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Respiratory Infections And Tumours Flashcards

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What is pneumonia?

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Inflammation and consolidation of lung tissue due to an infectious agent

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What bacterial pathogens can cause pneumonia?

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S.pneumoniae causes 60-75%
M.pneumoniae causes 2-18%
H.influenzae causes 3-10%

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What viral pathogens can cause pneumonia?

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Influenza A causes 8%
Influenza B causes 1%
Adenovirus causes 1%

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Wha fungal pathogens can cause pneumonia?

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Pneumocystis jiroveci
Nocardia species
Cryptococcus
Murcormycosis

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What are the symptoms of pneumonia?

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Fever 
Chills 
Pleuritic chest pain 
Cough 
Purulent sputum 
Dyspnoea 
Confusion 
Headache 
Nausea 
Vomiting 
Abdominal pain 
Diarrhoea
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What is the treatment of pneumonia?

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Antibiotic treatment- unknown aetiology
Uncomplicated- aminopenicillin or benzylpenicilln or macrolide
Complicated- extended spectrum, antibiotic and macrolide

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What is CURB-65?

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This is a score that estimates mortality of pneumonia to help determine whether or not the patient should be in hospital
Confusion
Urea >7mM
Respiratory rate >30/min
Blood pressure diastolic <60mmHg or systolic <90mmHg
Older than 65 years

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What is lung cancer?

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Malignancy originating in the airways or lung parenchyma

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What are the risk factors for lung cancer?

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Smoking 
Environmental (second hand) tobacco smoke 
Asbestos 
Radon 
Arsenic 
Ionising radiation 
Haloethers 
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 
Nickel, chromium
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What is the pathology of lung cancer?

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Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)- squamous cell, adenocarcinoma, bronchoalveolar carcinoma
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC)

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What are the symptoms of lung cancer?

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Cough 
Weight loss
Dyspnoea
Chest pain 
Haemoptysis 
Bone pain 
Hoarseness 
Superior vena cava obstruction 
Pancoast syndrome 
Metastatic disease 
Non-metastatic effects
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What are some lung cancer metastases?

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Liver
Bone
Adrenal
Brain

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What is the staging of NSCLC?

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I- small tumour
II- moderate size tumour and/or local nodes
III- big tumour and/or non-local nodes
IV- non-nodal metastases

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What is the treatment of NSCLC?

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Surgery
Radiotherapy
Chemotherapy

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What are paraneoplastic phenomena?

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Group of rare disorders that are triggered by an abnormal immune system response to a cancerous tumour known as a ‘neoplasm’

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What are some examples of paraneoplastic phenomena?

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Hypercalcaemia 
Syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion 
Neurological 
Haematological 
Hypertrophic osteoathropathy
Cushing’s syndrome

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