Week 105 Pleurisy

Question 0

WHAT IS A LOBECTOMY?

Answer 0

REMOVAL OF A LUNG LOBE.

Question 1

WHAT IS A BRONCHIOGRAM?

Answer 1

AN INVESTIGATION USED TO ASSESS THE STRUCTURE OF THE LUNGS.

Question 2

A PATIENT HAS A LONG HISTORY OF BEING “UNABLE TO SHAKE COLDS”, AND OFTEN PRODUCES GREEN/YELLOW SPUTUM. LASTED DAYS WHEN YONGER, BUT NOW LASTS WEEKS. BEING AROUND SMOKERS DOESN’T HELP. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS?

Answer 2

BRONCHIECTASIS

Question 3

WHAT IS BRONCHIECTASIS?

Answer 3

LOCALISED, IRREVERSIBLE DILATION OF PART OF THE BRONCHIAL TREE, CAUSED BY DAMAGE TO THE MUSCLE AND ELASTIC TISSUE.

Question 4

HOW DO YOU CALCULATE FLOW RATES?

Answer 4

(VOLUME (MLS) X DROP FACTOR (GGTS/ML))/TIME (MINUTES) = FLOW RATE

Question 5

IN OBSTRUCTIVE DISEASE, FEV AND FVC BOTH ____.

Answer 5

DECREASE.

Question 6

IN OBSTRUCTIVE DISEASE, FEV _____ MORE MARKEDLY THAN IN ____ DISEASE.

Answer 6

FEV DECREASES MORE MARKEDLY THAN IN RESTRICTIVE DISEASE.

Question 7

AIRWAY RESISTANCE IS HIGHEST IN _____.

Answer 7

SEGMENTAL BRONCHI.

Question 8

WHAT IS THE MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE IN PULMONARY CIRCULATION (MMHG)?

Answer 8

15

Question 9

WHAT IS THE MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE IN SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION (MMHG)?

Answer 9

100

Question 10

NAME FOUR INTRINSIC CONTROLS OF ARTERIAL BLOOD FLOW

Answer 10

MYOGENIC
METABOLIC
AUTACOIDS
ENDOTHELIAL

Question 11

NAME TWO EXTRINSIC CONTROLS OF BLOOD FLOW

Answer 11

NERVES

HORMONES

Question 13

IS THERE A REASON I HAVE ONLY DONE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR THIS WEEK?

Answer 13

YES. IT’S BULLSHIT AND I HAVE COVERED MOST OF THE PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY IN COPD WEEK.

Question 14

What is a lung cancer called?

Answer 14

mesothelioma

Question 15

Which has the higher protein content - exudate or transudate?

Answer 15

Exudate