Respiratory Medicine — Flashcards

If a patient presents with recurrent episodes of acute bronchitis, then suspect _____ or COPD as differentials

If acute bronchitis presents with a high ↑↑ fever, yellow-green sputum, then suspect _____

Acute bronchitis is typically preceded by a(n) _____ with a productive or non-productive cough that resolves within 2-3 weeks

_____ is a lower respiratory tract infection characterised by inflamed bronchi

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with a recent URTI and a persistent productive cough without fever or significant CXR findings? _____

Hint: diagnosis?

What CXR findings are seen on acute bronchitis? _____

Acute bronchitis is caused by _____ organisms in > 90% of instances

What are the respiratory examination findings for acute bronchitis? _____

Hint: 2

HFNC deliver oxygen/air at a _____ rate than inspiration. This means that air in the residual volume of the lungs is replaced by oxygen/air from HFNC

Hint: Slower/Faster

Patients with long-standing hypoxia may have _____, pulmonary hypertension or cor pulmonale

Hint: Haematological clinical feature