Respiratory Medicine UK Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Respiratory Medicine with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Respiratory Medicine Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 61: What acid base disturbance will a panic attack cause?
Answer:
• Respiratory alkalosis
Flashcard 62: How does Fat Embolism Syndrome occur?
Answer:
• When fat globules are relased from bone, during long bone fractures
• These fat globules can travel to the lungs and obstruct pulmonary vessesl
Flashcard 63: What Wells Score would you arrange an immediate CTPA?
Answer: Wells Score >4 points
Flashcard 64: What is the
first-line antibiotic for low-severity community-acquired pneumonia?
Answer: Amoxicillin
Flashcard 65: What should be added in patients with severe or life-threatening asthma?
Answer:
• Ipratropium bromide
Flashcard 66: What is the immediate management of a suspected
tension pneumothorax?
Answer: Needle decompression – do not wait for investigations
Flashcard 67: What
spirometry and gas exchange findings are characteristic of pulmonary fibrosis?
Answer: Restrictive
spirometry (FEV1:FVC >70%, reduced FVC) and impaired gas exchange (reduced
TLCO)
Flashcard 68: Which COPD patients may benefit from
azithromycin prophylaxis?
Answer: Those meeting specific criteria with recurrent exacerbations
Flashcard 69: How is atelectasis managed?
Answer: Chest physiotherapy, mobilisation, and breathing
exercises
Flashcard 70: What is the definitive management for Pneumothorax?
Answer:
• VATS pleurodesis
• Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATs)
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