Respiratory Medicine — Flashcards

Flashcard 81: What PEFR is classed as Severe Asthma?

Answer: • PEFR 33-50%

Flashcard 82: The strongest risk factors for obstructive sleep apnoea are _____ followed by (truncal) obesity

Answer: increased neck circumference

Flashcard 83: What is the most common type of lung cancer in non-smokers?

Answer: • Lung adenocarcinoma

Flashcard 84: Do plueral plaques need follow up?

Answer: • No • They are benign and do not undergo malignant change

Flashcard 85: The biggest risk factor for obstructive sleep apnoea in children is _____

Answer: adenotonsillar hypertrophy

Flashcard 86: What causative organism of Pneumonia is associated with cold sores?

Answer: Streptococcus pneumoniae

Extra: Reactivation of Herpes Simplex Virus (causing cold sores/herpes labialis) is a well-known clinical association with Severe Pneumococcal Pneumonia.

Flashcard 87: What is the investigation for obstructive sleep apnoea? First-line: Home _____ Gold-standard: polysomnography

Answer: respiratory polygraphy

Flashcard 88: _____ is a sleep disorder characterised by repeated upper airway obstruction during sleep, causing intermittent hypoxia & sleep fragmentation

Answer: Obstructive sleep apnoea

Flashcard 89: Obstructive sleep apnoea is associated with systemic hypertension that is often resistant to treatment due to chronic _____

Answer: sympathetic activation

Flashcard 90: Uncontrolled obstructive sleep apnoea can lead to _____ and eventually cor pulmonale

Answer: pulmonary hypertension