Just put a chest tube in and get out thoracic
Best surgical approach to expose the carina
R thoracotomy, 4th intercostal space
This benign lung tumor has a characteristic popcorn lesion on CT scan
Hartmartoma
What are the stages for empyema 2/2 parapneumonic effusion?
Who should get CT lung cancer screening based on the National Lung Screening Trial?
Patient 55-74 yo who is current smoker with 30+ pack year or quit within 15 years
This is the FEV1 value for GOLD criteria grade 3
• GOLD 4: <30%
In LVRS, this is the first maneuver that should be performed when patient exhibits auto-PEEP physiology that mimics tension PTX
Disconnect the vent & allow long expiration period
This is the most common cause of benign esophageal stricture (70 - 80%)
GERD
This is the 10 year patency rate of gastroepiploic artery as a CABG conduit
63%
Most reliable landmark to determine GEJ in endoscopy
Proximal end of rugal folds
The borders of the auscultatory triangle
• Laterally: scapula
This disease occurs only in woman that cause monthly pneumothoraces
Catamenial pneumothoraces
This is the tx for recalcitrant GERD
SSRI to treat the anxiety associated with the dz
This is the tx for stage VI NSCLC with positive EGFR mutation
Osimertinib
What is the main conclusion of the SYNTAX trial
CABG remains the standard of care for patients with three-vessel or left main coronary artery disease.
This subtype of lung adenocarcinoma has highest risk for lymph node metastasis
Micropapillary