Acute breathlessness

Question 1

What is pleuritic pain?

Answer 1

Pain when breathing in and cough pain

Question 2

Haemoptysis is a symptom of what?

Answer 2

Infection and cancer (rarely PE)

Question 3

Differential symptom of pulmonary oedema?

Answer 3

Breathing worse when lying, waking with nocturnal dyspnoea

Question 4

What is the Kussmaul sign?

Answer 4

Paradoxical raising of JVP on inspiration

Question 5

What is Kussmaul breathing?

Answer 5

Deep and laboured breathing (hyperventilation)

Question 6

When does Kussmaul breathing occur?

Answer 6

Metabolic acidosis, often diabetic ketoacidosis