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what is the purpose of investigations?
-confirm/clarify diagnosis
-establish severity/extent of disease
-establish fitness for treatment
investigaions can be divided into 3 areas, what are they?
-imaging
-sampling
-function
3 types of imaging
-radiography
-nuclear medicine
-by a chest physician
imaging techniques, give me some examples of

-radiography....

-nuclear medicine
-by a chest physician
-x-ray
-CT
-MRI
-USS
imaging techniques, give me some examples of

-radiography

-nuclear medicine....

-by a chest physician
-radio isotope scanning (V/Q)
-positron emission tomography PET)
imaging techniques, give me some examples of

-radiography
-nuclear medicine

-by a chest physician....
-bronchoscopy
-thorascopy
theres loads of sampling tests that can be done, give me some examples

ward tests...

bronchoscopy
percutaneous
surgical
urine
sputum
faeces
blood
theres loads of sampling tests that can be done, give me some examples

ward tests

bronchoscopy....

percutaneous
surgical
bronchial secretions
bronchial-alveolar lavage
endobronchial biopsy
transbronchial biopsies
transbronchial needle aspiration
theres loads of sampling tests that can be done, give me some examples

ward tests
bronchoscopy

percutaneous...

surgical
-fine needle aspiration
-tru-cut biopsy
-Abrams pleural biopsy
theres loads of sampling tests that can be done, give me some examples

ward tests
bronchoscopy
percutaneous

surgical....
-video-assisted thorascopic (VATS)
-open lung biopsy
-mediastinoscopy
8 values of PFT
tidal volume
inspiratory reserve volume
expiratory reserve volume

residual volume
vital capacity

total lung volume

inspiratory capacity
functional reverse capacity
PFT chart
type 1 respiratory failure features
PO2 < 8 kPa

pneumonia
cardiac failure
PE
type 2 respiratory failure features
PO2 < 8 kPa
PCO2 > 6 kPa

opiate OD
neuromuscular weakness
severe fatigue