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what is the purpose of investigations?
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-confirm/clarify diagnosis
-establish severity/extent of disease -establish fitness for treatment |
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investigaions can be divided into 3 areas, what are they?
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-imaging
-sampling -function |
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3 types of imaging
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-radiography
-nuclear medicine -by a chest physician |
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imaging techniques, give me some examples of
-radiography.... -nuclear medicine -by a chest physician |
-x-ray
-CT -MRI -USS |
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imaging techniques, give me some examples of
-radiography -nuclear medicine.... -by a chest physician |
-radio isotope scanning (V/Q)
-positron emission tomography PET) |
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imaging techniques, give me some examples of
-radiography -nuclear medicine -by a chest physician.... |
-bronchoscopy
-thorascopy |
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theres loads of sampling tests that can be done, give me some examples
ward tests... bronchoscopy percutaneous surgical |
urine
sputum faeces blood |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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8 values of PFT
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tidal volume
inspiratory reserve volume expiratory reserve volume residual volume vital capacity total lung volume inspiratory capacity functional reverse capacity |
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PFT chart
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type 1 respiratory failure features
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PO2 < 8 kPa
pneumonia cardiac failure PE |
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type 2 respiratory failure features
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PO2 < 8 kPa
PCO2 > 6 kPa opiate OD neuromuscular weakness severe fatigue |