Respiratory

Question 1

what does air in pleural space on x ray mean

Answer 1

pneumothroax

Question 2

what does obscured heart border on x ray mean

Answer 2

focal consolidation

Question 3

what does circular pacity mean

Answer 3

tumour

Question 4

what does walled off cavity with fluid level mean

Answer 4

bronchiectasis

Question 5

signs of severe asthma attack

Answer 5

• can’t complete sentences
• PERF 33-50%
• tachycardia

Question 6

what does chronic inflammation of lung parenchyma indicate?

Answer 6

interstitial lung disease

Question 7

what does chronic swelling of airway mucosa indicate?

Answer 7

asthma

Question 8

what does progressive fibrosis and remodelling of intersitium and brolonged bronchial muscle contraction indicate?

Answer 8

pulmonary fibrosis

Question 9

feeling unwell acutely, coloured sputum and flu symptoms could mean…?

Answer 9

pneumonia

Question 10

what do you need for TB diagnosis?

Answer 10

travel history

maybe haemoptysis, sweats

Question 11

signs of PE

Answer 11

pitting calf oedema

pleural rub

Question 12

signs of SLE

Answer 12

mouth ulcers

unilaerla dullness to percussion

Question 13

signs for cystic fibrosis

Answer 13

finger clubbing

coarse inspiratory crepitations

Question 14

3 sounds that can suggest consolidation

1 characteristic/sign

Answer 14

• bronchial breath sounds
• increased vocal resonance
• hyporesonany percussion note
• decreased expansion

Question 15

what does stony dull percussion mean

Answer 15

fluid

Question 16

how to describe pleuritic chest pain

Answer 16

may be worse when you cough, sneeze or move around.

It may be relieved by taking shallow breaths.

Question 17

sudden pain with breathelessness in young person should indicate what…?

Answer 17

spontaneous pneumothorax

Question 18

what is hyperresonant percussion note with decreased air entry a sign of?

Answer 18

pneumothorax

Question 19

what symptoms can consolidation present with?

Answer 19

fever and cough - gradual onset of symptoms

Question 20

RF for PE

Answer 20

surgery

malignancy

Question 21

what can pleuritic chest pain be a sign of?

Answer 21

PE