Respiratory

Question 1

Treatment of ET dysfunction

Answer 1

Nasal decongestant

Steroid nasal spray

Question 2

Restrictive lung function?

Answer 2

FEV1 normal/decreased
FVC decreases
FEV/FVC increases

Question 3

COPD lung functions

Answer 3

FEV decreased
FVC normal/reduced
FEV/FVC reduced

Question 4

Mild COPD FEV1

Answer 4

> 80

Question 5

Moderate COPD FEV1

Answer 5

50-80%

Question 6

Initial COPD management

Answer 6

SAMA or SABA

Question 7

2nd line COPD

Answer 7

FEV1 > 50% - LABA OR LAMA

FEV1< 50% - LABA + steroid

Question 8

Is pred safe in breastfeeding

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

Commonest cause of ie copd

Answer 9

S pneumoniae

Question 10

Which pneumonia causes cavitating pneumonia?

Answer 10

Klebsiella

Question 11

Causes of cavitating lung lesion in immunocomprimised

Answer 11

Aspergilloma

Question 12

Lights criteria

Answer 12

Pleural protein / serum protein > 0.5
Pleural LDH / serum LDH > 0.6
Pleural LDH > 2/3ds serum LDH upper limit normal

Question 13

Goodpastures features

Answer 13

Haemoptysis
Systemically unwell
GN

Question 14

Asthmatics who aren’t ill at a weekend? What could they have

Answer 14

Occupational asthma

Question 15

What follows SABA + steroid for adults jn asthma

Answer 15

Leukotriene antagonist

Question 16

Diagnostic test of adult onset asthma?

Answer 16

Reversibility

Nitric oxide testing