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Apical Disease

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Secondary TB (Assmann Focus)

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Positive anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies

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Goodpasture’s syndrome

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Dry cough + diarrhoea after a recent holiday abroad and evidence of water spread. (urine antigens positive)

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Legionella pneumophila

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Assmann Focus

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Apical lesion of secondary TB infection

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Thumbprint sign on a head Xray

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Epiglottitis

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Bronchiole wider than neighbouring arteriole

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Bronchiectasis

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Eggshell hilar calcification

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Silicosis

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Caseous necrosis

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TB

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PTH secreting tumour of the lung

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Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung

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Alveolar bat wings, Kerley B lines, cardiomegaly, dilated prominent upper lobe vessels, pleural effusions

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Pulmonary oedema

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Asthma, nasal polyps, salicylate sensitivity

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Samter’s triad

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Ptosis, meiosis and anhydrosis

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Horner’s syndromes

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Morning headache (two things)

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Hypercapnia or side-effect of organic nitrate

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Child with a barking cough

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Croup

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Alcohol/risk of aspiration pneumonia

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Klebsiella pneumonia

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ACTH secreting tumour of the lung

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Small cell carcinoma of lung

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Acute managment of asthma stages: OSHIT MAN

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  1. Oxyen
  2. Salbutamol nebulised back to back
  3. Hydrocortisone IV/prednisolone PO
  4. Ipratropium bromide
  5. Theophylline/aminophylline
  6. Magnesium IV
  7. Anaesthetist
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Increased serum ACE and Ca2+ ions

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Sarcoidosis

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Afro-carribean woman with red-blue nodules on her shins

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Stony dull to percussion

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Pleural effusion

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D-sign on x-ray

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Pneumocystis pneumonia

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HIV +ve - treat with co-tramoxazole (and prednisolone If severe)

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Stages of managment of acute COPD: iSOAP

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  1. Ipratropium
  2. Salbutamol
  3. Oxygen
  4. Amoxicillin
  5. Prednisolone
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Right sided pleuritic chest pain

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Most likely a pneumonia

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Treatment of small PE
Low molecular weight heparin
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Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, erythema nodosum, granulomas, fatigue, uveitis and weight loss
Sarcoidosis
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Tall thin man who indulges in marajuana
probably a pneumothorax (Marfan's)
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Heart failure cells in alveolar spaces
Chronic pulmonary oedema associated with severe LVF, or long standing Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
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Miliary TB
Spread of TB into bloodstream to lungs (via PA) or liver, spleen and kidneys (via PV)
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Ghon focus
Infection and caseous necrosis caused by TB at the periphery of the lung beneath the pleura
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Inspiratory whoop/barking cough
pertussis
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Ground glass appearance on X-ray in an adult
Pulmonary fibrosis
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High d-dimers
Suspect (but not prove) PE -\> send for CTPA.
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Coin lesion on xray
May be primary bronchial/lung carcinoma, metastatic tumour (especially kidney), bronchial hamartoma, carcinoid tumour, granulomatous inflammation or abscess.
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Zhiel-neelson stain positive for acid fast bacilli
TB
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Non-smoker + lung cancer
Adenocarcinoma
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Rusty sputum
Pneumococcal pneumonia
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Ground glass appearance on X-ray in a neonate
Respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn
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Treatment of large PE
Thrombolysis
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Red jelly sputum
Klebsiella pneumonia
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Steeple sign on x-ray
Laryngotracheobronchitis/croup
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Chest infection + parrot of pigeon as pet
Chlamydophila psittaci infection
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Low d-dimers
Excludes PE
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Mucoid sputum
Chlamydia psittaci
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Tuberculous pleurisy
Rupture of ghon focus through the visceral pleura.
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Snow storm appearance on x-ray
Baritosis/silicosis
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Cannonball metastases
Primary renal cell carcinoma

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