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Signs And Symptoms Flashcards

1
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What is orthopnea?

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Shortness of breath when lying flat.

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2
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What does cyanosis indicate?

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Hypoxia

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What is central cyanosis?

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Bluing of the tongue or lips

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What is peripheral cyanosis?

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Cyanosis found on the peripheries, hands feet nose.

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5
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What does cyanosis indicate?

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Cardiovascular collapse

Peripheral vascular disease

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6
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What is a co2 flap caused by?

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Hypercapnic encephalopathy

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What is a co2 flap?

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Irregular flapping of the hand when the wrist is hyperextended.

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8
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What is co2 flap seen in?

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COPD

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9
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What is erythema nodosum?

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Inflammatory condition of fat cells under the skin.

Tender red nodules or lumps seen on both shins.

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10
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In what conditions is erythema nodosum seen?

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Ssarcoidosis

TB

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What is lupus perneo?

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Chronic raised indurated leasion of the skin- often purplish.
Seen on the nose, ears, cheeks, lips and forehead.

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12
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In what disease is lupus perneo seen?

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Sarcoidosis

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13
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What is finger clubbing?

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Increases curvature and loss of nail bed angle.

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14
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What are the causes of finger clubbing?

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Bronchial carcinoma
Fibrosing alveolitus 
Lung suppuration 
Cyanotic congenital heart disease 
Infective endocarditis
Malabsorption states 
Congenital and ideopathic causes too.
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What is uveitis?

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Group of inflammatory diseases that produce swelling and destroys eye tissue.

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16
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What are the signs of uveitis?

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Dilated retinal veins/ papillidoedema

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17
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In what diseases is uveitis seen?

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Sarcoidosis

TB

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18
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What is horners syndrome?

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Small pupil
Ptosis (dropping/ falling of upper eyelid)
Endophthalmos (inflammation of the interior of the eye)
Unilateral loss of sweating

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19
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What causes horners syndrome?

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Interruption of the cervical chain

  • Pancoasts tumour
  • cervical lymphadenopathy
20
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What the lymph nodes in the neck?

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Supra clavicular 
Cervical chain
Sub mental and sub mandibular 
Parotid
Post auricular 
Occipital
21
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What is cor pulmonale?

A

Right sided heart disease

22
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What are the signs of cor pulmonale?

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Cyanosis
Raises JVP
Pitting oedema
Parasternal heave 
Loud P2
23
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Upon chest inspection, which deformities are being looked for?

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Kyphoscoliosis
Pectus excavatum
Hyperinflation (emphysema)
Thoracoplasty

24
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Upon inspection of the chest, what is looked for?

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Any deformities
Scars
Expansion
Respiratory movement 
Superior vena cava obstruction
25
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Upon palpitation, what would tracheal deviation show?

A

Towards lung collapse
Towards consolidation
Away from effusion

26
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Upon auscultation what do crepatations show?

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Surgical emphysema
Chest wall trauma
Iatrogenic (chest drains)
Ruptured oesophagus

27
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What would reduced chest expansion indicates?

A

Unilateral pneumothorax
Effusion, blocked central bronchus, diaphragm palsy
Bilateral- restrictive lung disease, hyperinflation (emphysema)

28
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Hyper resonant percussion indicates what?

A

Emphysema or pneumothorax

29
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Impaired reasonance upon percussion indicates what?

A

Consolidation
Pleural thickening
Raised hemi-diaphragm

30
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What does stony dull percussion indicate?

31
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When is the bell used?

A

For low pitched sounds

32
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When is the diaphragm used?

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For high pitched sounds.

33
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What does vesicular chest sounds mean?

34
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What is aegophony?

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Increases resonance of vocal sounds when ascaltating the lungs.
Get patient to say 99

35
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What is a wheeze?

A

A musical sound as air passes through narrowed airways.

36
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What does a localised wheeze indicate?

A

Large airway tumour

37
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What does a generalised wheeze indicate?

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Small airway obstruction (asthma bronchitis)

38
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What do squeaks and crackles indicate?

A

Bronchiolitus

39
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What are crackles (crepatations)?

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Non musicals- usually on inspiration. Due to explosive reopening of small airways blocked by exudate inflammation or fibrosis.

40
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What do fine crackles indicate?

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Pulmonary fibrosis

41
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What do moderate crackles show?

A

PE
Consilidation
Bronchiectasis

42
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What is a pleural rub?

A

Leathery creaking sounds made by inflamed pleural surfaces rubbing together.

43
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What does plural rub indicate?

A

Pneumonia
PE
Viral or auto immune pleurisy

44
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What does a pleural click indicate?

A

Pneumothorax

45
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What reduced vocal resonance?

A 
Effusion
Collapse
Bronchial occlusion 
Pneumothorax 
Emphysema
46
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What increases vocal resonance?

A

Consolidation (transmitted) - pneumonia

47
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What is whispering pectoriloquy?

A

Transmitted

Consolidation without bronchial obstruction

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