General Thoracic Surgery Notecards

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Lung Cancer Overview and Preop Eval
Overall chance of devloping lung ...,
At risk patient populations for l...,
Most important rf for lung ca
51  cards
Mediastinal staging for NSCLC
Lung ca t stage,
Lung ca n stage,
Lung ca m stage
11  cards
Early Stage NSCLC
Definition of early stage lung ca...,
Percentage of patients diagnosed ...,
Leading risk factors for developm...
42  cards
Locally Advanced Lung Cancer
Definition of locally advanced lu...,
Prevalence of locally advanced lu...,
Presentation of locally advanced ...
41  cards
Thoracic and Pulmonary Anatomy
Number of ribs,
True ribs,
False ribs
35  cards
Pulmonary Physiology and Pulmonary Function Tests
Four major factors that determine...,
Most frequently used objective to...,
Maximum volume expired after maxi...
31  cards
Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Prevelance of paraneoplastic sydr...,
9 cateogires of lung cancer relat...,
Characteristics of pns hypercalcemia
13  cards
Post-Pneumonectomy Complications
Mortality for pneumonectomy,
Mortality increased for right or ...,
Risk factors for mortality after ...
39  cards
Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumors and Other Primary Lung Tumors
Prevalence of pulmonary carcinoid...,
Who classification of carcinoid t...,
Prevelence of typical vs atypical...
25  cards
Pulmonary Metastatic Disease
Indication for pulmonary metastas...,
Mc location of pulmonary mets,
Probability of metastatic disease...
15  cards
Congenital Lung Disease
4 phases of intrauterine pulmonar...,
Most common anomaly of the trachea,
Classification system for tef
61  cards
Surgery for Emphysema
Pathophysiology,
Goals of surgical intervention fo...,
Diagnostic criteria for emphysema
17  cards
Benign Tumors of Lungs
Prevelence of benign lung tumors,
General categorization of benign ...,
Radiologic considerations in eval...
33  cards
Interstitial Lung Disease
Definition of idiopathic intersti...,
Alveolitic pattern of interstitia...,
Moa of idiopatich interstitial pn...
55  cards
Lung Transplantation
Lung transplant candidate selection,
Exclusin criteria inelegibility f...,
Preop evaluation for lung transpl...
30  cards
Thoracic Infections and Hemoptysis
Indications for surgery for m tub...,
Prior to sugery for m tuberculosi...,
First line medical therapy for m ...
66  cards
Benign Pleural Disease
Mcc of spontaneous pneumothorax,
T f tension pneumothorax common a...,
Rare causes of secondary ptx
22  cards
Malignant Pleural Effusions and Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Leading cause of malignant pleura...,
Moa of mpe,
Median survival for most patients...
50  cards
Chylothorax
Anatomy of thoracic duct,
Lymphatic drainage of right head ...,
Primary physiologic role of the t...
25  cards
Chest Wall Deformaties
Broad classification of chest wal...,
Most common congenital chest wall...,
Characteristics of pectus excavatum
25  cards
Chest Wall Tumors
Primary malignant chest wall tumors,
Tumors that metastasize to chest ...,
Benign tumors of the chest wall
72  cards
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Definition of thoracic outlet syn...,
Three types of tos,
Paget schroetter syndrome
10  cards
Diseases of Diaphragm
Embroyolgic development of diaphragm,
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia c...,
Decreased survival with chd due to
35  cards
Anatomy and Physiology of the Esophagus
4 layers of esophagus,
Esophagus does not have what hist...,
Properties of muscularis proria t...
28  cards
Esophageal Cancer
Mc histologic type of esophageal ...,
Rf for esophageal scc,
Esophageal scc more common in men...
64  cards
Other Esophageal Tumors
Percent of malignant esophagal tu...,
Other non adenocarcinoma scc mali...,
Benign esophageal tumors include
25  cards
Congenital Disease of Esophagus
Development of foregut begins dur...,
Foregut derivatives include,
Describe esophagal development
27  cards
Esophageal Reflux
Prevelance of gerd in western world,
2 primary pathophysiolic moa of gerd,
Results of pathologic reflux
20  cards
Esophageal Motility Disorders
Categories of esophageal motility...,
A common cause of esophageal dysm...,
Other diseases that may affect es...
49  cards
Esophageal Injury
Key issues to consider to determi...,
Two categories of esophageal stri...,
Categories of benign esophageal s...
27  cards
Esophageal Diverticula
Definition of esophageal diverticula,
Defintion of true vs false esopha...,
Categories of esophageal divertic...
12  cards
Paraesophageal Hernias
4 types of paraesophageal hernia,
Which types of esophageal hiatal ...,
Demographics of peh
25  cards
Tracheal Stenosis and Postintubation Injury
Only complete tracheal ring,
Categories of tracheal stenosis a...,
Morphologies of congential trache...
31  cards
Tracheal Tumors
T f,
Mc primary malignant tracheal tumors,
Demographics of scc and adenoid c...
31  cards
Anatomy and Surgical Approaches to the Mediastinum
Boundaries of mediastinum,
Boundaries and structures of ante...,
Boundaries and structures of midd...
28  cards
Mediastinal Masses
Masses of anterior superior compa...,
Masses of middle comparmetn,
Masses of posterior mediastinal c...
80  cards
Thoracic Sympathectomy
Indications for throacic dorsal s...,
Definition of hyperhidroiss,
Incidence of hyperhidrosis
21  cards
Small cell lung cancer
0  cards

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