Respiratory Flashcards
How is a massive PE (hypotensive) managed?
Alteplase (thrombolysis)
What organism causes pneumonia in COPD?
H. influenzae
When should you use NIV in an acute exacerbation of COPD?
Resp acidosis, Type 2 resp failure
Who gets Klebsiella pneumonia?
Alcoholic and diabetics
Who gets pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia?
HIV/AIDS
What are the parameters of CURB-65?
Confusion, Urea > 7 RR > 30 BP systolic <90, diastolic < 60, Age over 65
How do you treat CAP with a CURB of 0-2?
amoxicillin
Which organisms causes rusty sputum?
Strep pneumoniae
What is the buzzword for silicosis?
Stonemasons, Pottery
What is seen on the CXR in ILD?
Diffuse infiltrates
What are the common causes of exudate?
PE Lung infections Cancers CTDs
What is the management of acute asthma?
Nebs: salbutamol & ipratropium, Steroids: oral pred/IV hydrocortisone
What should be given for an acute exacerbation of COPD if there is no response?
Iv aminophylline
What pH of a pleural effusion suggests an epyema?
< 7.2
What is the buzzword for byssinosis?
Cotton
What does this CXR show?
Left lower lobe consolidation
What pneumonia organisms causes haemolytic anaemia + erythema multiforme/nodosum?
Mycoplasma
How is an exacerbation of ILD managed?
Steroids
What are the features of a life threatening asthma attack?
Silent chest, Exhaustion Hypoxaemia PEFR < 33% Features of shock
What is the step 2 in the treatment of chronic COPD?
SABA or SAMA (salbutamol or ipratropium)
Asthma + eosinophilia + mono neuritis complex?
Churg Strauss Vasculitis
What is the management of a secondary spontaneous pneumothorax if 0-1cm + asymptomatic?
Oxygen + admit for 24hr obs
What is the management of a primary spontaneous pneumothorax if <2cm + asymptomatic?
Discharge
What is seen on ABG in COPD?
Compensated type 2 resp failure
How does ILD present?
Dry cough, SOBOE, myalgia, fine inspiratory crackles
How do you treat HAP/aspiration pneumonia?
IV amox, met and gent
What is step 4 in the management of chronic asthma?
SABA + ICS + LABA +/- LTRA (salbutamol + beclametasone + salmeterol +/- montelukast)
What is seen on CXR in COPD?
Hyperinflation, flattened hemidiaphragms
How is asthma investigated?
Peak flow Spirometry
When does staph aureus pneumonia usually occur?
After influenza A
What investigations are done in a PE?
Bloods incl D dimer, ABG, ECG, CXR (exclusion) CTPA / V/Q
What is seen on ABG in PE?
Resp alkalosis
What is the step 3 in the treatment of chronic COPD if FEV1 < 50%?
LABA + ICS (folmeterol + beclometasone) or LAMA (tiotropium)
What treatment does small cell lung cancer respond well to?
Chemo
What is the buzzword for hypersensitivity pneumonitis?
Farmers, Bird fanciers
What is the presentation os asthma?
Recurrent episodes of cough, wheeze, SOB Worse in morning and at night
How is ILD investigated?
CXR, Spirometry, ABG
What does this CXR show?
Pulmonary oedema
What is the typical presentation of pneumonia?
SOB, productive cough, chest pain, fever, confusion, myalgia
What biopsy is done in a central lung cancer?
Bronchoscopy
What is the management of a secondary spontaneous pneumothorax if >2cm or symptomatic?
Chest drain
What is the management of a primary spontaneous pneumothorax if >2cm or symptomatic?
Admit for aspiration If this fails > chest drain
What are the risk factors for a PE?
Immobility, post-op, malignancy, pregnancy, COCP, HRT
What investigation is done for a PE in pregnancy?
perfusion only V/Q scan
What are the features of a pneumothorax?
Asymptomatic, SOB, chest pain Young, thin tall male
What is step 3 in the management of chronic asthma?
SABA + ICS + LTRA (salbutamol + beclametasone + montelukast)
Who gets legionella?
Travel/water
What is the pathophysiology of cor pulmonale in COPD?
Chronic cascade > hypoxia > pulm vasoconstriction > pulm hypertension > cor pulmonale