Respiratory Conditions Symptoms

Question 1

Chronic Brochitis - Symptoms (3)

Answer 1

1) productive cough (more than emphysema) 2) wheeze 3) cachexia (wasting syndrome: anorexia, weight loss, muscle atrophy, fatigue)

Question 2

Emphysema - Symptoms (3)

Answer 2

1) productive cough (less than chronic bronchitis) 2) dyspnoea 3) cachexia (wasting syndrome: anorexia, weight loss, muscle atrophy, fatigue)

Question 3

Asthma - Symptoms (4)

Answer 3

1) dyspnoea 2) wheeze 3) dry irritating cough 4) cachexia (wasting syndrome: anorexia, weight loss, muscle atrophy, fatigue)

Question 4

Small Cell Lung Carcinoma - Symptoms (6)

Answer 4

1) cough 2) chest pain 3) haemoptysis 4) dyspnoea 5) weight loss 6) fatigue

Question 5

Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma - Symptoms (6)

Answer 5

1) cough 2) chest pain 3) haemoptysis 4) dyspnoea 5) weight loss 6) fatigue

Question 6

Pulmonary Embolism - Symptoms (8)

Answer 6

1) asymptomatic (small) 2) chest pain (sudden severe) 3) dyspnoea 4) fatigue 5) presyncope—>syncope 6) fever 7) pleuritic chest pain (pulmonary infarction) 8) haemoptysis (pulmonary infarction)

Question 7

Community Acquired Pneumonia - Symptoms (4)

Answer 7

1) productive cough (rusty in Strep. pneumoniae) 2) dyspnoea 3) pleuritic pain 4) fever (inc. rigors)

Question 8

Community Acquired Pneumonia - Symptoms (Atypical) (4)

Answer 8

1) dry cough 2) odynophagia 3) headache 4) diarrhoea

Question 9

Hospital Acquired Pneumonia - Symptoms (4)

Answer 9

1) productive cough 2) dyspnoea 3) pleuritic pain 4) fever (inc. rigors)

Question 10

Immunocompromised Pneumonia - Symptoms (5)

Answer 10

1) oropharyngeal candiasis (oral thrush) 2) productive cough 3) dyspnoea 4) pleuritic pain 5) fever (inc. rigors)

Question 11

Aspiration Pneumonia - Symptoms (4)

Answer 11

1) productive cough 2) dyspnoea 3) pleuritic pain 4) fever (inc. rigors)

Question 12

Tuberculosis - Symptoms (9)

Answer 12

1) cough (dry then productive) (>3 weeks) 2) dyspnoea 3) haemoptysis (occasional) 4) pleuritic pain (if pleural involvement) systemic 1) weight loss* 2) night sweats* 3) fever (low grade) 4) anorexia 5) malaise

Question 13

Type I Respiratory Failure - Symptoms (6)

Answer 13

1) dyspnoea (more in type I) 2) confusion (more in type II) 3) headache 4) anxiety (inc. restlessness, agitation) 5) seizure 6) coma (severe)

Question 14

Type II Respiratory Failure - Symptoms (6)

Answer 14

1) dyspnoea (more in type I) 2) confusion (more in type II) 3) headache 4) anxiety (inc. restlessness, agitation) 5) seizure 6) coma (severe)