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Cough, Pneumonia, Lung Cancer Flashcards

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Is a COPD exacerbation a type of pneumonia?

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No

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What scoring system is used for community acquired pneumonia?

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CURB-65
C confusion
U urea >7
RR >30
BP sBP <90 or dBP <60
65 over 65yr
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What is the management of pneumonia with a CURB-65 of 0-1?

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Manage at home unless high risk
Antibiotics
1st line PO amoxicillin 1mg TDS for 5d
2nd line PO doxycycline for 5d

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What is the management of pneumonia with a CURB-65 of 2?

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Usually treat at home

Consider hospital referral, use clinical judgment

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What is the management of pneumonia with a CURB-65 of 3?

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Severe CAP = admit
1st line IV co-amoxiclav + PO doxycycline
2nd line IV levofloxacin
Step down to PO doxycycline

(If transferring from primary care give single dose oral amoxicillin before transfer)
(Review need for IVs daily)

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What is the management of pneumonia with a CURB-65 of 4?

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Severe CAP = admit to ICU/HDU
1st IV co-amoxiclav + IV clarithromycin
2nd line IV levofloxacin

(If transferring from primary care, give single dose oral amoxicillin before transfer)
(Review need for IVs daily)

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7
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Why isn’t alcohol recommended with amoxicillin?

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Causes N+V

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What follow up investigation is done after discharging patients with inpatient pneumonia?

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Repeat CXR 6wk after

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9
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What is the test for legionella?

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Urinary legionella antigen tests

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What investigations are done for all inpatient pneumonias?

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Bloods
Blood culture
CXR
Sputum culture
Throat swab culture
Legionella urine Ag
Virology PCR
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What is the commonest infective agent in CAP?

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Strep pneumoniae

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12
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What infectious agent in CAP is cultured on chocolate agar?

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Haemophilus influenzae

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13
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What infectious agent in CAP is associated with air conditioning units?

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Legionella

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What infectious agent in CAP is associated with sheep / goats?

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Coxiella burneti
(Also associated with endocarditis)
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What infectious agent in CAP is associated with alcoholics and in upper lobes?

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Klebsellia

Strep pneumoniae is also associated with alcoholics

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What infectious agent in CAP is associated with herpes labialis?

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Strep pneumonia

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What infectious agent in CAP is associated with birds?

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Chlamydophilia psittaci

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18
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What infectious agent in CAP is associated with HIV?

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PCP pneumocystis

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19
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Is increased white cell count associated with increased severity of pneumonia

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No

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By definition for HAP how long must the patient have been in hospital for?

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At least 5 days

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21
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What is an empyema?

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Pus in the pleural space

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22
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How would an empyema present following CAP?

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Poor response to antibiotics

Persisting effusion on CXR

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23
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What is the management of a empyema? When do you drain it?

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Pleural tap

Check pH of aspirate, if <7.2 = infected = drain

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24
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What is Pemberton’s test?

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For SVCO, raise arms, positive if facial flushing face goes red

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25
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What is the management of SVCO caused by a tumour?

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High flow oxygen + dexamethasone

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26
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“Permanent dilatation and thickening of airways, chronic airway inflammation” describes what disease?

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Bronchiectasis

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27
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Is smoking a RF for bronchiectasis?

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No

CF, immunodeficiency and asthma are RFs

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28
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Pneumonia with what infectious agent should raise suspicion of bronchiectasis?

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Pseudomonas

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29
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What is the CXR appearance of bronchiectasis?

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No specific changes

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30
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What is the gold standard investigation for bronchiectasis?

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HRCT - signet ring sign (bronchial lumen diameter greater than pulmonary artery)

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31
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Does bronchiectasis cause fine or coarse crackles? In inspiration or expiration? In lower or upper zones?

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Coarse inspiratory crackles in lower zones

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32
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What is a pleural effusion?

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Fluid in pleural space between lung and chest wall

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33
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What is a haemothorax?

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Blood in pleural space

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34
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Bilateral pleural effusions and cardiomegaly on CXR is a sign of what?

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Heart failure

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35
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What are the signs and symptoms of a pleural effusion?

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May be asymptomatic
Stony dull percussion
Reduced chest expansion
Breathlessness
Pleuritic chest pain
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36
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What are the 2 types of pleural effusion?

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Transudate and exudate

37
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Transudate or exudate - which is due to high venous pressures?

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Transudate

38
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Transudate or exudate - which has high / low cell count?

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Transudate low cell count

Exudate cell rich

39
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Transudate or exudate - which has high / low protein count?

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Transudate low protein count <30

Exudate protein rich >30

40
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Transudate or exudate - which has high LDH?

41
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Benign ovarian tumour with ascites + transudate pleural effusion is what syndrome?

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Meigs syndrome

42
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What is the diagnostic criteria for exudate pleural effusion?

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Protein ratio >0.5 or fluid: LDH ratio >0.6

43
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Metastatic cancer causes what type of pleural effusion?

44
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Heart failure causes what type of pleural effusion?

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Transudate

45
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Fluid overload causes what type of pleural effusion?

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Transudate

46
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Pneumonia causes what type of pleural effusion?

47
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What is the CXR appearance of a pleural effusion?

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Blunting of the costophrenic angles

If large - white out

48
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Does the trachea deviate towards or away from a pleural effusion?

49
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What is the management of a pleural effusion?

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Pleural aspiration thoracentesis

50
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What test are done on the pleural aspirate of a pleural effusion?

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Cytology, protein, LDH, gram stain culture sensitivity

51
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If pleural aspiration thoracentesis doesn’t relieve symptoms in the Mx of a pleural effusion, what is the next step?

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Chest drain

can’t drain more than 1.5L in a single procedure

52
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Pleurodesis involves injecting a sclerosing agent - is it used in the Mx of what type of pleural effusion?

A

Malignant pleural effusion

53
Q

90% of TB is latent or active?

TB affects the lung bases or apex?

A

90% latent

Apex

54
Q

Caseating granulomas are due to what infection?

55
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Night sweats, weight loss, malaise, cough, haemoptysis, SOB and upper zone crackles are all features of what?

56
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What investigation is done for latent TB?

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Mantoux skin test

57
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What investigation is done for active TB?

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CXR + sputum culture (ZN stain acid fast bacilli)

58
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What is the management of active TB?

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2 months RIPE + 4 months RI

59
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What is the management of latent TB?

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6 months isoniazid or 3 months isoniazid + rifampicin

60
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Which TB drug causes optic neuritis?

A

Ethambutol

61
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Which TB drug causes orange urine/tears?

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Rifampicin

62
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Which TB drug causes gout?

A

Pyrazinamide

63
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Which TB drug causes neuropathy?

64
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Miosis, ptosis, anhydrosis describes what syndrome

A

Horner’s syndrome
(due to cervical sympathetic plexus disruption)
(associated with pancoast tumours)

65
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What type of lung cancer is commonest in non-smokers?

A

Adenocarcinoma

66
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What type of lung cancer is commonest?

A

Adenocarcinoma

67
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A patient with known lung cancer presenting with acute breathlessness, headache, swollen neck with distended veins and racial reddening - what is the Dx

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SVC obstruction

68
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What type of lung cancer is associated with pancoast tumours?

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Small cell

69
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What is the management of metastatic malignant raised ICP?

A

IV dexamethasone

70
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What type of scan do you do if you suspect metastatic bone disease?

71
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Are bone mets from lung cancer lytic or sclerotic?

72
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You suspect someone has lung cancer, what investigation do you order next?

73
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What type of lung cancer is associated with gynaecomastia?

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Adenocarcinoma

74
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What type of lung cancer is associated with LEMS Eaton Lambert?

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Small cell

75
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What type of lung cancer is associated with hypertrophic osteoarthropathy

76
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What type of lung cancer is associated with paraneoplastic Cushing syndrome?

A

Small cell through ectopic ACTH secretion

77
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What type of lung cancer is associated with paraneoplastic hypercalcemia and through what mechanism?

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Squamous
Ectopic PTH secretion
Bones stones groans moans

78
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What type of lung cancer is associated with: SIADH secretion

A

Small cell

79
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What type of lung cancer is associated with paraneoplastic hyponatremia and through what mechanism?

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Ectopic ADH secretion

Small cell

80
Q

Clubbing and onion skin XR are signs of what paraneoplastic syndrome in lung cancer?

A

Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy

81
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Proximal weakness that improves with muscle use, diplopia, ptosis, haemoptysis, weight loss, chronic cough and breathlessness - what is the diagnosis?

A

Eaton Lambert LEMS paraneoplastic small cell lung cancer

82
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When investigating lung cancer, after a positive CXR, what investigation is done next

A

CT + biopsy

Biopsy bronchoscopy EBUS central lesions, CT guided biopsy if peripheral

83
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Does small cell lung cancer have a poor or good prognosis?

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Small cell poor prognosis

84
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What type of lung cancer is second commonest?

85
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What type of lung cancer is more chemo responsive?

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Small cell

86
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What type of lung cancer is suitable for surgery?

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Stage 1 or 2 non-small cell lung cancer

87
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Does a normal CXR exclude lung cancer?

88
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What treatment is used in conjunction with surgery for lung cancer?

A

Radiotherapy

89
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What is the function of a radiotherapy simulator?

A

To plan the area for treatment

Y4 Respiratory (5 decks)

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