Lung cancer
Activity
e-Learning Module
e-Learning Module
In this module, you will learn about presentation, diagnosis, and staging of lung cancer along with patient evaluation to assess suitability for pulmonary resection.
Curriculum Block
Clerkship / Surgery Rotation
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Objectives
Clerkship Objectives
- Create an algorithm for the evaluation of a patient with a lung nodule on chest x-ray.
- Discuss the common risk factors and clinical symptoms of lung cancer.
- List the most common sources of malignant metastases to the lungs.
- Compare and contrast the management and prognosis of metastatic vs. primary lung malignancies.
- Describe the most common diagnostic procedures used to evaluate pulmonary and mediastinal lesions.
- List the common tumors of the anterior, posterior and superior mediastinum.
Assessments
e-Learning Module Completion
Tags
Curriculum Block
Clerkship
Surgery Rotation
Discipline
Surgery
McMaster Program Competencies
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
MeSH
Lung Neoplasms [C04.588.894.797.520]
Pulmonary Surgical Procedures [E04.928.600]
