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1
Q

How would you interpret an Xray?

A

Details
RIPE - rotation, inspiration, projection, exposure
A - airway and mediastinum
Breathing - call zones and not lobes (can’t definitively say its a lobe)
Circulation
Dipahragm
Extras - bones, soft tissues

R = review areas = axila, behind the heart, aortic notch, under the diaophragm

2
Q

What side are you more likely to get an aspiration pneumonia?

A

Right

More sharp decline

3
Q

What do small-cell lung cancers typically cause?

A

SiADH

low sodium picture

4
Q

What would you see un CXR of mesothelioma?

A

Affects the pleura

Buzzwords in exam = asbestos

5
Q

What is paraneoplastic syndrome?

A
  • Nigricans
6
Q

What is lambert myasthenia syndrome?

A

DISTINGUISH FROM MG:

  • Weakness in the limbs - more in the legs than the arms
  • Uncommon in eyes
  • Temporarily relieved by exercise
7
Q

What is carcinoid syndrome?

A

DUE TO SEROTONIN

  • Diarrhoea
  • Flushing
8
Q

Name some of the Ix involved in lung cancer?

A
  • CXR

- Cytology

9
Q

What is the management of NON small cell lung cancer?

A

Surgical resection

10
Q

What is the most common type of cancer seen in smokers?

A

Squamous cell carcinoma

11
Q

What is the management of small cell lung cancer?

A

Chemotherapy