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Respiratory Flashcards

1
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FVC Reduced
FEV 1 Reduced
FEV1:FVC Ratio Normal
PEFR Normal

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Restrictive lung disease

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FVC Reduced
FEV 1 Reduced/Normal
FEV1:FVC Ratio Reduced
PEFR Reduced

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Obstructive lung disease

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3
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Stony dull to percuss

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Pleural effusion

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4
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Right sided pleuritic chest pain

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Pneumonia

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5
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Ground-glass appearance on X-ray (2)

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Pulmonary fibrosis, acute respiratory distress syndrome of newborn

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6
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Ziehl-Neelsen stain positive for acid fast bacilli

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TB

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7
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Caseous necrosis

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TB

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Positive anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies

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Goodpasture’s

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Chest infection with a parrot/pigeon as pet

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Chlamydia Psittaci

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Dry cough and diarrhoea after holiday abroad, some indication of water spread - diagnosis and test

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Legionella, test urine for antigens

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Tall, thin young man who indulges in marijuana

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Pneumothorax

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

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Sarcoidosis

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13
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Bronchiole wider than neighbouring arteriole (on CT) (signet ring sign) → Bronchiectasis“D sign on X ray”

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Empyema

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14
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Steeple sign on X ray

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Croup

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15
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Red Jelly sputum

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Klebsiella pneumonia

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16
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Mucoid sputum

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Chlamydia psittacci

17
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Rusty sputum

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Pneumococcal pneumonia

18
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Cannonball metastases (also weight loss and haematuria)

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Renal cell carcinoma mets

19
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Morning headache (2)

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Hypercapnia, or side effect of nitrates

20
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ACTH secreting lung tumour

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Small cell carcinoma

21
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PTH secreting lung tumour

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Squamous cell carcinoma

22
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Increased serum ACE and Ca2+

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Sarcoidosis

23
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Eggshell calcification at hilar region

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Silicosis

24
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Assmann Focus

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Secondary TB

25
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Non-smoker + lung cancer

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Adenocarcinoma

26
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Central lung cancer (2)

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Squamous and small cell carcinomas

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