Hospital Medicine

Interventional Pulmonology

Questions discussed in this category

Are you more permissive of perioperative interruption of anticoagulation for VTE depending on the location and relative chronicity of the thrombus?

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How do you decide between oral vs nasal route of entry for bronchoscopy with BAL with moderate sedation?

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What is your approach to the management of persistent hydropneumothorax due to a non expandable lung?

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How do you mitigate risk when performing bronchoscopy in hypoxic patients requiring high levels of supplemental oxygen?

Is there a threshold amount of oxygen above which you would avoid bronchoscopy?

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Would you consider deferring chest tube placement in a clinically stable patient with a small empyema without signs of systemic infection?

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Is a larger bore percutaneous chest tube sufficient to adequately drain a hemothorax, or is a surgical chest tube required?

1 Answer available

What is your approach to the evaluation and management of a suspected intrapulmonary hematoma?

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How do you assess the use of Heimlich valves for patients who present with persistent air leaks?

1 Answer available

When do you pursue interventional treatments in a lung transplant patient with anastomotic dehiscence complicated by a bronchopleural fistula?

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What is your preferred strategy for controlling bleeding after transbronchial or endobronchial biopsies?

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What is your approach towards management of symptomatic broncholithiasis?

What factors do you consider while deciding between bronchoscopic vs surgical management?

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Is an early chest tube and tPA/Dornase therapy for a loculated and complex pleural effusion that is not an empyema or hemothorax helpful in reducing the rate of developing trapped lung?

1 Answer available

Do you perform a clamp trial before removing a chest tube for pneumothorax?

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Papers discussed in this category

Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 2008-08

Comparison between idiopathic deep vein thrombosis of the upper and lower extremity regarding risk factors and recurrence.

BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2011 May 24

Influence of preceding length of anticoagulant treatment and initial presentation of venous thromboembolism on risk of recurrence after stopping treatment: analysis of individual participants' data from seven trials.

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