Respiratory Medicine — Flashcards
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Bronchiectasis is a _____ dilation of the bronchi as a result of permanent damage from inflammation and infection
Hint: temporary/permanent
Auscultation of a patient with pneumonia may show _____ breath sounds, bronchial breathing and coarse crepitations
Patients with pneumonia should have a repeat _____ at ~6 weeks after the first CXR
Hint: Investigation
If clubbing is present in COPD then _____
Hint: next step
A CXR of Mycoplasma pneumoniae often shows _____, although clinical features are often mild compared to imaging findings.
Patients with CAP and a CURB65 score of _____ should be treated in hospital
The diagnostic investigation for mycoplasma pneumoniae infection is a _____ test
In acute exacerbations of COPD not responding to nebulised bronchodilators, the next steps in management include systemic _____ and consideration for non-invasive ventilation (NIV) if respiratory acidosis is present.
What organism causes pneumonia associated with cold sores, high fever and rapid onset of symptoms? _____
Patients with _____ severity CAP should have what additional investigations? Blood cultures, sputum cultures, pneumococcal & legionella urinary antigen tests
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