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1
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What p02 to be centrally cyanosed?

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<6`

2
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Resp causes of clubbing

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Infection
Fibrosis
Cancer

3
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Obstructive breathing pattern

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fastest exhalation lasts 6 seconds

4
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What chest deformity in long term T2 resp failure

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Kyphosis

5
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How to discuss percussion>

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Symmetrical or asymmetrical

then resonant/hyperresonant

dull/stony dull

6
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Breathing on auscultation - spectrum of findings

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decreased resonance - consolidation (less air due to pus)

no resonance - pleural effusion (acts as dampener)

7
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What does increased vocal resonance mean?

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More solid pathology

8
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When auscultating - what is bronchial breathing

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Seen in collapsed or consolidated lung

Timing of ins and exp similar with a gap in the middle

9
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Causes of monophonic wheeze

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mucus or narrowing

or listening over the trachea

10
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What types of crackles are there?

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Coarse or fine

11
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Coarse

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bubbles sound

bronchiectasis or pulm oedema

12
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Fine crackles

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Like velcro

opening of fibrosed alveoli

13
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Why check the ankles and sacrum

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Look for complications

pHT and RHF
Shins for Erythema Nodosum

14
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reduced air entry
Dull percussion
reduced VR

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Effusion

15
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Effusion - signs

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reduced air entry
Dull percussion
reduced VR

16
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Bronchial breathing
dull percussion
increased VR

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Collapse or consolidation

17
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Collapse or consolidation

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Bronchial breathing
dull percussion
increased VR

18
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Fine crackles, clubbed, sputum

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Bronchiectasis

19
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What are the common resp investigations?

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Bloods
Sputum culture
CXR
Spirometry
Echo - pHT and cardiac failure
CT - difference between HRCT and Volime CT
20
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Lung function: Gas Transfer - what does it measure

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Uptake of CO

Lower lung surface area and decreased transfer factor

21
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Volume CT

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3mm slices for nodules and cancer

22
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HRCT

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10-15mm slices

lower amount of radiation

interstitial lung disease

23
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Resp MDT

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SMOKING CESSATION

Dietician
Physio
NIV
Surgery
Psych
Palliative
24
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Asthma on resp examination

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If well controlled can be completely normal

25
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Invesitigations in Asthma

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Spirometry (obstructive with reversibility)
Exhaled NO - if increased then asthmatic and should be on steroids

Histamine challenge

Peak flow diary for variability

Skin tests/ IgE / Eosinophils

26
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Asthma Rx

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INhaled steroids + Montelukast + LABA

Writeen asthma plan involving the nursing team

27
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Bronchiectasis complications

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Pulm HTN
Cachexia
Lobar collapse
Massive haemoptysis
T2 RF / asterixis
Situs inversus / Kartaageners (Swapped liver and heart on wrong side)
28
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Causes of Bronchiectesis

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Idiopathic
Post infective (measles, pertussis, TB)
Immunodeficency (hypogammaglobulinaemia / CVID (low IgG) / Spec polysaccharide ad deficiency
CF
PCD, Youngs, Kartageners
ABPA
Obstruction / foreign body / tumour
RheumA, IBD
29
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ix in bronchiectasis

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Volume CT / HRCT - shows ring shadows and tram lines
Immunoglobulins
CF testing
Spirometry
Cultures
30
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Management for bronchiectasis

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Airway Clearance through PHYSIO
Smoking cessation
Abx more than 3 infection/year
Rx any cause
Pulm Rehab
Bronchodilaters
31
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Complications of lung cancer

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SVCO, Horners

32
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Example of non-small cell

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adenocarcino,ma and squamous

33
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Lung cancer Ix

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Volume CT
Lung function for rx ability and resectability
PET CT
Biopsy lymph and liver

34
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Rx of small cell lung cancer

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Rarely resection mostly chemo and radiation

35
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Non-small cell cancer

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Resection
Radiotherapy
Chemo
Palliative

36
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Sign of COPD

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Airflow obstruction - prolonged exp phase
pursed lip breathing
wheeze/inhalers

Hyperexpansion - reduced cricosternal distance
Loss of cardiac dullness
Displaced liver

Causes signs - Tar staining!

37
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Cx of COPD

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Bruising/steroid therapy
pHT
Co2 retention
Hyperinflation - loss of cardiac dullness and displaced liver edge. Reduced cricosternal distance)

38
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Ix in COPD

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FBC - polycythaemia
A1AT
Lung function
ABG
CT
Echo for pHT
39
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What is the modified MRC for breathlessness

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0 - hard exercise
1 - moderate exercise
2 - slow
3 - rest after minuetes
4- on dressing
40
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Mx of COPD

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Bronchodilaters
Pulm Rehab
Dietician
SMOKING CESSATION
Steroids/Abx
oxygen if pO2 is less than 7.8
41
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Signs in Effusion

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Decreased expansion
decreased air entry
decreased Vocal resonance

42
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Ax conditions to effusion

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Transudative - liver and cardiac pathology

Exudative - malignancy, infection TB, RA, yellow nail

use lights criteria

43
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Ix in effusion

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CXR
CT later on
US guided drain

send to lab
Chemistry
Micriscopy
Immunology

44
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Ax conditions to Fibrosis

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RA

45
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Sign of fibrosis

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fine late inspiratory crackles

46
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causes of fibrosis

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idiopathic
connective tissue associated - scleroderma, RA, SLE
Sarcoid
increased sensitivity pneumonitis
drugs - amioderone, nitrofurantoin, bleomycin, methatrexate

47
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Ix in Fibrosis

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FBC, complement, autoimmune screen, preceptins
CXR, HRCT
Lung function
Echo
BAL
ABG
48
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Mx of Fibrosis

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Physio/rehab
nurse specialist
anti-tussive
smokingcessation

Profenidone?

49
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Lung surgery normally for?

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Cancer
TB
Bronchiectasis

50
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Signs of penumonectomy

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Scar
Chest wall deformity
shifted trachea
decreased expansion
no breath sounds (in lobectomy will be decreased)
51
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Signs in penuomonia/collapse

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decreased expansion
dull
reduced or no air entry
increased vocal resonance