Respiratory Buzzwords Flashcards
Chest X ray:
tram lines and ring shadows
Bronchiectasis
Symptoms:
-Foul smelling productive cough
- Haemoptysis
-Recurrent Infections
Bronchiectasis
Silent Chest
Life-threatening asthma
Sputum culture : positive for pseudomonas
Bronchiectasis
Barrel Chest
Emphysema (COPD)
Symptoms:
Subacute productive cough, foul-smelling sputum, night sweats
Lung abscess
Mining occupation, upper zone fibrosis, egg-shell calcification of hilar nodes
silicosis
Life-threatening asthma
PEFR < 33% best or predicted
Pneumothorax management: the high-risk characteristics that determine the need for a chest drain are:
Haemodynamic compromise (suggesting a tension pneumothorax)
Significant hypoxia
Bilateral pneumothorax
Underlying lung disease
≥ 50 years of age with significant smoking history
Haemothorax
pneumonia in the upper lobes, mainly in diabetics and alcoholics
Klebsiella pneumonia
first line investigation for stable chest pain of suspected coronary artery disease aetiology?
Contrast-enhanced CT coronary angiogram
The dry cough, erythema multiforme, chest x-ray shows reticulo-nodular shadowing of the right lung
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
The patient’s presentation of a recent travel history, bilateral infiltrates on chest x-ray, and hyponatremia
Legionella pneumonia
On auscultation, the doctor notices reduced breath sounds and bronchial breathing. His past medical history is unremarkable, except for a recent bout of flu
receding influenza predisposes to Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia
Massive PE + hypotension
thrombolyse
