studyyy Flashcards
risk factor for PE
anti phospholipid syndrome
pseudomonas
ciprofloxacin
cystic fibrosis
autosomal recessive
ARDS
life threatening pulmonary oedema
amiodarone side effect
pulmonary fibrosis
Treatment for heart failure
ACE inhibitors
Fever, neck stiffness and purpuric rash
Sepsis
Oncogene routinely tested for in breast tissue
HER2
Malignancy associated with the spread to a lymph node in the left supraclavicular fossa
Gastric adenocarcinoma
ACTH production associated with
Small cell carcinoma
Easy bruising, acne, fatigue, muscle weakness, central weight gain, abdominal striae
Ectopic ACTH production
Most likely industrial cause of bronchopneumonia secondary to mesothelioma
Asbestos
Mesothelioma
Affects the pleural space
Immune cell type important in immune defences against parasitic worms
Eosinophils
What is the predominant mediator of a type 1 allergy?
Mast Cell
Contains granules filled with enzymes such as myeloperoxidase
Neutrophil
Skip lesions
Crohns
Pseudopolyps
Projecting masses of scar tissue that develop from granulation tissue during healing phases of ulceration cycle
Difference between metaplasia and dysplasia
Metaplasia is conversion of cell type and dysplasia is development of abnormal types of cells within tissue (cancer) -= “Dys not good :(“
Type of study providing strongest evidence
Meta-analysis of trials
Central chemoreceptors location
Medulla oblongata
Central chemoreceptors detect
changes in arterial pCO2 via change is CSF pH
Main feature of bronchiectasis
Chronic sputum production
Finger clubbing fine end inspiratory crackles and gradually worsening SOB
Interstitial lung disease