Respiratory medicine Flashcards
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Occupational Asthma
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Serial peak flow measurements
2
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Drugs thought to be useful in IPF
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Pirfenidone and nintendanib (intracellular tyrosine kinase inhibitor)
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NICE 2020 asthma guidelines
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- SABA reliever 2. Low dose ICS + reliever 3. LTRA + LD ICS + reliever 4. LABA + LD ICS + reliever (consider continuation of LTRA) 5. Maintenance and reliever therapy (MART) - > form of combined ICS and LABA treatment in which a single inhaler, containing both ICS and a fast-acting LABA, is used for both daily maintenance therapy and the relief of symptoms as required. 6. Increase to moderate ICS dose or consider additional drugs
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LEgionnaires disease
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Macrolide and second line levofloxacin
5
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Treatment algorithm Ptx
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6
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How does immunoglobulin IgG1 deficiency present?
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8
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OSA Ix
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Polysomnography
9
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Poor prognosis in PPH
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NT-BNP raised as well as development of AF
10
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KCO in pulmonary fibrosis
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Reduced KCO
11
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What is erythem gyratum repens?
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Rash seen in bronchial carcinoma - erytheatous scalin rash over the abdomen witha wood grain appearance.
12
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PCP classical radiological featrues
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13
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Tx of aspergilloma
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14
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Sx of histoplasmosis
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15
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Sx of histiocytosis X
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16
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When is pseudomonal peumonia common?
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18
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Minimum acceptable criteria prior to pneumonectomy
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