Respiratory Medicine

Question 1

Four signs of severe asthma

Answer 1

Unable to complete a sentence in one breath
Resp rate > 25
Heart rate > 110
PFR

Question 2

Seven signs of life threatening asthma

Answer 2

Any of the following
33-92-CHEST

PFR

Question 3

Interstitial lung disease

Answer 3

Upper: TB space
S - sarcoidosis
P - pneumonicosis
A - ankylosing spondylitis
C - cystic fibrosis
E - extrinsic allergic alveolitis

Lower:  ACID
A - asbestosis
C - connective tissue disease (e.g. RA, scleroderma)
I - idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
D - drugs

Drugs:  AMEN
A - amiodarone
M - methorexate
E - ergot derivatives
N - nitrofurantoin