General Internal Medicine

General Pulmonary

Questions discussed in this category

Is methacholine challenge on its way out?

What features on PFT or flow-volume loops do you look at to suspect small airway dysfunction?

Often distal flattening of expiratory limb or decreased Fev25-50/FVC is referred for small airway dysfunction but it is advised against using it give ...

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What is the duration of steroids that you prescribe for organizing pneumonia?

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How do you read a PFT with restrictive type spirometry but normal lung volumes?

What clinical significance does this have and how do you follow these patients?

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How do you determine the severity of restrictive lung disease?

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Do you hold anticoagulation prior to performing bronchoalveolar lavage?

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Can transudative pleural effusions lead to trapped lung?

In trapped lung, a fibrous peel over the visceral pleura restricts pleural expansion. Could transudative pleural effusions lead to this condition?

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Do you always comment on VA and KCO when reading PFT's when gas transfer is ordered?

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How do you manage immunosuppressive medications in patients who develop a pneumonia?

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What therapies do you routinely use to prevent mucus plug formation after endobronchial stent placement?

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How long do you normally wait before considering any bronchoscopic procedure (EBUS-TBNA, Transbronchial biopsy) after an episode of acute PE in a patient needing these procedures?

Normally, waiting 6-12 weeks of therapeutic anticoagulation after an acute PE is suggested for any bronchoscopic procedure, however there is always a ...

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What is your approach to initial work up for a young patient with bronchiectasis?

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Is there a role for biologics to help patients with ABPA who are steroid responsive and have removed their allergen insult, but continue to have an elevated serum IgE and incomplete resolution of symptoms return to their baseline functional status?

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Do you routinely use hypertonic saline for pulmonary toileting in patients with non-CF bronchiectasis?

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What is your approach to the monitoring and management of a never-smoker with respiratory symptoms and a nonspecific ventilatory pattern on pulmonary function testing?

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