Medications
Specialized Equipment
Procedures
Doctors
Miscellaneous
100
Which medication injection is used to reduce inflammation after an esophageal dilatation procedure? 

Triamcinolone

100

Latex allergy considerations

Notify Doctor as our ultrasound balloons are made of latex and may need to be removed.

100

True or False: A post esophagectomy patient can lie flat. 

False

100

Which Dr. was recently promoted to professor?

Dr. Srinathan

100

What is the maximum flow rate for nasal prongs?

6L
200

What is Botox used for?

Relaxes esophageal muscles to make it easier to swallow

200

What is the difference between EUS-L and EUS-R?

EUS-R can take good quality ultrasound pictures whereas EUS-L can obtain core biopsies and ultrasound pictures of lesser quality than when using EUS-R

200

How do we mix volulven for tissue lifting in ESD, POEM and EMR?

500ml Voluven mixed with 1mg (10mg) Methylene Blue and 1mg (1ml) Epinephrine

200

Which Dr. was one of the top 40 under 40 in medicine?

Dr. Kidane

200
Minimum flow rate for non-rebreathe mask

10L

300

What is the dilution for endobronchial administration of epinephrine.

1ml Epinephrine (1mg) mixed with 19ml of NS

300

What are the 3 most serious risks of being in contact with formalin?

May cause cancer, suspected of causing genetic defects, can cause organ damage 
300

Which 2 cases in TEU require general anesthesia? 

ESD and POEM

300

Which Dr. is the program director for thoracic surgery residency? 

Dr. Liu

300

Who is Wilf-Taillieu?

He was a thoracic patient with esophageal cancer that passed away in 2016. Following his passing his wife Mavis started the campaign to raise funds from donors for TEU? 

400

What must be done prior to giving atropine? 

Patient must be on cardiac monitor, code blue must be called and physician is to administer medication not the nurse.

400
What is the main safety consideration when using Argon Plasma Coagulation?

Turn off oxygen supply as it may ignite a spark inside the patient. 

400

Why would a radial probe be necessary during a EBUS procedure? 

To reach distal airways where tumor is located. 
400

Which thoracics doctor was the first surgeon in Manitoba to use the surgical robot?

Dr. Akhtar-Danesh

400

What does is mean when Biniam says "cool, cool cool"?

This is NOT cool/ This is really bad

500

Who should we not give Maxeran to? 

Patients with parkinson's syndrome as it can cause the extrapyramidal symtpoms to worsen. 

500

Considerations when EKG tracing is not picking up on the cardiac monitor. 

Is the electrode gel dried out? Is the chest hairy? Are the leads in correct position? Have you given the monitor enough time to "learn" the rhythm?

500

What to consider when using cautery?

Remove all metal on the patient, ensure grounding pad on intact skin. 

500

Which Doctor originally had the vision for creating TEU?

Dr. Tan

500

How many scopes do we have in total?

27

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