Why you gotta over "complicate" this case Dr. Ely
This syndrome is involved with symptoms including JVD, upper extremity edema, and headaches (like the one you guys are giving me right now.)
What is SVC syndrome?
This surgical procedure preserves lung function
What is sublobar resection?
These are diagnostic tools used for lung cancer
What are Chest CT, PET CT, Thoracoscopy, and Biopsy?
This acronym is used for staging.
(describe them too or else)
What is TNM staging?
Tumor size, lymph node involvement, metastasis
Causes of chronic cough
(Most common cause + 3 random ones)
What the heck is an upper airway cough syndrome and Asthma, GERD, TB, COPD, Lung Cancer, Interstitial Lung disease
This complication occurs when a patient with decreased sweating and facial flushing.
What is Horner's Syndrome?
These are the three surgical procedures performed on someone with lung cancer.
What are Sublobar resection, lobectomy, and pneumonectomy?
These tumors are found in the central area of the lung?
What is small cell lung carcinoma and squamos cell carcinoma?
This stage involves metastasis
What is stage 4?
These are the 4 common sites of metastasis
What are brain, liver, adrenal glands, and bone
This is the pathophysiology of a scenario where the patient has weakness that improves with activity.
What are antibodies targeting presynpatic calcium channels?
These three treatments are used for palliative care.
What is chemotherapy, molecular targeted therapy, and immunotherapy?
This tumor exhibits well differentiated nests of neuroendocrine cells
What is a Carcinoid tumor?
These stages can involve lymph nodes.
What are Stages 2B, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4A, and 4B?
These are the common symptoms exhibited when having lung cancer.
What are low grade fever, weight loss, cough, hemoptysis, and dyspnea
This complication is associated with a patient with lung cancer presents with persistent hiccups and elevated diaphragm on chest x-ray
What the hechery deckery doo is a Phrenic Nerve Compression
These 4 mutations are commonly used for targeted therapy
What is EGFR mutation, ALK rearragment, ROS1 rearrangement, and BRAF mutation
This tumor is characterized by short, blunted microvilli and columnar mucinous cells.
What is Adenocarcinoma
These stages involve surgical resection plus chemotherapy
What are stages 2B, 3A, 3B, and 3C?
This is the full name of our IQ facilitator.
What is an Amanda Chase?
This Tumor, syndrome, and Hormone causes nephrolethiasis in a patient
What is paraneoplastic syndrome secondary to small cell carcinoma which releases parathyroid hormone related peptide?
This SPECIFIC treatment is used for lung cancers with a BRAF mutation
What is dabrafenib + trametinib
The two cancers that share a positive marker result for Chromogranin
What is a small lung cancer and Carcinoid tumor?
This TNM stage group is associated with a A 6.2 cm lung mass with mediastinal lymph node involvement and no distant metastasis.
What the helly is a T3 N2 M0 or Stage IIIA
This is the key distinction between palliative care and hospice care in the context of advanced lung cancer.
Bonus: What clinical criteria must be met for a lung cancer patient to qualify for hospice under Medicare guidelines?
What is Palliative care can be given alongside curative treatment; hospice is reserved for terminal care only (I was too lazy to fit this in a question format properly so now its typed like my grandma's broken english)
Life expectancy ≤ 6 months, and focus has shifted to comfort-based care, not curative treatment