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What is a good way to remember the thoracic lymph node stations?

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single digits are mediastinal, double digits are hilar

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Describe the course of the thoracic duct.

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the cisterna chili at L2 crosses at T5 from right to left and then empties into the L IJ and subclavian veins

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The azygos vein drains into what structure?

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the superior vena cava

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The thoracic duct is between what two other structure?

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the azygos vein and the esphagus

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What are the two types of pneumocytes and their function?

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  • type 1: gas exchange
  • type 2: make surfactant
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What is the primary component of surfactant?

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phosphatidylcholine

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What are the pores of Kahn?

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pores in alveoli that enable direct air exchange

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What PFTs should a patient have prior to undergoing lobectomy?

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  • DLCO2 and FEV1 > 80%
  • post-op predicted values > 40%
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If post-operative predicted DLCO2 or FEV1 is lower than 40%, what is the best next test?

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a V/Q scan to show the contribution of the diseased lung

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What are lights criteria?

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any one criteria suggests an exudative effusion
- pleural/serum protein > 0.5
- pleural/serum LDH > 0.6
- pleural LDH > ⅔ normal serum

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How should you manage a retained hemothorax?

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early VATS for washout

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What test confirms a chylothorax?

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a pleural fluid triglyceride level > 110
- will also have a lymphocyte predominance
- suda red stains fat and will be positive

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What is the most common cause of a chylothorax?

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1) lymphoma
2) trauma/iatrogenic

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Medical management of a lymphatic leak includes what interventions?

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  • low fat, medium-chain fatty acid diet (avoid long chain)
  • can also consider bowel rest with TPN
  • or octreotide
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What surgical intervention can be offered to those with a lymphatic leak?

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  • ligation of the thoracic duct in the low right mediastinum
  • talc pleurodesis and possible chemoradiation for malignancy
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What is the difference between a primary and secondary pneumothorax?

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  • primary is usually seen in tall, thin individuals
  • secondary is due to an underlying medical condition (most commonly COPD)
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What pneumothoraces can you manage expectantly?

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those < 3cm in asymptomatic, stable patients

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When should you operate on those with pneumothorax?

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  • persistent air leak > 5 days
  • reucrrent spontaneous pneumothorax
  • high risk profession (scuba diver) after first spontaneous pneumothorax
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You take a patient with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax to the OR and don’t see any blebs. What operation should you perform?

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an apical wedge resection and pleurodesis

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What are the most common etiologies for lung abscesses?

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aspiration and poor dental hygiene

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When should you resect pulmonary abscesses?

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  • if they persist for > 2 months
  • if they are > 4cm in size
  • if they are thick walled
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What is the best next step when evaluating for Boerhave’s syndrome?

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gastrografin esophagram

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What is Ludwig angina?

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a descending mediastinitis from an oropharyngeal infection

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What is the most common cause of mediastinal adenopathy?

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What is the most common overall type of mediastinal tumor in adults and children?
neurogenic (found in the posterior mediastinum)
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What is the most common site of a mediastinal tumor?
anterior (think terrible Ts)
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What are the possible etiologies of a posterior and anterior mediastinal mass?
- posterior: lymphoma (MC overall) - anterior: thymoma (MC anterior), teratoma, ectopic thyroid, lymphoma
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What else do you need to check on physical exam in a male with a mediastinal mass?
scrotum for possible testicular germ cell tumor
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Describe the relationship between thymoma and myasthenia gravis.
- 50% are malignant - 50% are symptomatic - 50% have myasthenia gravis - 10% of MG patients have a thymoma - 80% of MG patients improve with thymectomy
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What is the treatment of post-thymectomy myasthenia crisis?
plasmapheresis or IVIG
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What is the most common etiologies of superior vena cava syndrome?
malignancy 1) small cell lung cancer 2) lymphoma
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What is Horner syndrome?
a collection of ptosis, mitosis, and anhidrosis seen in those with a pan coast tumor which disrupts sympathetics
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Describe the diagnostic workup and treatment of SVC syndrome.
- get a CXR, CT with contrast, +/- venogram - treat with positioning, steroids, +/- anticoagulation - can consider emergent radiation if very symptomatic
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What are the screening recommendations for lung cancer?
annual low-dose CT for those 50 to 80 years old with > 20 pack year history of smoking that are active users or quit in the last 15 years
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What is the number one cause of cancer-related death in the US?
lung cancer
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What is the strongest prognostic factor in lung cancer?
nodal involvement
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What is the most common site of metastasis from lung cancer?
the brain
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Describe the workup of a solitary pulmonary nodule.
- nothing further if benign calcification or stable for two years - if not a surgical candidate, consider biopsy and radiation - if a surgical candidate, consider serial imaging, PET, perc/bronchoscopic biopsy, or VATS excisional biopsy depending on assessed risk
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Which lung cancers are more central? More peripheral?
- central: squamous and small cell - peripheral: adenocarcinoma
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Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung is associated with what paraneoplastic syndrome?
PTHrP causing hypercalcemia
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Small cell carcinoma of the lung is associated with which paraneoplastic syndrome?
ACTH and ADH secretion
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Which mediastinal lymph nodes are assessed with mediastinoscopy?
aortopulmonary notes (stations 5 and 6)
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When should you perform mediastinoscopy in those with a lung mass?
when there is suspicious lymphadenopathy at stations 5/6 because positive nodes would make the tumor unresectable
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How is a chamberlain procedure/mediastinoscopy performed?
anterior thoracotomy or parasternal mediastinotomy through L 2nd rib cartilage
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Describe the staging for lung cancer.
T1: < 3cm T2: 3-5cm T3: 5-7cm, invading chest wall/pericardium/phrenic nerve, ipsilateral satellite nodules T4: > 7 cm or invading mediastinum N1: ipsilateral hilar nodes N2: ipsilateral mediastinal nodes N3: supraclavicular, cervical, contralateral nodes
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What is the recommended treatment for lung cancer by stage?
- stage I: resection or definitive radiation - stage II: resection or definitive radiation - stage III: neoadjuvant chemoradiation (N2) - stage IIIb: chemoradiation (T4 tumor or N3 nodes) - stage IV: palliative resection or radiation
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When can you resect lung cancer in VATS fashion?
- less than 5cm - without regional lyphadenopathy or local invasion - peripheral lesions
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Describe post-operative lung cancer surveillance guidelines.
- stage I/II: CT every 6 months for three years followed by annually - stage III/IV: CT every 3-6 months for three years followed by every 6 months then annually
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What is a pancoast tumor?
one that invades the thoracic inlet, potentially leading to SVC syndrome or Horner syndrome
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What is the treatment for pancoast tumors
neoadjuvant chemoradiation
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What are the indications for trauma thoracotomy?
- penetrating thoracic injury with < 15min CPR - blunt trauma with < 10min CPR - extra-thoracic penetrating trauma < 5min CPR
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When should you resect pericardial cysts? Where are they found?
- only if symptomatic - at the right costobronchial angle
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DO bronchogenic cysts have to be resected? Where are they found?
- yes - find them posterior to the carina
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What are the most common benign and malignant lung masses in adults?
- benign: hamartomas - malignant: squamous cell carcinoma
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What are the most common benign and malignant lung masses in children?
- benign: hemangiomas - malignant: carcinoid
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What type of lung cancer mimics pneumonia?
bronchoalveolar, it grows along the alveolar walls and is usually multifocal
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What is the treatment for post-pneumonectomy syndrome?
tissue expander placed in the pneumonectomy site
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What is the best conduit for CABG?
IMA
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