[lung tumours]

Answer 1

smoking

Answer 2

small cell lung cancers (SCLCs)

non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs)

Answer 3

small cell lung cancers (SCLCs)

non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs)

Answer 4

Cough
haemoptysis
dyspnoea
chest pain (only 40%)

Answer 5

Cough 
haemoptysis 
dyspnoea
chest pain (only 40%)
slow resolving/recurrent pneumonia

Answer 6

weight loss
fevers
night sweats

Answer 7

weight loss
fevers
night sweats

Answer 8

HPOA

hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy

Answer 9

HPOA

hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy

Answer 10

bone
CNS (cerebellar/focal CNS signs)
liver

Answer 11

bone
CNS (cerebellar/focal CNS signs)
liver

Answer 12

ipsilateral invasion of cervical sympathetic plexus

Answer 13

ipsilateral invasion of cervical sympathetic plexus

Answer 14

phrenic nerve palsy

Answer 15

recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy

Answer 16

the cricothyroid

Answer 17

increases the pitch of the voice

Answer 18

external branch of superior laryngeal

Answer 19

external branch of superior laryngeal

Answer 20

rib erosion

Answer 21

SVC obstruction

Answer 22

AF

Answer 23

metastases to the bones

Answer 24

metastases to the adrenal glands

Question 25

[lung tumours]: why you get hypoadrenalism

Answer 25

metastases to the adrenal glands

Question 26

[lung tumours]: what 2 hormones are secreted by small cell lung cancers (2)

Answer 26

ACTH | ADH (SIADH)

Question 27

[lung tumours]: what syndrome would excess ACTH

Answer 27

Cushings

Question 28

[lung tumours]: how might neurological involvement manifest in relation to signs

Answer 28

fits confusion cerebellar syndrome

Question 29

[lung tumours]: what signs may present due to neurological involvement (3)

Answer 29

fits confusion cerebellar syndrome

Question 30

[lung tumours]: what signs may present due to neurological involvement (3)

Answer 30

fits confusion cerebellar syndrome

Question 31

[lung tumours]: what would the hilar nodes show on CXR

Answer 31

hilar enlargment

Question 32

[lung tumours]: what 5 things may be visible on CXR

Answer 32

``` Hilar enlargement consolidation Pleural effusion lung collapse bony secondaries (ribs/spine) ```

Question 33

[lung tumours]: what 5 things may be visible on CXR

Answer 33

``` Hilar enlargement consolidation Pleural effusion lung collapse bony secondaries (ribs/spine) ```

Question 34

[lung tumours]: the tumour is staged using what Ix?

Answer 34

CT scan

Question 35

[lung tumours]: the tumour is graded via biopsy via what Ix?

Answer 35

bronchoscopy

Question 36

[lung tumours]: what chemical can be used in conjunction with a PET scan to aid in tumour staging

Answer 36

F18 - deoxyglucose

Question 37

[lung tumours]: what chemical can be used in conjunction with a PET scan to aid in tumour staging

Answer 37

F18 - deoxyglucose

Question 38

[lung tumours]: what type of scan can aid in confirming a diagnosis of bone mets

Answer 38

radionucleotide

Question 39

[lung tumours]: before a lobectomy what Ix should you perform to assess suitability

Answer 39

lung function tests

Question 40

[lung tumours]: before a lobectomy what Ix should you perform to assess suitability

Answer 40

lung function tests

Question 41

[lung tumours]: why are SCLCs almost impossible to eradicate

Answer 41

disseminated at diagnosis (nearly always)

Question 42

[lung tumours]: what is the survival time for SCLC

Answer 42

3 months

Question 43

[lung tumours]: what drug can be co-administered with radiotherapy for Tx of SCLC

Answer 43

cisplatin

Question 44

[lung tumours]: what drugs are used in the radiotherapy-free Tx of SCLC (4)

Answer 44

Doxorubicin cyclophosphamide vincristine etoposide

Question 45

[lung tumours]: what drugs are used in the radiotherapy-free Tx of SCLC (4)

Answer 45

Doxorubicin cyclophosphamide vincristine etoposide

Question 46

[lung tumours]: Tx of SVC obstruction (2)

Answer 46

Radiotherapy | Stenting

Question 47

[lung tumours]: what is the 1st line Tx in non-metastatic (stage 1-2) NSCLCs

Answer 47

excision

Question 48

[lung tumours]: what is the 1st line Tx in non-metastatic (stage 1-2) NSCLCs

Answer 48

excision

Question 49

[lung tumours]: what 2 substances should you send for cytology testing

Answer 49

Sputum | pleural fluid

Question 50

[lung tumours]: what 2 substances should you send for cytology testing

Answer 50

Sputum | pleural fluid

Question 51

[lung tumours]: what hormone do squamous cell tumours produce

Answer 51

PTH