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Pulmonology

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What is the leading cancer killer of women and men?   Lung  
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Most aggressive type of lung cancer. Not surgically treated. Highest rate of mets. Usually systemic disease =   Small cell lung ca (16% of lung cancers)  
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Most common type of lung cancer   non-small cell (85%)  
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Most common types of non-small cell lung cancer   Squamous cell (30-35%), adenocarcinoma (30-35%), large cell (3-5%)  
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Squamous cell lung cancer usually originates where in the lung?   central  
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Adenocarcinoma lung cancer usually originates where in the lung?   peripheral  
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What is the presentation of stage 1 lung cancer?   Predominately asymptomatic (while more advanced is symptomatic)  
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What fraction of patients present to PCP with stage 3-4 lung cancer?   2/3  
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Most frequent symptoms associated with advanced lung cancer   Cough, wt loss, dyspnea, chest pain, hemoptosis, bone pain, lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly, clubbing, horseness, SVC syndrome  
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In which population is there an increasing incidence in lung cancer?   Young, white, non-smoking females  
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What is the most common cause of death in lung cancer?   distant metastases  
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Which stages of lung cancer are resectable?   stages I-IIIa  
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Initial imaging modality for suspicion of lung cancer   chest x-ray  
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A __ lesion on chest x-ray is considered malignant until proven otherwise   non-calcified  
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RFs for lung cancer include:   smoking, air pollution, ionizing radiation, asbestosis, heavy metals,industrial carcinogens  
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Most common etiologic factor in lung cancer:   smoking (85% of cases overall M>F)  
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Imaging used to evaluate for mets:   PET, brain CT, MRI  
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Imaging modality considered the standard of care in proper staging of lung tumors   Bronchoscopy  
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Gold standard for lymph node evaluation with lung cancer =   cervical mediastinoscopy  
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Lung cancer type more easily detected early:   SCLC (in sputum) - bc it often originates in central bronchi  
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Tends to be glandular & mucus-producing; associated with pleural effusions =   adenocarcinoma  
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In lung cancer, local mets may cause symptoms associated with what anatomic area?   Mediastinal structures (phrenic nerve, SVC, recurrent laryngeal nerve)  
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Common distant mets sites in lung cancer:   bone, brain, adrenals, kidney, liver  
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Lung cancer is often associated with paraneoplastic syndromes grouped as:   endocrine, systemic, neuro, cutaneous, hematologic, renal  
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Lung ca workup   CXR, CT, CBC, LFTs, lytes, Ca. Bronchoscopy; sputum cyto & pleural fluid; LN bx  
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5 year survival rate for SCLC & NSCLC =   NSCLC = 15%. Limited-stage SCLC = 7%; extensive-stage dz = 1%  
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What % of mediastinal masses, originating in mediastinum, are benign?   75%  
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Most common anterior mediastinal mass =   thymoma  
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Anterior mediastinal mass DDx   Thymoma, lymphoma, thyroid/PT, teratoma (germ cell tumor)  
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Middle mediastinal mass DDx   Hiatal hernia & mets cancer most common; also sarcoid, AAA, pericardial cyst (most common mediastinal cyst), bronchogenic cyst, LAD  
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Posterior mediastinal mass DDx   Neurogenic tumor (20% of all primary mediastinal tumors)  
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50% of patients with thymoma initially present with:   myasthenia gravis  
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Complications of lung cancer (SPHERE)   SVC syndrome, Pancoast tumor, Horner syndrome, Endocrine (carcinoid), Recurrent laryngeal nerve (hoarseness), Effusions  
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Common endocrine syndrome/effect of SCLC   Cushing/SIADH  
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Common endocrine syndrome/effect of SCC   Hypercalcemia/PTH dz  
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Common endocrine syndrome/effect of large cell lung cancer   Gynecomastia  
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Common endocrine syndrome/effect of adenocarcinoma   thrombophlebitis  
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