Non lung cancer throracic surgury

Question 1

what can cause a lung abscess

Answer 1

aspiration, pneumia, pte, lung cancer, septic emboli

Question 2

what can cause a empyema thoracis

Answer 2

post pnumic, post operative, ospheage - when it bursts, upper abdominal related, osteomyelitis (inflation of the bone), post traumatic

Question 3

what is a plyeconcomy

Answer 3

taking out part of teh plurea

Question 4

what is decorticalion

Answer 4

removing part of firborus tissue of the lugn

Question 5

what are common thymic tumors

Answer 5

thymoma, thymolipoma, thymic carcinoma, carcinoid tumor of the thymus, lymphoma

Question 6

what happens in treacheal surgery

Answer 6

removal of trach tumors, repiar of iatogenic injury

Question 7

name 6 being lung tumors

Answer 7

hamartoma, fibroma, lipoma, nerua tumrs, paillomas , chrondomas

Question 8

what isthe genal treatment for being lung tumors

Answer 8

remove them as may grow in size

Question 9

what is a tension pneumoarx

Answer 9

bi laryteral where te pneumo thorax will cus teh other side to open as well

Question 10

what is a bullous

Answer 10

large pockets of air in the alveoli

Question 11

what shou.d people whith bullous avoid

Answer 11

air travel

Question 12

what is a bulla

Answer 12

singular air filled cacity, bullous,referse to several

Question 13

what is plurealdeis

Answer 13

add an irantt such as tac to the lung to help it stick to the wall

Question 14

what conditions often have a lung transplant

Answer 14

cf, pulmonary fibrosis, emphyesaas

Question 15

what is a bronchogenic cyst

Answer 15

cyst presnet form beith, cuase symposn by rpesing on the treacha or oesophagus

Question 16

what cirter due you need to be eligible for a lugn transplant

Answer 16

aged under 65
not diabet
not overweigh
no renal failure
good social suppor
no mental illness