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Flashcards by Kyla Michie, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Kyla Michie
over 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What is Hypoxaemia? | Low concentration of oxygen in the blood |
| What is stridor? | High-pitched wheezing caused by disrupted airflow |
| What is orthopnoea | Shortness of breath when lying down |
| What is Cachexia? | Significant weight loss and deterioration |
| What is anaemia? | Lack of RBCs or lack of Haemoglobin in the blood |
| What is cyanosis? | Blue discolouration of the skin due to superficial tissues having low O2 saturation |
| What is secondary polycythaemia? | Increase in the production of red blood cells? |
| What is a CO2 Flap? | 'Flapping' of the hands when the wrists are extended |
| What is Hypercapnic encephalopathy? | Brain damage due to excess CO2 in the blood |
| What is Erythema nodosum? | Red rounded lumps just below the skin surface |
| What is lupus pernio? | Chronic raised lesion of the skin usually purple or red in colour |
| What is finger clubbing? | Increased curvature and loss of nail bed angle |
| What is a bronchial carcinoma? | Malignant neoplasm of the lung from the epithelium of the bronchus |
| What is fibrosing alveolitis? | Thickening of the walls of the alveoli? |
| What is lung suppuration? | Pus formation in the lungs |
| What does cyanotic congenital heart disease cause? | Low oxygen levels in the blood |
| What is ptosis? | Droopy upper eyelid |
| What is Enophthalmos? | Posterior displacement of the eyeball |
| What is Uveitis? | Inflammation of the pigmented layer of the eye |
| What is Papilloedema? | Optic disc swelling/dilated retinal veins |
| What is surgical emphysema? | Air under the skin |
| What is Aegophony? | Getting the patient to whisper '99' to exentuate a specific sound |
| What are three common signs of respiratory distress? | Wheezing Stridor Orthopnoea |
| What three nutritional states can be contributing factors to respiratory disease? | Obesity Cachexia Anaemia |
| What are the two types of cyanosis and where are these found? | Peripheral - hands, feet or nose Central - tongue or lips |
| What is CO2 flap a sign of? | Hypercapnic encephalopathy |
| What is finger clubbing a sign of? | Bronchial Carcinoma Fibrosing Alveolitis Lung suppuration Cyanotic heart disease Malabsorption |
| What are the symptoms of Horner syndrome? | Small pupils Ptosis Enophthalmos Unilateral loss of sweating |
| What are the six names of the lymph nodes? | Supra-clavicular Cervical chain Submental Post-auricular Occipital |
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