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Chapter 25 – Thoracic Flashcards

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What is the path of the azygos vein?

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Runs along the right side and dumps into superior vena cava

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What is the path of the thoracic duct?

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Runs along the right side, crosses midline and dumps into left subclavian vein at junction with IJ

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Which mainstem bronchi is longer?

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Left

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Which pulmonary artery is longer?

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Right

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Which nerve runs in anterior to hilum? Which runs posterior to hilum?

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Anterior – phrenic; posterior – vagus

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What is the right lung volume? What is the left lung volume?

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55%; 45%

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What percent of the work is done by the diaphragm and quiet inspiration?

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80%

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8
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What are the accessory muscles of respiration?

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Sternocleidomastoid, levators, serratus posterior, scalenes

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What is the function of type I pneumocyte? Type II pneumocytes?

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Type I: gas exchange; type II: surfactant production

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What is the purpose of pores of Kahn?

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Direct air exchange between alveoli

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How much pleural fluid is made in a day? Where is it cleared?

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1-2 L produced by the parietal pleura, cleared by lymphatics in the visceral plural

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12
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What FEV1 is needed before surgery?

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Greater than 0.8 or 40% of predicted value

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What predicted DLCO is needed before surgery?

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Greater than 11 to 12 mL/min/mmHg CO, at least 50% of the predictive value; represents carbon dioxide diffusion capacity

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What value of pCO2 or CO2 is needed prior to resection?

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pCO2 greater than 45, CO2 less than 50

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15
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Persistent air leak is most common after what operation?

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Segmentectomy, wedge

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16
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Symptoms of lung cancer?

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Asymptomatic with findings on routine chest x-ray, pneumonia, pain, weight loss

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What is the most common cause of cancer related death in the United States?

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Lung cancer

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18
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What aspect of lung cancer has the strongest influence on survival?

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Nodal involvement

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19
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What is the single most common site of lung cancer metastasis?

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Brain

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How does recurrence present? What percent of recurrences are within the first three years?

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Most commonly appears as disseminated metastases; 80%

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What is the overall five-year survival rate of lung cancer? With resection?

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10%; 30%

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Which stages of one cancer are resectable?

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Stage I and II

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23
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What is the most common lung cancer?

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Adenocarcinoma

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24
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What percent of lung cancer is non-small cell carcinoma?

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80%

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25
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What type of non-small cell carcinoma is associated with more peripheral lesions and distant metastases?

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Adenocarcinoma

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What type of non-small cell carcinoma is associated with local recurrence and more central lesions?

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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27
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What percent of lung cancer is small cell carcinoma?

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20%

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What is the overall five-year survival rate for small cell carcinoma?

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Very poor, less than 5% are candidates for surgery; 50%

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29
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What paraneoplastic syndrome is associated with squamous cell carcinoma? Small cell carcinoma? Which is most common?

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Squamous cell – PTH related peptide; small cell – ACTH (most common), ADH

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What is the most malignant lung tumor?

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Mesothelioma

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Chemotherapy used for non-small cell carcinoma stage II or higher?

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Carboplatin, Taxol

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What chemotherapy is used for small cell lung cancer?

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Cisplatin, etoposide

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33
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What is mediastinoscopy used for?

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Centrally located tumors, patients with suspicious adenopathy, ipsilateral and contralateral mediastinal nodes

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34
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What is the Chamberlain procedure?

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Assesses aortopulmonary window nodes; go through left second rib cartilage

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What is a Pancoast tumor?

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Tumor invades apex of chest wall and patients have Horner’s syndrome or ulnar nerve symptoms

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What mets to the lung may be resected if isolated and not associated with any other systemic disease?

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Colon, renal cell cancer, sarcoma, melanoma, ovarian or endometrial cancer

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What are the characteristics of a carcinoid tumor?

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Neuroendocrine tumor, central, 50% with symptoms

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What is the five-year survival of a typical carcinoid? Atypical carcinoid?

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90%, 60%

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39
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What bronchial adenomas are malignant?

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Adenoid cystic adenoma, mucoepidermoid adenoma, mucous gland adenoma

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What is the spread of adenoid cystic adenoma?

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Spread along perineural lymphatics, beyond endoluminal compartment; slow-growing, can get 10 year survival with incomplete resection

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What is the most common benign adult lung tumor?

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Hamartomas

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42
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What do hamartoma lesions look like on chest CT?

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Have calcifications, appear as popcorn lesion

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43
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Do hamartomas require resection?

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No; repeat chest CT in six months to confirm diagnosis

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44
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What is the most common mediastinal tumor in adults and children?

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Neurogenic

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45
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What is the most common site for mediastinal tumor?

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Anterior

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46
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What tumors can be found in the anterior mediastinum?

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Thymoma, thyroid cancer, T-cell lymphoma, teratoma, parathyroid adenoma

47
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What is the number one anterior mediastinal mass in adults?

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Thymoma

48
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What tumors can be found in the middle mediastinum?

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Bronchiogenic cyst, pericardial cyst, enteric cyst, lymphoma

49
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What tumors can be found in the posterior mediastinum?

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Enteric cyst, neurogenic tumor, lymphoma

50
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What percent of thymomas are malignant? What percent have symptoms? What percent are associated with myasthenia gravis?

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50%, 50%, 50%

51
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What percent of patients with myasthenia gravis have thymomas?

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10%

52
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Treatment of thymomas?

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All require resection, anti-cholinesterase medications, plasmapheresis, steroids

53
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What is the most common type of lymphoma?

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T cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

54
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What type of Hodgkin’s lymphoma is most common?

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Nodular sclerosing

55
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What is the treatment for lymphoma?

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Chemo and radiation

56
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What is the most common germ cell tumor in the mediastinum? What is the most common malignant germ cell tumor in the mediastinum?

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Teratoma, seminoma

57
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Treatment for germ cell tumors?

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Resection and chemotherapy with radiation for seminomas

58
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What percent of nonseminoma tumors have elevated beta hCG and alpha-fetoprotein?

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90%

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Where are bronchiogenic cysts? What is their treatment?

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Posterior to carina, resection

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Where are pericardial cyst found? What is their treatment?

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At right costophrenic angle, resection

61
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What is the most common neurogenic tumor? Treatment?

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Neurolemmoma, resection

62
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Paragangliomas produce what?

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Catecholamines

63
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Nerve sheath tumors are associated with what syndrome?

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Von Recklinghausen’s

64
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What percent of symptomatic mediastinal masses are malignant?

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50%

65
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What percent of asymptomatic mediastinal masses are benign?

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90%

66
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What are benign tumors of the trachea in adults? children?

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Adults – papilloma, children – hemangioma

67
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What are malignant tumors of the trachea?

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Squamous cell carcinoma

68
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What is the most common early complication after tracheal surgery? Late?

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Laryngeal edema; granulation tissue formation

69
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Where is post intubation stenosis?

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At stoma site with tracheostomy, at cuff with ET tube

70
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Where does a tracheostomy need to be placed so as not to risk tracheoinnominate fistula?

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Between the first and second tracheal rings, not greater than third rings

71
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Treatment for tracheoinnominate fistula?

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Overinflated balloon or stick your finger in the hole and depressed innominate artery; resect innominate and place graft; use new tracheostomy site

72
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Management of tracheoesophageal fistula?

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Use large volume cuff below fistula, may need decompressing gastrostomy, tracheal resection, reanastomosis, sternohyoid flap

73
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Long abscesses are most commonly associated with what? What segment of the long are they most commonly in?

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Aspiration; posterior segment of RUL and superior segment of RLL

74
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Treatment for lung abscess?

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Antibiotic 95% successful, CT guided drain if that fails, surgery if drain fails or cannot rule out cancer

75
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What causes empyemas?

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Secondary to pneumonia and subsequent parapneumonic effusion (staph, strep)

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Symptoms of empyema?

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Pleuritic chest pain, fever, cough, SOB

77
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What will the pleural fluid show in empyema?

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WBCs >500 cells/cc, bacteria, positive G stain

78
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3 phases of empyema?

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Exudative (1st week), fibroproliferative phase (2nd week), Organized phase (3rd week)

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Treatment of empyema in the exudative phase?

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Chest tube, abx

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Treatment of empyema in fibroproliferative phase?

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Chest tube, abx

81
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Treatment of empyema in organized phase?

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Likely decortication; fibrous peel around lung, Eloesser flap, chronic chest tube gradually pulled out

82
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What is an Eloesser flap?

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Direct opening to external environment

83
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Chylothorax fluid characteristics?

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Milky white; high lymphocytes and TAGs (>110), Sudan red stains fat

84
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What is the cause of chylothorax?

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50% trauma/iatrogenic injury, 50% tumor (lymphoma most common)

85
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What level injury causes left sided chylothorax? Right sided?

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Left: above T5-6; Right: below T5-6

86
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Treatment for chylothorax?

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3-4wk conservative: CT, octreotide, low-fat diet or TPN; if fails: surgery with ligation of thoracic duct on R. low in mediastinum

87
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What is considered massive hemotysis?

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> 600cc/24h

88
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What is the bleeding from in massive hemotysis?

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High pressure bronchial arteries

89
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What causes massive hemoptysis?

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Most commonly secondary to infection, mycetoma most common

90
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Treatment of massive hemoptysis?

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Place bleeding side down; rigid bronch; mainstem intubation to side opposite bleeding; to OR for lobectomy or pneumonectomy; bronchial artery embolization if not good for OR

91
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What is the recurrence risk of spontaneous pneumothorax after 1st? 2nd? 3rd?

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1st: 20%, 2nd: 60%, 3rd: 80%

92
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Treatment for spontaneous pneumothorax?

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Chest tube; surgery for recurrence, large blebs on CT, air leak >7d, nonreexpansion

93
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What does surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax entail?

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Thoracoscopy, apical blebectomy, mechanical pleurodesis

94
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What are bronchiogenic cysts?

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Abnormal lung tissue outside lung; did not get connected to bronchial system

95
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Where does sequestered lung tissue get its blood supply?

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From anomalous systemic arteries, usually off of thoracic aorta; can also come from abdominal aorta through inferior pulmonary ligament

96
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Who is extralobar sequestration more common in?

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Children; more likely to have systemic venous drainage

97
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Who is intralobar sequestration more common in?

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Adults; more likely to have pulmonary vein drainage

98
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Treatment for sequestration?

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Lobectomy

99
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What is the etiology of a solitary pulmonary nodule with history of previous sarcoma/melanoma? Head, neck, breast? GI, GU?

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Sarcoma/melanoma: more likely metastases; head, neck, breast: more likely primary lung cancer; G.I./GU: metastases or primary

100
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What condition is most likely to cause arrest after blunt trauma due to impaired venous return?

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Tension pneumothorax

101
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What is a catamenial pneumothorax and what is it caused by?

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Occurs in temporal relation to menstruation, caused by endometrial implants in the visceral lung pleura

102
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What are bronchioliths usually caused by?

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Secondary to infection

103
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When does mediastinitis usually occur?

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After cardiac surgery

104
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What causes white out on chest x-ray with midline shift toward white out? Midline shift away from white out? No shift?

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Toward whiteout: collapse, need bronchoscopy to remove plug; away: effusion, place chest tube; no shift: CT scan to figure out

105
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What are the characteristics of tuberculosis lung disease?

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Long apices, calcifications, caseating granulomas

106
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What is a Gohn complex?

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Parenchymal lesions plus enlarged hilar lymph nodes

107
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What are characteristics of exudative effusions on cytology?

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Protein greater than 3, SG greater than 1.016, LDH ratio (plural fluid to serum) greater than 0.6, low glucose

108
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What is the treatment for recurrent pleural effusions?

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Mechanical pleurodesis, talc pleurodesis for malignant effusions

109
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What are airway fires usually caused by? What is the treatment?

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Associated with the laser; stop gas flow, remove ET tube, re-intubate for 24 hours, bronchoscopy

110
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What are AVMs? Where are they located in the lung?

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Connections between the pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins, usually in lower lobes

111
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What are symptoms of AVMs? What is the treatment?

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Hemoptysis, SOB, neurologic event; embolization

112
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What is the most common benign chest wall tumor?

A

Osteochondroma

113
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What is the most common malignant tumor of the chest wall?

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Chondrosarcoma

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