Flashcards
Clinical signs in respiratory disease
Flashcards do conjunto (29)
- 1What is Hypoxaemia?Low concentration of oxygen in the blood
- 2What is stridor?High-pitched wheezing caused by disrupted airflow
- 3What is orthopnoeaShortness of breath when lying down
- 4What is Cachexia?Significant weight loss and deterioration
- 5What is anaemia?Lack of RBCs or lack of Haemoglobin in the blood
- 6What is cyanosis?Blue discolouration of the skin due to superficial tissues having low O2 saturation
- 7What is secondary polycythaemia?Increase in the production of red blood cells?
- 8What is a CO2 Flap?'Flapping' of the hands when the wrists are extended
- 9What is Hypercapnic encephalopathy?Brain damage due to excess CO2 in the blood
- 10What is Erythema nodosum?Red rounded lumps just below the skin surface
- 11What is lupus pernio?Chronic raised lesion of the skin usually purple or red in colour
- 12What is finger clubbing?Increased curvature and loss of nail bed angle
- 13What is a bronchial carcinoma?Malignant neoplasm of the lung from the epithelium of the bronchus
- 14What is fibrosing alveolitis?Thickening of the walls of the alveoli?
- 15What is lung suppuration?Pus formation in the lungs
- 16What does cyanotic congenital heart disease cause?Low oxygen levels in the blood
- 17What is ptosis?Droopy upper eyelid
- 18What is Enophthalmos?Posterior displacement of the eyeball
- 19What is Uveitis?Inflammation of the pigmented layer of the eye
- 20What is Papilloedema?Optic disc swelling/dilated retinal veins
- 21What is surgical emphysema?Air under the skin
- 22What is Aegophony?Getting the patient to whisper '99' to exentuate a specific sound
- 23What are three common signs of respiratory distress?Wheezing
Stridor
Orthopnoea - 24What three nutritional states can be contributing factors to respiratory disease?Obesity
Cachexia
Anaemia - 25What are the two types of cyanosis and where are these found?Peripheral - hands, feet or nose
Central - tongue or lips - 26What is CO2 flap a sign of?Hypercapnic encephalopathy
- 27What is finger clubbing a sign of?Bronchial Carcinoma
Fibrosing Alveolitis
Lung suppuration
Cyanotic heart disease
Malabsorption - 28What are the symptoms of Horner syndrome?Small pupils
Ptosis
Enophthalmos
Unilateral loss of sweating - 29What are the six names of the lymph nodes?Supra-clavicular
Cervical chain
Submental
Post-auricular
Occipital
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- First year Respiratory (Week 1) FlashCards sobre Clinical signs in respiratory disease, criado por Kyla Michie em 13-01-2018.
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