Respiratory Medicine — Flashcards

What is the management of a _____ pneumothorax without high risk characteristics ≥2cm in a patient that would like rapid symptom relief (ambulatory device unavailable)? → Needle aspiration (if this fails → chest drain)

Hint: Asymptomatic/Symptomatic

Signs of a _____ on ultrasound include absent "lung sliding"

_____ is a common cause of iatrongenic pneumothorax

Pneumothorax presents with _____-lateral chest pain

A tension pneumothorax has _____ breath sounds & hyperresonance on the affected side

Sarcoidosis bloods may show _____

Hint: 2

Bronchiectasis usually presents with a _____ which produces a large volume of purulent sputum and occasionally haemoptysis

What is the management of a _____ pneumothorax without high risk characteristics ≥2cm in a patient that would like rapid symptom relief AND to go home? → Ambulatory device (review as outpatient)

Hint: Asymptomatic/Symptomatic

What initial investigations may be useful in patients with suspected bronchiectasis? _____, CXR, Spirometry, FBC

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with COPD who develops sudden-onset dyspnea and chest pain with unilaterally decreased breath sounds (no tracheal deviation)? _____