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Respiratory Flashcards

1
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Stony dull to percuss

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pleural effusion

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2
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Right sided pleuritic chest pain

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most likely pneumonia

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3
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ABCDE of pulmonary oedema on a CXR

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Alveolar bat’s wings, kerley B lines, Cardiomegaly, Dialled prominent upper lobe vessels, pleural Effusions

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4
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ground glass appearance on X-ray

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pulmonary fibrosis

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5
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Ziehl-neelsen stain 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

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most likely (secondary)TB; apical lesion is known as assmann focus

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8
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military TB

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spread of organism into bloodstream.
Pulmonary artery = military dissemination into the lungs
pulmonary vein - systemic dissemination into the liver, spleen and kidneys

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9
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Positive anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies

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goodpastures syndrome

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10
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Chest infection with parrot or pigeon as pet

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chlamoydophila psittaci

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11
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dry cough and diarrhoea after holiday abroad

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legionella pneumophila (test urine for antigens)

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12
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Tall, thing young man that indulges in weed - or a mr snoop dog

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someone who is likely to get a pneumothorax (Marfan’s)

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13
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Bilateral hilar lymphadenopahty, erythema nodosum, granulomas, fatigue and weight loss

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Sarcoidosis

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14
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bronchiole wider than neighbouring arteriole 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 (looks like it is stuck to the edge of the chest)

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16
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Steeple sign on CXR

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laryngotracheobrinchitis or 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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Pneumocystis pneumonia

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HIV (co-tramoxazole)

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19
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Asthma + nasal polyps + salicylate sensitivity

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samter’s triad

20
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alcoholic (danger of aspiration pneumonia)

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klebsiella pneumonia (red jelly haemoptysis)

21
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rusty sputum

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pneumococcal pneumonia

22
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cannonball metastases (weight loss and haematuria- blood in the urine)

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primary renal cell carcinoma

23
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morning headache

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hypercapnia or side effects of organic nitrates

24
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ACTH secreting lung cancer

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Small cell lung cancer

25
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PTH secreting secreting lung cancer

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Squamous cell carcinoma

26
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neuroendocrine, highly malignant and may be associated with exotic endocrine syndromes

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small cell lung cancer

27
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increased serum ACE and Ca2+

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sarcoidosis

28
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eggshell calcification

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silicosis

29
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heart failure cells seen in alveolar spaces

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macrophages that absorbed haemosiderin - chronic pulmonary oedema, left ventricular failure and long standing pulmonary hypertension

30
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Ghon focus

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area of infection and caseous necrosis at the periphery of the lung, beneath the pleura - found in TB

31
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tuberculous pleurisy

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Ghon focus rupture through the visceral pleura into the pleural cavity

32
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Assmann focus

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apical lesion of secondary TB infection

33
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coin lesion found on CXR - rounded solitary legion

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common lesions are - primary bronchial or lung carcinomas, metastatic tumour (kidney), bronchial hamertoma, carcinoid tumour, granulomatous inflammation, lung abscess

34
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Horner’s syndrome

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occur when there is a local spread of cancer to the intrathoracic nodes
signs include: drooping eyelids(ptosis), enophthalmos(sunken eye), mitosis(small pupil) and lack of sweating on the ipsilateral(same side of invasion) side of face - invasion of cervical sympathetic chain

35
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acute management of asthma

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OSHITMAN

oxygen, salbutamol, hydrocortisone, ipratropium, Theophylline, magnesium, anaesthetist

36
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Thumprint sign on Xray

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epiglottitis

37
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inspiratory whoop or barking cough

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pertussis

38
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snow storm appearance on x ray

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baritosis or silicosis

39
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mucoid sputum

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chalmydia pneumonia

40
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Management of acute COPD exacerbation

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ISOAP - ipratropium, salbuatamol, oxygen, amoxycillin and prednisolone

41
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peripheral adenocarcinoma?

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non-smoker and lung cancer

42
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squamous + small cell lung cancers

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CENTRAL

43
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high d dimers

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suspect PE - send for CTPA or VQ scan

44
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low d dimer

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exclude PE

45
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Large PE

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thrombolysis

46
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Small PE

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Low molecular weight heparin

47
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Forced vital capacity

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Volume of air that can be forcibly blown out after full inspiration

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