PULMONARY NEOPLASMS

PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials! Lung neoplasm causes -tobacco smoking - most lung cancers associated with cigarette smoking -60x higher risk -cessation decreases risk over time -pipe and cigar -chewing tobacco -vaping -second hand smoke industrial hazards -Asbestos - malignant mesothelioma, commonly causes non small cell lung cancer (adeno, squamous) -uranium - weakly radioactive (10x incidence) -high dose radiation - carcinogenic...

PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials! What is the most common symptom of lung cancer? Cough Hemopytsis-other What are the ssx for lung cancer? HINT: BREATHE Blood Recurring respiratory infections Enduring cough that is new or different Aches or pains in shoulder, back, chest Trouble breathing Hoarseness or wheezing Exhaustion, weakness or loss of appetite What is the largest risk factor for lung cancer? Smoking-those who have smoked a lon...

PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials! Lecture Overview Dont worry about treatment Focus on the presentation of the different cancers Pulmonary Neoplasms Overview •"Pulmonary neoplasms" is a term used to describe a heterogenous group of diseases that affect the lungs •Pulmonary Neoplasms can be malignant (cancerous) or benign •Treatment & prognosis highly variable and will depend on the condition Lung Cancer Facts •Lun...

PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials! A well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) arising in the lung >> leading to excess serotonin, histamine and bradykinin best describes? carcinoid tumor A carcinoid tumor leads to excess of which neuroendocrine hormones/transmitters? Serotonin, Histamine, Bradykinin What is the most frequently involved organ for a neuroendocrine tumor? 1st is GI tract 2nd is lungs Low-grade neoplasms arising from ...

PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials! 3 criteria for solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) Isolated (only ONE), not associated with infiltrates or atelectasis or adenopathy, and <3cm An SPN is also known as a ____ lesion coin Do benign or malignant lung lesions typically have a strong calcification pattern? (white on xray) benign What 4 things are the MC etiology of solitary pulmonary nodules? Cancer (primary or metastatic), infectious granuloma, ha...

PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials! What is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women? Lung cancer in women - more than colon and breast cancer combined in men - more than colon and prostate cancer combined What is lung cancer? uncontrolled growth of lung tissue Why are death rates for lung cancer decreasing? There is an increase in the number of ____ but decrease in the number of ____. targeted therapies and early detection cas...

PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials! What types of Neoplasms are we concerned about with pulmonology? a. bronchogenic carcinoma b. squamous cell carcinoma c. adenocarcinoma d. small cell carcinoma e. carcinoid tumors What is the most common cause of Lung CA? Smoking (don't do that.) What are some significant contributing risk-factors to developing Lung CA in non-smokers? 2nd-hand exposure to cigarette smoke, occupational exposure to car...

PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials! Risk factors for lung cancer? - tobacco use - occupational - gender - radiation - socioeconomic status - lung diseases - race and age Tobacco is linked to ___% of all lung cancers 90 What are some occupational/enviornmental risk factors of lung cancer? - asbestos - radon - radiation - secondhand smoke What is the second leading cause of lung cancer death? Radon Which age group is at highest risk of ...

PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials! what causes 90% of lung cancers cig smoking what diseases are associated with increased risk of lung cancer (3) copd pulmonary fibrosis HIV what is the mean age @ dx of lung cancer 71 lung cancer is unusual under what age 40 <3 cm isolated, rounded opacity on the chest radiograph outlined by normal lung tissue solitary pulmonary nodule what size lesions have a high likelihood of malignancy and should ...

PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials! Lung cancer epidemiology 2nd most common cancer world-wide (after breast cancer) Median age at diagnosis = 71 USPSTF screening guidelines for lung cancer Annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose CT in adults aged 50 to 80 years who have a 20 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years. Should also have good life expectancy