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Pneumothorax: presentation

P-THORAX:
Pleuretic pain
Trachea deviation
Hyperresonance
Onset sudden
Reduced breath sounds (& dypsnea)
Absent fremitus
X-ray shows collapse
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

TB: antibiotics used

STRIPE:
STreptomycin
Rifampicin
Isoniazid
Pyrizinamide
Ethambutol
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---Sushant Varma Medical student, University of Sheffield, UK

Respiratory disease: hand signs

CASH:
Clubbing
Asterixis
Small muscle wasting
HPOA
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---Sushant Varma Medical student, University of Sheffield, UK

Clubbing: respiratory causes

ABCDEF:
Abcess (lung)
Bronchiectasis (including CF)
Cancer (lung)
Decreased oxygen (hypoxia)
Empyaema
Fibrosing alveolitis
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---Anonymous Contributor

Pulmonary edema: treatments

MAD DOG:
Morphine
Aminophylline
Digitalis
Diuretics
Oxygen
GGases in blood (ABG's)
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---Anonymous Contributor

Alkalosis vs. acidosis: directions of pH and HCO3

ROME:
Respiratory= Opposite:
· pH is high, PCO2 is down (Alkalosis).
· pH is low, PCO2 is up (Acidosis).
Metabolic= Equal:
· pH is high, HCO3 is high (Alkalosis).
· pH is low, HCO3 is low (Acidosis).
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---Anonymous Contributor

Acute stridor: differential

ABCDEFGH:
· With fever:
Abscess
Bacterial tracheitis
Croup
Diphtheria
Epiglottitis
· Without fever:
Foreign body
Gas (Toxic Gas)
Hypersensitivity
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---Anthony Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong

Pulmonary edema: treatment

LMNOP:
Lasix
Morphine
Nitrates (NTG)
Oxygen
Position (upright vs. flat)
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---Jeff Gilfor, M.D.

Cough (chronic): differential

When cough in nursery, rock the "CRADLE":
Cystic fibrosis
Rings, slings, and airway things (tracheal rings)/ Respiratory infections
Aspiration (swallowing dysfunction, TE fistula, gastroesphageal reflux)
Dyskinetic cilia
Lung, airway, and vascular malformations (tracheomalacia, vocal cord dysfunction)
Edema (heart failure)
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---Vince Yamashiroya

Cystic fibrosis: presenting signs

CF PANCREAS:
Chronic cough and wheezing
Failure to thrive
Pancreatic insufficiency (symptoms of malabsorption like steatorrhea)
Alkalosis and hypotonic dehydration
Neonatal intestinal obstruction (meconium ileus)/ Nasal polyps
Clubbing of fingers/ Chest radiograph with characteristic changes
Rectal prolapse
Electrolyte elevation in sweat, salty skin
Absence or congenital atresia of vas deferens
Sputum with Staph or Pseudomonas (mucoid)
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---Vince Yamashiroya