Respiratory Flashcards
(41 cards)
Right sided pleuritic chest pain
Pneumonia ( most likely)
Alveolar bat wings Kerley B lines Cardiomegaly Dilated prominent upper lobe vessels Pleural effusion
Pulmonary oedema
Ground glass appearance on x ray
Pulmonary fibrosis
Respiratory distress syndrome of new born
Ziehl- neelsen stain positive for acid fast bacilli
TB
Caseous necrosis
TB
Apical disease
Most likely secondary TB
Chest infection with pet bird
Caused by chlamydophilia psittaci
Dry cough and diarrhoea after abroad holiday, some indication of water spread
Legionella pneuomphilia
Test for legionella
Urine antigen test
Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy Erythema nodosum Granulomas Fatigue Uveitis Weight loss
Sarcoidosis
D sign on x ray
Empyema
Child with barking cough
Croup
Red jelly sputum
Klebsiella
Mucoid sputum
Chlamydia psittaci
Rusty sputum
Pneumococcal pneumonia
Morning headache
Hypercapnia ( too much CO2)
Horners syndrome
Can occur when there is local spread of cancer to intrathoracic nodes or a pancoast tumour
Drooped eyelid
Sunken eye
Small pupil
Lack of sweating in same side as invasion
Horners syndrome
High D dimers
Suspect PE
Low D dimers
Exclude PE
Investigation for PE
CTPA scan
V/Q scan
Treatment for small PE
Low molecular weight heparin
Treatment for large PE
Thrombolysis
Cannonball metastasis
From primary renal cell carcinoma