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Asthma
Acute asthma severity in adults w...,
Criteria for moderate acute asthm...,
Criteria for severe acute asthma ...
59  cards
Acute Bronchitis
What is the definition of acute b...,
What is the typical duration of a...,
What is the most common cause of ...
21  cards
COPD
What is the definition of copd 1,
What is the main cause of copd 2,
Which genetic disorder causes ear...
30  cards
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
What is ards 1,
What are the main causes of ards 2,
What are the hallmark clinical fe...
18  cards
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
What is abpa 1,
Which patients are most at risk o...,
What are the key clinical feature...
9  cards
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
What is alpha 1 antitrypsin defic...,
What gene mutation causes a1at de...,
How is a1at deficiency inherited 3
23  cards
Altitude Related Disorders
What causes altitude related diso...,
What are the three main altitude ...,
At what altitude does acute mount...
14  cards
ABG interpretation
What are the 5 steps of abg inter...,
What pao value indicates hypoxaem...,
What ph values define acidaemia a...
10  cards
Asbestos
What is asbestosis 1,
What are the key symptoms of asbe...,
What are the classic examination ...
15  cards
Bilateral Hilar Lymphadenopathy
What is the most common cause of ...,
What infection is a major cause o...,
Which malignancies commonly cause...
6  cards
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis what is the underl...,
What is the classic symptom triad...,
What type of sputum is typically ...
14  cards
Bronchiolitis
Bronchiolitis what is the underly...,
What percentage of bronchiolitis ...,
Bronchiolitis which age group is ...
17  cards
Chest Drain Insertion
What anatomical area is recommend...,
What are the borders of the safe ...,
What is the triangle of auscultat...
20  cards
Chest X-Rays
What is the most common reason fo...,
What are the main true pathologic...,
What imaging helps distinguish an...
17  cards
Clubbing
How are the causes of digital clu...,
What are the key cardiac causes o...,
Which congenital heart diseases c...
12  cards
Coal worker’s pneumoconiosis
What is coal workers pneumoconios...,
Who is most at risk of coal worke...,
How long after first exposure is ...
24  cards
Croup
What is croup 1,
Which virus is the most common ca...,
What is the peak age range for cr...
19  cards
Cystic Fibrosis
What is the gold standard diagnos...,
What sweat chloride level is cons...,
What sweat chloride level is diag...
34  cards
Drugs used in respiratory medicine
What is the mechanism of action o...,
What are the main clinical uses o...,
How does salmeterol differ from s...
14  cards
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss)
What is egpa churg strauss syndro...,
What type of vasculitis is egpa 2,
What is the global prevalence of ...
48  cards
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
What is extrinsic allergic alveol...,
Which hypersensitivity mechanisms...,
What antigen exposure causes bird...
16  cards
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's Granulomatosis)
What is granulomatosis with polya...,
What type of vasculitis is gpa 2,
What is the annual incidence of g...
48  cards
Haemoptysis
What is haemoptysis 1,
What clinical features suggest lu...,
What features suggest pulmonary o...
32  cards
Hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia
What is hospital acquired pneumon...,
What is ventilator associated pne...,
What are the common organisms cau...
15  cards
Horner's Dynsrome
Blank 1,
What is the classic triad of horn...,
What is the apparent sunken eye i...
15  cards
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
What is idiopathic pulmonary fibr...,
Which age group is most affected ...,
What is the sex distribution of i...
17  cards
Inhaler Technique
What is the first step in correct...,
What should the patient do before...,
How should the patient coordinate...
7  cards
Influenza
What type of virus causes influen...,
What are the four serotypes of in...,
Which influenza serotype causes p...
32  cards
Interstitial Lung Disease and Pulmonary Fibrosis
What are interstitial lung diseas...,
How common is ild in england 2,
Which two ilds are most common 3
43  cards
Non Invasive Ventilation
What is non invasive ventilation ...,
What is cpap and what is its main...,
What is the mechanism of cpap 3
18  cards
Inhaled Foreign Body
What age group is most commonly a...,
Can inhaled foreign bodies have a...,
What are the key respiratory symp...
4  cards
Kartagener's syndrome
What is kartagener s syndrome als...,
What is the underlying defect in ...,
What cardiac abnormality is chara...
7  cards
Klebsiella pneumoniae
What type of organism is klebsiel...,
Which patients are at higher risk...,
What is a common precipitating ev...
7  cards
Lung Abscess
What is a lung abscess 1,
What is the most common cause of ...,
What are key risk factors for asp...
31  cards
Lung Cancer
Blank 1,
What is lung cancer 2,
What proportion of lung cancers a...
53  cards
Lung fibrosis
Which lung zones are most commonl...,
Why is upper vs lower zone involv...,
What conditions cause predominant...
18  cards
Lung transplantation
What is the purpose of lung trans...,
What types of lung transplant pro...,
What is the most common indicatio...
31  cards
Lung Nodules
What is the definition of a lung ...,
How are lung nodules most commonl...,
What inflammatory conditions can ...
26  cards
Mediastinum
What is the mediastinum 1,
What are the four mediastinal reg...,
Where is the superior mediastinum...
25  cards
Mesothelioma
What is mesothelioma 1,
Which lung is affected more often...,
What percentage of mesothelioma c...
18  cards
Microscopic Polyangiitis (MPA)
What is microscopic polyangiitis 1,
What is the most common anca patt...,
What percentage of microscopic po...
28  cards
NG Tube Positioning
What is the purpose of a nasogast...,
Why must ng tube placement always...,
What are the main complications o...
19  cards
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea/Hypopnoea Syndrome (OSAHS)
What is the main predisposing fac...,
Which conditions cause macrogloss...,
Which anatomical factor in childr...
16  cards
Oxygen Dissociation Curve
What does the oxygen dissociation...,
What does a leftward shift of the...,
What does a rightward shift of th...
24  cards
Oxygen Therapy
What is the initial oxygen delive...,
What is the priority in criticall...,
What is the target spo for most a...
12  cards
Occupational Asthma
What clinical clue suggests occup...,
What is the most common cause of ...,
Which occupations commonly involv...
11  cards
Pleural Effusion
How are pleural effusions classif...,
What is the most common cause of ...,
How does hypoalbuminaemia cause p...
35  cards
Pneumonia
Pneumonia definition 1,
Most common cause of community ac...,
Most common risk factors for pneu...
30  cards
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PJP)
What organism causes pneumocystis...,
Which patient group is at highest...,
Name three important non hiv caus...
20  cards
Pneumothorax
What is the definition of a pneum...,
How is a primary spontaneous pneu...,
What defines a secondary spontane...
20  cards
Psittacosis
What organism causes psittacosis 1,
How is psittacosis most commonly ...,
Which patient history should imme...
16  cards
Pulmonary Embolism
What percentage of pe patients pr...,
Which clinical sign is most commo...,
Which two exam findings occur in ...
25  cards
Pulmonary Hypertensin
What mean pulmonary arterial pres...,
What is the underlying physiologi...,
Which type of pulmonary hypertens...
33  cards
Pulmonary Function Tests
What is the key spirometric patte...,
What is the key spirometric patte...,
Which conditions cause obstructiv...
25  cards
Pulmonary Oedema
What is the earliest cxr sign of ...,
What causes kerley b lines 2,
What is the bat s wing appearance 3
34  cards
Respiratory Acidosis
What is the definition of respira...,
What is the primary physiological...,
What happens to paco and ph in re...
19  cards
Respiratory Alkalosis
What is the definition of respira...,
What is the primary physiological...,
Most common cause of respiratory ...
17  cards
Respiratory Failure
What defines type 1 respiratory f...,
What defines type 2 respiratory f...,
What is the most common mechanism...
24  cards
Lung Physiology
What is the normal tidal volume i...,
What does tidal volume represent 2,
What is inspiratory reserve volum...
23  cards
Respiratory Tract Infections
What is the general nice approach...,
When are immediate antibiotics in...,
Which children with acute otitis ...
14  cards
Transfer Factor
What does the transfer factor tlc...,
What does the transfer coefficien...,
Which obstructive lung disease ca...
19  cards
Rhinosinusitis
What is the diagnostic requiremen...,
Which population group is most co...,
Which type of infection is the mo...
21  cards
Sarcoidosis
What is the defining pathological...,
Which two organ systems are most ...,
Which age group is most commonly ...
36  cards
Chronic Shortness of Breath
Which chronic sob condition is al...,
Which chronic sob condition commo...,
What are the two most reliable cl...
14  cards
Silicosis
What is silicosis 1,
Which occupations are classically...,
Which lung zones are typically af...
10  cards
Smoking Cessation
What are the three first line pha...,
How should nrt varenicline or bup...,
How long should the first prescri...
25  cards
Spirometry
What does spirometry measure 1,
What is fev1 2,
What is fvc 3
19  cards
Tuberculosis
What organism causes tb 1,
How is tb transmitted 2,
What proportion of infected peopl...
27  cards

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