Respiratory Medicine — Flashcards

Asbestosis severity _____ correlated to the levels of exposure

Hint: is/-not

What is observed on high resolution CT in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis? Early = _____ Late = "Honeycombing cysts"

What are the two main types of lung cancer? _____

Asthma cough is worse at _____

Hint: time

Which lung cancer is associated with PTH-rp release as a paraneoplastic syndrome? _____

What investigation is done for non-small cell lung cancer to establish eligibility for curative treatment (stage the extent of disease)?

What is the management for asbestosis?

What is the management for asthma exacerbations? _____

Hint: Oh SHIT ME

Asbestosis typically presents > 50 year old patient with _____, reduced exercise tolerance, clubbing, & bilateral end-insipratory crackles

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis typically affects _____

Hint: Age demographic