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1
Q

landmark of upper resp tract?

A

vocal cords

2
Q

3 causes of commons cold?

A

adenovirus
rhinovirus
rsv

3
Q

complications of a commons cold?

A

sinusitis and bronchitis

4
Q

sinusitis is mostly which aetiology?

A

mostly viral

5
Q

most sinusitis cases resolve in what time frame?

A

10 days

6
Q

not seen in UK anymore, characteristic pseudomembrane?

A

diptheria

7
Q

what does HiB vaccine vaccinate against? what can this cause in kids?

A

HInfluenza type B, can cause epiglottitis

8
Q

the cold that goes to the chest?

A

acute bronchitis

9
Q

what can the chest x ray look like in acute bronchitis?

A

normal

10
Q

treatment of acute bronchitis?

A

antibiotics are to indicated

11
Q

incubation time of
rhinovirus
parainfluenza
RSV

A

1-5 days
1-4 days (paratr)
RSV (1week/7 days )

12
Q

manamgent of acute exacerbation of COPDocs?

A

amoxicilin or doxycycline

13
Q

why is reactivation of herpes simplex common in pneumonia?

A

due to alteration of the immune system

14
Q

what is CURB 65?

A
confusion 
urea over 7 
resp rate over 30 
bp - systolic less than 95 or diastolic less than 61 
age over 65
15
Q

what pneumonia does this score only apply to?

A

community acquired pneumonia

16
Q

3 causitive organisms for pneumonia?

A

s. pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenza, legionella

17
Q

causitive organisms from birds?

A

chlamydia psiticchi

18
Q

what can adult smokers with chicken pox die from?

A

chicken pox pneumonia

19
Q

antibiotics given for pneumonia?

A

a and d

20
Q

what do you need to give for aspiration pneumonia?

A

anaerobic cover

21
Q

what do you need to give for hospital acquired?

A

gram negative cover

22
Q

staph epidermidis - gram stain?

A

gram negative (pink skin)

23
Q

staph aureus - positive or negative?

A

positive (A +)

24
Q

In legionella, chest symptoms may be minimal, but what two things are common

A

GI disturbance and confusion

25
Q

in chronic bronchitis, there is hypertrophy of the mucus secreting glands and in increase in the number of which type of cells?

A

goblet cells

26
Q

an example of a LAMA?

A

tiotropium

27
Q

complications of pneumonia?

A
  • Resp failure
  • Pleural effusion
  • Empyema
  • Death