Passmed buzzwords

Question 1

T1

Answer 1

less than 3 cm

Question 2

T2

Answer 2

between 3 cm and 7 cm

Question 3

T3

Answer 3

more than 7 cm, involves invasion of the chest wall, parietal pleura, diaphragm, phrenic nerve, mediastinal pleura, or parietal pericardium

Question 4

T4

Answer 4

any size but involves invasion of other structures

Question 5

Small cell lung cancer

Answer 5

central, ADH (hyponatraemia), ACTH secretion (Cushing’s syndrome)

Question 6

Kaposi’s sarcoma

Answer 6

HHV8 (human herpes virus 8) occurs in HIV patient’s.

Question 7

Foetal Hydrops

Answer 7

Parovirus B19

Question 8

Glandular fever / Hodgkin / Burkitt’s lymphoma

Answer 8

Epstein-Barr V

Question 9

Genital warts and cervical cancer

Answer 9

Human papilloma V

Question 10

Coryza (common cold)

Answer 10

Rhinovirus (more common) / coronavirus (less common)

Question 11

Respiratory syncytial virus

Answer 11

Bronchiolitis

Question 12

Parainfluenza virus or sometimes RVS

Answer 12

croups

Question 13

Rhinovirus

Answer 13

cold

Question 14

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Answer 14

The most common cause ofcommunity-acquired pneumonia

Question 15

Haemophilus influenzae

Answer 15

Community-acquired pneumonia


Most common cause ofbronchiectasis exacerbations 
Acute epiglottitis

Question 16

Staphylococcus aureus

Answer 16

Pneumonia, particularlyfollowing influenza

Question 17

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Answer 17

Atypical pneumonia



Flu-like symptoms classically precede a dry cough.

Question 18

Legionella pneumophilia

Answer 18

Atypical pneumonia



spread by air-conditioning systems, causes dry cough.

Question 19

Pneumocystis jiroveci

Answer 19

common in HIV patients

Question 20

FEV1 - significantly reduced
FVC - reduced or normal (asthma)

Ratios - reduced

Answer 20

OLD

Question 21

FEV1 - reduced

FVC - significantly reduced

Ratios - normal or increased

Answer 21

RLD

Question 22

Epiglottitis

Answer 22

muffled voice, drooling and there may be stridor or difficulty in breathing.

Question 23

Acute tonsillitis

Answer 23

Until age of 6, tonsils are hyperplastic

Question 24

Metabolic acidosis

Answer 24

low pH + HCO3 
hyperkalemia 
severe diarrhoea + vomiting
renal failure
shock 
nausea
diabetes ketoacidosis

Question 25

Metabolic alkalosis

Answer 25

low HOC2 + high pH hypokalaemia muscle cramps confusion

Question 26

Respiratory alkalosis

Answer 26

hyperventilation | increased pH and low pCO2

Question 27

Respiratory acidosis

Answer 27

hypoventilation -- hypoxia increased pCO2 decreased pH

Question 28

black bag

Answer 28

Household waste

Question 29

blue bag

Answer 29

confidential waste

Question 30

Clear bag

Answer 30

paper towels in toilet area

Question 31

Red bag

Answer 31

soiled laundry

Question 32

orange bag

Answer 32

Clinical waste

Question 33

yellow bag

Answer 33

Theatre e.g. amputed limbs

Question 34

Yellow sharps blue lid

Answer 34

medications vials with residual medicine

Question 35

Yellow sharps red lid

Answer 35

needles, syrings, other sharps

Question 36

N1

Answer 36

ipsilateral hilar or peribronchial lymph nodes

Question 37

N2

Answer 37

ipsilateral mediastinal and/or subcarinal lymph nodes

Question 38

week 1 of pregnancy

Answer 38

Implantation

Question 39

week 2 of pregnancy

Answer 39

Formation of bilaminar disk

Question 40

week 3 of pregnancy

Answer 40

Formation of primitive streak 
Formation of notochord
 Gastrulation

Question 41

week 4 of pregnancy

Answer 41

Limb buds begin to form
 Neural tube closes 
Heart begins to beat

Question 42

week 10 of pregnancy

Answer 42

Genitals are differentiated | Intermittent breathing movements

Question 43

Community-acquired pneumonia Treatment

Answer 43

[0-2] mild/mod - Amox (or Doxy) [2] severe - Amox + Doxy (levofloxcin) [3] ICU - Amox + clarithromycin (Levo + clari)

Question 44

Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Treatment

Answer 44

If developed within 48 hours after hospital admission. Non-severe - Amox Severe - Amox + met + get (if allergic to pen - co-trimoxazole).

Question 45

Aspired pneumonia Treatment

Answer 45

Non-severe - Amox + met | Severe - Amox + genti + met