Respiratory medicine

Question 1

mangement of HACE

Answer 1

Descent + Dexamethasone

Question 2

manage of HAPE

Answer 2

descent, (nifedipine, dexamethasone, acetozolamide+ PDE5 inhibitors(sildenafil)) + oxygen

Question 3

PIMZ - a1 at genotype - how is the patient affected

Answer 3

carrier as a combination of letters

Question 4

PIZZ-how is the patient affected- A1AT

Answer 4

last letter in the alphabet - therefore the worst.

Question 5

PIMM- how is the patient affected- A1 AT

Answer 5

he best, no carrier, not ill

Question 6

obstructive picture in someone with RA- what is the diagnosis

Answer 6

Bronchiolitis Obliterans

Question 7

shift to right mnemonic(RIGHT)- enhanced delivery to tissues

Answer 7

R Rise
I in
G Gas (CO2),DP(G)
H H+ ion (metabolic acidity)
T Temperature

Question 8

late stage surgical mangement of COPD/A1AT

Answer 8

lung volume reduction surgery

Question 9

calcification in lung mets- which tumour

Answer 9

osteosarcoma and chondrosarcoma , papillary thyroid carcinoma

Question 10

which lung carcinoma results in consolidation

Answer 10

adenocarcinoma

Question 11

which carcinoma mets result in haemorrage in lung

Answer 11

angiosarcoma, choriocarcinoma

Question 12

F508 on the long arm of chromosome 7- which condition

Answer 12

Cystic fibrosis

Question 13

acute form of sarcoidosis

Answer 13

lofgrens syndrome

Question 14

eggshell calcification on CXR- which condition

Answer 14

silicosis

Question 15

volume of air in the lungs after a normal relaxed expiration

Answer 15

functional residual capacity