SOB

Question 1

What things cause respiratory alkalosis

Answer 1

PE
Hyperventilating
CNS: stroke, subarachnoid haemorrhage, encephalitis
Altitude
Pregnancy
Salicylate poisoning

Question 2

What things cause respiratory acidosis

Answer 2

Life threatening asthma
COPD
Opiate overdose
Benzodiazepine overdose
Neuromuscular disease
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome

Question 3

PE on ECG

Answer 3

Inverted T waves
Right bundle branch block
Right axis deviation

Question 4

ABG results for respiratory alkalosis with metabolic compensation

Answer 4

Increased / normal pH
Decreased CO2
Decreased HCO3-

Question 5

Causes of microcytic anaemia

Answer 5

Iron deficiency anaemia
Thalassaemia
Congenital sideroblastic anaemia
Anaemia of chronic disease
Lead poisoning

Question 6

Drugs that can cause heart failure

Answer 6

Verapamil
Diltiazem

Question 7

Megaloblastic causes of macrocytic anaemia

Answer 7

Vitamin B12 deficiency
Folate deficiency eg secondary to methotrexate

Question 8

Normoblastic causes of macrocytic anaemia

Answer 8

Alcohol
Liver disease
Hypothyroidism
Pregnancy
Reticulocytosis
Myelodysplasia
Drugs: cytotoxics

Question 9

What is idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Answer 9

Chronic lung condition characterised by progressive fibrosis of the interstitium of the lungs
When there is no underlying cause

Question 10

Features of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Answer 10

Progressive exertional dyspnoea
Bibasal fine end inspiratory crepitations on auscultation
Dry cough
Clubbing

Question 11

What paraneoplastic syndrome is associated with lung SCC

Answer 11

Hypercalcaemia secondary to PTH-rp