CHEST Board Review: SEEK Sessions-SEEK Board Review Session 2024: Dr. Sandhya Khurana

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Video Summary

The video is a medical education session focusing on respiratory medicine, specifically involving case studies on conditions such as exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, PRISM (Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry), GPA (Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis), sleep apnea, endobronchial valve usage in emphysema treatment, and treatment of non-expandable lungs. The session includes questions and discussions on diagnosis and management strategies, with correct answers explained thoroughly. Topics covered include indirect challenge tests for exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, PRISM's association with increased risk of COPD, identifying GPA from vasculitis, recognizing positional sleep apnea, and using surgical decortication for trapped lungs. Various tests like sputum culture for non-tubercular mycobacteria, pleural manometry for unexpandable lung, and criteria for lung volume reduction surgery are discussed, along with guidelines from notable studies such as the National Emphysema Treatment Trial. The session emphasizes understanding symptom causes, intervention effectiveness, and clinical decision-making for complex pulmonary conditions.

Keywords

respiratory medicine

exercise-induced bronchoconstriction

Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

sleep apnea

emphysema treatment

lung volume reduction surgery

clinical decision-making