Attached are 2 documents pertaining to board preparation and materials that may be helpful in the process The first document is recommended respiratory physiology reading. This is intended to be performed during the PFT rotation along with the required reading for pulmonary function testing and cardiopulmonary exercise testing. The second document is regarding Pulmonary and […]
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Posts and pages related to the fellowship curriculum
Noteworthy recent articles for COPD
Not all-inclusive and can be updated. These are recent articles with findings that may impact or change how you currently practice. 1. Noninvasive ventilation in patients with chronic hypercapnea improves survival, if the PCO2 was lowered by 20% (or to 48 mmHg). Lancet 2014 2. NAC for exacerbations. Meta-analysis Eur Respir Rev 2015; 24: 451–461. […]
NSCLC Staging
You have a 60 yo male patient being evaluated for a cough of two month’s duration. He is an active smoker with a 45 pk year smoking history. He reports increased dyspnea on exertion and right chest heaviness and discomfort. You perform a screening CT scan on him as he meets lung cancer screening guidelines, […]
Pleural Disease I
Your 55 yo female patient (from Japan) with newly diagnosed adenocarcinoma is seeing you back in clinic 9 months later for gradually increasing dyspnea over the past 3 weeks. She has been receiving gefitinib oral therapy. PFTs reveal restriction with a diffusion abnormality. Ann Oncol-2013-Inoue-54-9 Gefitinib As part of her evaluation you order a CXR […]
NSCLC
You are seeing in clinic a new patient who is a 55 yo woman from Japan. She moved to the US 30 years ago to attend graduate school. She has a 35 pack year smoking history and underwent lung cancer screening CT scan. On CT a 4cm LLL mass was seen, with bulky mediastinal lymphadenopathy. […]
Toxidrome
A 31 yo man was brought to the ED after being found unresponsive. His wife reports he had been having lots of back pain after falling at work and was taking “some pills” for it. She also tells you that he drinks heavily every day, and has no history of illicit drug use. He is […]
Wheezing
You have a 24-year-old female with a history of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, treated with hydroxychloroquine who sees you in clinic for a new consultation. She reports a history of dyspnea on exertion that has been slowly progressive over the previous six weeks. She is now short of breath with walking 40 steps on flat surface. […]
Exercise testing
A 41 yo woman is referred to you for cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET). She has a history of systolic CHF due to non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (EF 15%). She is currently on maximal medical therapy. Pulmonary function testing reveals no airflow obstruction and no restrictive ventilatory defect. FEV1 is 99% predicted, FVC is 97% predicted and DLCO […]
Hypoxia
A 52 yo woman is sent to you by her primary care physician for evaluation of hypoxia. She has no symptoms except for early fatigue when she attempts to exercise. She is a lifelong nonsmoker and has no significant past medical history except for hypertension. Pulse oximetry on room air at rest is 80%. You […]
We’re back
A 57-year-old woman presents with worsening shortness of breath over the course of six months. She has lost seven pounds in the past three months and has developed a nonproductive cough. She has never smoked, and has no known mold or work-related exposures. Her only pet is a cockatiel she has had for 18 months. […]