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Respiratory History Flashcards

1
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Main respiratory disease types

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Inflammatory
Neoplastic
Infective
Vascular

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Main respiratory structures for disease categorisation

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Breathing tubes (obstructive)
Parenchyma (restrictive)
Chest wall (restrictive)
Pulmonary circulation
Pleura
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Questions to ask about the occupation

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Were you ever exposed to industrial dusts or irritants?

Were you ever exposed to cigarette fumes?

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4
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History of child health

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Premature?
Whooping cough
Pneumonia
Bronchiectasis
Asthma
Exercised?
Open air?
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5
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Breathlessness questions

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Onset
Duration
Intermittent
Relieving/exacerbating factors
Diurnal variation
Associated factors
-chest pain, palpitations
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Grade 1 MRC dyspnoea scale

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Only SOB on severe exercise

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Grade 2 MRC dyspnoea scale

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Short of breath on slight hill or hurrying

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Grade 3 MRC dyspnoea scale

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Walks slower than most people. Stops after 15mins or 1 mile

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Grade 4 MRC dyspnoea scale

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Stops after 100 yards, or after a few minutes

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Grade 5 MRC dyspnoea scale

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Too breathlessness to leave house, or when undressing

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Questions to ask about breathlessness progression

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Stable?
Progressive?
Speed of progression?
Exacerbations?

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12
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Which childhood diseases can increase the chance of bronchiectasis

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Whooping cough or pneumonia

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13
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Questions to ask about wheeze

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SOCRATES
Inspiration/expiration
Diurnal variation

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Questions to ask about cough

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SOCRATES
Productive/dry?
Sputum? Nature? Volume?
Haemoptysis?

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Questions to ask about chest pain

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SOCRATES

breathless? cough?

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16
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‘0ther’ respiratory symptoms

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Tiredness
Fever/night sweats
Weight loss
Collapses/falls

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17
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Components of PMH

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Check with patient and GP letter
Other medical problems
Cured cancers?

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18
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What is wheeze

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entirely expiratory noise

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19
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What causes inspiratory musical noises

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extrathoracic obstruction

20
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What is an inspiratory musical noise called

21
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What causes wheeze

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Reduction in airways calibre

22
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Questions for drug history

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Ask patient
Check
-GP letter
-repeat prescription list
-integrated clinical portal
anything herbal/traditional/otc
23
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Drugs which cause unexplained breathlessness

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Clopidogrel < ticagrelor

24
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Drugs which cause asthma

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Aspirin/NSAIDs

25
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Drugs which cause cough

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ACE inhibitors

26
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Drugs which cause wheeze

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Beta blockers

27
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Drugs which cause pulmonary toxicity

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Amiodarone

28
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Drugs which cause pneumonitis and fibrosis

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Methotrexate

29
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What is a significant amount of sputum

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A tea cup in a day

30
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What is blood in sputum a sign of

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young=PE

old/smokes= cancer

31
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Drugs which cause pneumonitis

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Nitrofurantoin

32
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Drugs which increase the risk of opportunistic infection

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Steroids/immunosupressants

33
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Drugs which increase the risk of thromboembolism

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Contraceptive pill

34
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Drugs which increase the risk pulmonary hypertension

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Anorectogens (slimming pills)

35
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Localised, sharp, worse on inspiration pain

36
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Which disease is often seen with severe tiredness

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Sarcoidosis

37
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Rheumatological questions

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Raynauds
Joint pain/swelling
Muscle aches/weakness

38
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Dermatological questions

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Rashes
Lumps and bumps
Unusual bruises

39
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Opthalmological questions

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Itchy eyes, dry eyes (mouth)

40
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GI questions

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Acid in back of throat, heartburn, dysphagia, bowels

41
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Neurological questions

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Fits
Faints and funny turns
Weakness

42
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Urological questions

43
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What is ticagrelor

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P2Y12 inhibitor, antiplatelet

44
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Questions for personal and social history

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Smoker (pack years? just tobacco?)
Drinker?
Lives with? Carer?
Pets
Hobbies
Foreign travel
45
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Respiratory diseases where the family history is significant

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Alpha 1 antitrypsin

Primary ciliary dyskinesia

46
Q

Acid reflux is associated with which respiratory disease

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Pulmonary fibrosis

47
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