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NBCE Part 2 Respiratory
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04/06/2013

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usually viral in origin or may be in response to irritants; presents with a productive cough with white to greenish sputum; there may be a low grade fever.
Definition
Acute bronchitis:
Term
chronic or episodic reversible airway disease; mostly allergic in nature; causing bronchospasm and inflammation of the bronchial mucosa;
Definition
Asthma:
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presents with sudden onset of dyspnea and wheezing
Definition
Asthma:
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Charcot Leyden crystals and Curschmann’s spirals may be found in the sputum, FEV is decreased <80%
Definition
Asthma:
Term
chronic dilation of bronchi caused by a long standing infection resulting chronic cough, shortness of breath and excessive production of mucopurulent sputum especially in the mornings, halitosis and clubbing of the fingers;
Definition
Bronchiectasis:
Term
bronchogram will show saccular dilations of the bronchi.
Definition
Bronchiectasis:
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irreversible airway disease with chronic cough lasting >3 months for at least 2 consecutive years; chronic inflammation of the bronchi caused by smoking or irritants;
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Chronic bronchitis:
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presenting with dyspnea, cough, cyanosis and bilateral ankle swelling [blue bloater].
Definition
Chronic bronchitis:
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tear in the tunica intima, associated with Marfan’s, hypertension, coarctation of the aorta or chest trauma;
Definition
Dissecting thoracic aorta:
Term
presents with severe tearing chest pain with diminished upper limb pulses and hypotension; chest x-ray will show the widening of the superior mediastinum
Definition
Dissecting thoracic aorta:
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irreversible airway disease caused by smoking and industrial pollutants and resulting in destruction of the walls of the alveoli causing overinflation of the lungs; presents with dyspnea, barrel-shaped chest and pursed-lip breathing [pink puffer];
Definition
Emphysema:
Term
chest x-ray shows overinflated lungs, flattened diaphragm, large retrosternal and retrocardiac windows.
Definition
Emphysema:
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pus-filled cavity in the chest; often associated with Staph. aureus infections;
Definition
Lung abscess:
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presents with chills, fever, halitosis and foul-smelling sputum; chest x-ray may show a single cavity with an air-fluid level.
Definition
Lung abscess:
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associated with smoking; males are more affected;
Definition
Lung cancer:
Term
presents with weight loss, chronic cough, hemoptysis and clubbing of the fingers;
Definition
Lung cancer:
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chest x-ray may show a solitary mass with irregular borders.
Definition
Lung cancer:
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may be viral, bacterial or chemical;
Definition
Pericarditis
Term
presents with retrosternal chest pain which is relieved by sitting up and leaning forward;
Definition
Pericarditis
Term
ECG may show ST elevation no pathological Q waves.
Definition
Pericarditis
Term
may be caused by congestive heart failure, pneumonia, tuberculosis or pleural metastases;
Definition
Pleural effusion:
Term
presents with dyspnea, decreased tactile fremitus, stony dull percussion note and absent breath sounds;
Definition
Pleural effusion:
Term
chest x-ray will show obliteration of a costophrenic angle
Definition
Pleural effusion:
Term
inflammation of the lung parenchyma due to viral, bacterial or fungal infection or to inhaled chemicals;
Definition
Pneumonia:
Term
presents with chills, fever, dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, productive cough, increased tactile fremitus and crackles;
Definition
Pneumonia:
Term
chest x-ray will show local or patchy consolidation of a lobe in one lung or both lungs.
Definition
Pneumonia:
Term
air in the pleural cavity; may be spontaneous or traumatic;
Definition
Pneumothorax
Term
presents with chest pain, sudden onset of dyspnea, hyper-resonant percussion note and absent breast sounds;
Definition
Pneumothorax
Term
chest x-ray will show the collapse lung.
Definition
Pneumothorax
Term
chronic skin condition due to rapid turnover of skin cells; presents with silvery scaly plaques on the extensor aspects of the neck, elbow, sacrum and knees, pitting of the nails and joint pains; HLA B27+
Definition
Psoriasis
Term
vasospastic disorder of small arteries associated with connective tissue disorders like SLE and Scleroderma;
Definition
Raynaud’s phenomenon:
Term
presents with intermittent vasospasm [white], cyanosis [blue] and red [reactive hyperemia] in response to cold and stress.
Definition
Raynaud’s phenomenon:
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metabolic bone disorder due to Vitamin D deficiency;
Definition
Rickets:
Term
presents with lethargy, muscle weakness, frontal bossing, bow legs and kyphoscoliosis; Vitamin D levels are decreased.
Definition
Rickets:
Term
chronic multisystem disease of unknown origin, characterized by non-caseous granulomas;
Definition
Sarcoidosis:
Term
presents with fatigue, dyspnea; hypercalcemia, chest x-ray will show bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy.
Definition
Sarcoidosis:
Term
air in the pleural cavity caused by trauma to the chest; presents sudden onset of shortness of breath following chest injury, increasing cyanosis with tracheal deviation to the opposite side; 911 call.
Definition
Tension pneumothorax:
Term
inflammation of the 2nd or 3rd or 4th costochondral joint; seen more commonly with repetitive microtrauma;
Definition
Tietze syndrome:
Term
presents with localized chest pain with a swollen tender costochondral joint;
Definition
Tietze syndrome:
Term
2nd or 3rd or 4th costochondral joint is tender but not swollen
Definition
costochondritis
Term
a chronic infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, characterized by Ghon focus and complex with caseous necrosis and granulomas;
Definition
Tuberculosis:
Term
presents with cough, night sweats, fever, hemoptysis and weight loss;
Definition
Tuberculosis:
Term
chest x-ray may show apical consolidation and cavitation; sputum with show Ziehl Neelsen staining bacilli which grow best in the Lowenstein Jensen medium.
Definition
Tuberculosis:
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