wrong questions

Question 1

what is first line treatment recommended for pregnant women trying to stop smoking?

Answer 1

behavioural treatment

Question 2

side efect of anti tuberculosis drugs?

Answer 2

low calcium, phosphate and high ALP

Question 3

what may be heard from mesothelioma rather than asbestosis?

Answer 3

pleural rub

Question 4

what pathological changes to the heart does hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy cause?

Answer 4

asymmetric hypertrophy of septum and apex

Question 5

where is aspiration pneumonia most common?

Answer 5

right middle lobe

Question 6

what is definition of COPD to diagnose?

Answer 6

-Chronic productive cough for at least 3 months in 2 years

Question 7

paraneoplastic features of small cell lung cancer?

Answer 7

• ADH
• ACTH
• Lambert Eaton syndrome

Question 8

paraneoplastic features of squamous cell cancer?

Answer 8

• PTHrp
• clubbing
• HPOA

Question 9

what increases pulmonary compliance?

Answer 9

emphysema

Question 10

most common cause of pleural transudate?

Answer 10

heart failure

Question 11

what nerve supplies the pericardium?

Answer 11

phrenic nerve

Question 12

during median sternotomy, what structure would routinely require division?

Answer 12

interclavicular ligament

Question 13

what is CF associated with in men?

Answer 13

absent vas deferans

Question 14

what are features of Kartageners syndrome?

Answer 14

• bronchiectasis
• chronic sinusitis
• situs inversus

Question 15

where do the phrenic nerve lie?

Answer 15

-anterior to the hilum of the lungs

C3-5 keeps the diaphragm alive

Question 16

where in the lung does coal workers pneumoconiosis affect?

Answer 16

upper

Question 17

where are the peripheral chemoreceptors that respond to changes in CO2 stay?

Answer 17

-aortic arch

Question 18

what does low pCO2 do to the oxygen curve?

Answer 18

shifts it to the left

Question 19

most anterior structure in lung root?

Answer 19

phrenic nerve

Question 20

which rib is parietal pleura in line with?

Answer 20

10th

Question 21

what virus accounts for most common colds?

Answer 21

rhinovirus

Question 22

what resp pathogen associated with CF is a contraindication to lung transportation?

Answer 22

Burkholderia Cenocepacia

Question 23

what are the 5 causes of hypoxemia

Answer 23

• right to left shunt
• hypoventilation
• ventilation perfusion mismatch
• low inspired oxygen
• diffusion abnormality

Question 24

what occurs to FEV1 as you age?

Answer 24

it decreases

Question 25

antibiotic used for alcoholic patients who have pneumonia?

Answer 25

meropenem

used to treat klebsiella pneumoniae

Question 26

why is a cavitating tumour caused and what type of lung cancer causes it ?

Answer 26

hypercalcaemia

-squamous cell lung cancer

Question 27

first line treatment for fibrosis?

Answer 27

-HRCT

Question 28

first line treatment for high suspicion of PE?

Answer 28

anticoagulant

Question 29

most common causes of bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy

Answer 29

sarcoidosis and TB

Question 30

how to tell the difference between cardiac pulmonary oedema and acute respiratory distress syndrome?

Answer 30

cardiac pulmonary oedema- pulmonary capillary wedge pressure is raised

Question 31

what does pulmonary oedema look like on CXR?

Answer 31

fluffy white opacities and horizontal sharp white lines