Respiratory Buzzwords Flashcards
1
Q
Chest X ray:
tram lines and ring shadows
A
Bronchiectasis
1
Q
Symptoms:
-Foul smelling productive cough
- Haemoptysis
-Recurrent Infections
A
Bronchiectasis
2
Q
Silent Chest
A
Life-threatening asthma
3
Q
Sputum culture : positive for pseudomonas
A
Bronchiectasis
4
Q
Barrel Chest
A
Emphysema (COPD)
5
Q
Symptoms:
Subacute productive cough, foul-smelling sputum, night sweats
A
Lung abscess
6
Q
Mining occupation, upper zone fibrosis, egg-shell calcification of hilar nodes
A
silicosis