind of drug is salmeterol?

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LABA

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what kind of drug is tiotropium?

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LAMA

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2nd line COPD inhaler if FEV1 < 50%

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LABA + ICS (combo inhaler), or

LAMA

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8
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when to use theophylline for COPD?

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if bronchodilators don’t work or if they can’t use inhalers

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9
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what can you use in COPD patients with a chronic productive cough?

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mucolytics

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10
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symptoms of cor pulmonale

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peripheral oedema
raised JVP
systolic parasternal heave
loud P2

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11
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management of cor pulmonale

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loop diuretic for oedema
consider LTOT

ACEis, CCBs NOT recommended

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12
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what is a saddle embolus characteristic of?

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PE

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13
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what are common symptoms of PE?

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tachypnoea
crackles
tachycardia
low-grade fever

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14
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textbook triad of PE symptoms

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pleuritic chest pain
dyspnoea
haemoptysis

but can present with any cardioresp symptom/sign

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15
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investigations if PE is ‘likely’

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immediate CTPA - if delayed give LMWH in meantime

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investigations if PE is ‘unlikely’

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D dimer

if positive then immediate CTPA - if delayed give LMWH in meantime

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17
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PE wells scores

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5+ - likely

0-4 - unlikely

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18
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CURB-65

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confusion
urea 8+
RR 30+
BP 90/60-
65+
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19
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care of CAP based on CURB65

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0-1 - low - home care
2+ - intermediate - hosp
3+ - high - ICU

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pneumonia - investigations

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CXR
CURB65 2+ - blood + sputum cultures; pneumococcal + legionella urinary antigen tests
CRP monitoring to determine response to treatment

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21
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management of low-severity CAP (CURB65 0-1)

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amoxicillin 5 days

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management of moderate-high severity CAP (CURB65 2+)

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dual abx: amoxicillin + macrolide (-mycin) 7-10 days

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potential PE - investigations

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CXR to rule out other causes

if still suspected then do wells

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24
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where does reactivation of TB tend to occur?

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apex of lungs

25
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what triggers reactivation of TB?

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becoming immunocompromised

26
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what type of cancer makes up the majority of non-small cell lung cancers?

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squamous - 35%
adenocarcinoma - 30%

(non-small cell is more common than small cell)

27
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what is obstructive lung disease?

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hard to exhale air - comes out slower + some may linger

28
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what is restrictive lung disease?

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hard to expand lungs with air

29
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pulmonary function tests in obstructive lung disease

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FEV1 - v reduced
FVC - reduced or normal
FEV1/FVC - reduced

30
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pulmonary function tests in restrictive lung disease?

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FEV1 - reduced
FVC - v reduced
FEV1/FVC - normal or increased

31
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when is BIPAP used?

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type II resp failure

esp COPD exac

32
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when is CPAP used?

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type I resp failure

esp pulmonary oedema

33
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organism that most commonly causes COPD exacerbation?

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haem influenzae

34
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diagnosis of asthma

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FeNO (fractional exhaled nitric oxide) + spirometry with bronchodilator reversibility (BDR) test

35
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relationship between asthma and NO (nitric oxide)

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NO is made by 3 types of NOsynthases. one of the types’ levels rises in inflammatory cells, esp eosinophils. thus NO levels correlate with inflammation levels.

36
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when to give objective tests for asthma?

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age 5+

age < 5 - clinical diagnosis

37
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asthma - diagnosis age 17+

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ask if better away from work
spirometry with BDR
FeNO test

38
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asthma - diagnosis age 5-16

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spirometry with BDR

FeNO test if normal/obstructive spirometry with a negative BDR

39
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asthma management - if SABA isn’t working?

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add low dose ICS

40
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asthma management - if SABA + ICS isn’t working?

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add leukotriene receptor antagonist (eg montelukast)

41
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what are the options for first line smoking cessation therapy?

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nicotine replacement therapy
varenicline
bupropion

to last 2 weeks after target stop date

42
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what is used to categorise COPD severity?

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FEV1

43
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RFs for pneumothorax

A

Marfan’s

asthma

44
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pneumothorax - presentation

A

sudden onset dyspnoea + pleuritic chest pain

45
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Pancoast’s syndrome - what is it? features?

A 
T1 root lesion with:
horner's
upper lobe carcinoma
wasting of hand small muscles, claw hand
axilla pain
46
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3 causes of obstructive picture in resp

A

asthma
COPD
bronchiectasis

47
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what constitutes obstruction? (resp)

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FEV1/FVC <75%

48
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interstitial lung disease - spirometry

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FEV1 and FVC reduced, ratio normal or increased

49
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what is interstitial lung disease?

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disorders that cause scarring (fibrosis) of the lungs

50
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bronchiectasis - main 2 features

A

chronic cough with mucopurulent sputum

51
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what tends to cause pneumonia following flu?

A

staphylococcus

52
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complications of pneumonia

A

sepsis
lung abscess
pleural effusion
empyema

53
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sarcoidosis - acute presentation + prognosis

A

erythema nodosum
joint pains - typ ankle + knee
+- fever
hilar lymphadenopathy on CXR

benign + self-limiting in 90%
takes 4-6wk to settle
generally doesn’t progress to chronic illness

54
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sarcoidosis - chronic presentation

A 
restrictive lung disease - hilar lymphadenopathy + fibrotic lung disease due to a lymphocytic alveolitis
tender swellings of fingers +- bone cysts
facial rash
anterior uveitis attacks
retinal problems
parotitis
facial nerve palsy
hypercalcaemia
55
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causes of erythema nodosum

A 
sarcoidosis
strep infection
TB
IBD
sulphonamides, OCP
56
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LDH in LP - significance?

A

high - bacterial

low - viral

57
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what is total gas transfer? (TLCO)

when is it affected?

A

measure of gas transfer from alveoli to capillaries

raised in asthma - as problem isn’t affecting alveoli directly, or gas exchange, so lungs try to compensate by improving gas exchange

reduced in COPD, fibrosis, pulmonary oedema etc

58
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transfer coefficient (KCO) - what is it?

A

transfer factor corrected for lung volume

total gas transfer/alveolar volume

measures how efficient gas exchange is in relation to the alveolar-capillary surface-volume ratio

increased in asthma due to increased pulmonary blood flow

59
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what is transfer factor?

A

the rate at which a gas will diffuse from alveoli into blood

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