Respiratory buzz words Flashcards
1
Q
Stoney dull to percussion
A
Pleural effusion
2
Q
Sheep farmer with a chest infection
A
Coxiella burnetti
3
Q
Swinging fever
A
Abscess
4
Q
Treatment of small PE
A
LMW heparin
5
Q
Treatment of large PE
A
Thrombolysis
6
Q
ZN stain positive for acid-fast bacilli
A
Tuberculosis
7
Q
Chest infection in someone with a parrot/pigeon as a pet
A
Chlamydophila psittaci
8
Q
Dry cough and diarrhoea, having been on holiday abroad and contact with foreign water
A
Legionella pneumophila
9
Q
Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, erythema nodosum, Afro-Caribbean
A
Sarcoidosis
10
Q
Bronchiole widening, signet ring sign on CT
A
Bronchiectasis
11
Q
D-sign on CXR
A
Empyema
12
Q
Steeple sign on CXR
A
Laryngotraheobronchitis (Croup)
13
Q
Inspiratory whoop/barking cough
A
Pertussis
14
Q
Snow-storm appearance on CXR
A
Baritosis/silicosis
15
Q
Thumbprint sign on a head XR
A
Epiglottitis
