Respiratory Medicine Flashcards
1
Q
Eosinophilia + Asthma + Glomerulonephritis
A
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
2
Q
Causes of Renal Failure and Eosinophilia
A
- RPGN
- EGPA
- Acute Tubulo Interstitial Nephritis
3
Q
Causes of drug-induced pulmonary fibrosis (BEN-CAM )
A
- Cyclophosphamide
- Amiodarone
- Methotrexate
- Busulphan
- Ethambutol
- Nitrofurantoin
4
Q
Antibiotics interacting with Theophylline
A
Quinolone and
Macrolide antibiotics like
Ciprofloxacin
Erythromycin
5
Q
Clinical Features of theophylline toxicity
A
hypotension
cardiac arrhythmias
seizures
6
Q
Productive cough + eosinophilia + perihilar
infiltrates diagnosis
A
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA)
7
Q
Confirmatory tests for ABPA
A
- High titers of IgE and IgG antibodies
- +ve Hypersensitivity skin test to Aspergillus fumigatus
8
Q
Treatment of ABPA
A
Prolonged course of itraconazole.
