October 2016 Pulmonary Case of the Month

Coya T Lindberg, BS¹

Ryan R Nahapetian, MD²

F Zahra Aly, MD, PhD, FRCPath³

¹University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, Tucson, AZ

²Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

³Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, NC

Pulmonary Case of the Month CME Information

Members of the Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and California Thoracic Societies and the Mayo Clinic are able to receive 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for each case they complete. Completion of an evaluation form is required to receive credit and a link is provided on the last panel of the activity. 

0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Estimated time to complete this activity: 0.25 hours

Lead Author(s): Coya Lindberg, BS.  All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members, and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they do not have any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Learning Objectives:
As a result of this activity I will be better able to:

1. Correctly interpret and identify clinical practices supported by the highest quality available evidence.
2. Will be better able to establsh the optimal evaluation leading to a correct diagnosis for patients with pulmonary, critical care and sleep disorders.
3. Will improve the translation of the most current clinical information into the delivery of high quality care for patients.
4. Will integrate new treatment options in discussing available treatment alternatives for patients with pulmonary, critical care and sleep related disorders.

Learning Format: Case-based, interactive online course, including mandatory assessment questions (number of questions varies by case). Please also read the Technical Requirements.

CME Sponsor: University of Arizona College of Medicine at Banner University Medical Center Tucson

Current Approval Period: January 1, 2015-December 31, 2016

Financial Support Received: None

A 49-year-old man presented with chest discomfort to an outside medical facility in Arizona. He was previously healthy and had no chronic medical diseases. Physical examination was unremarkable and he was afebrile. A chest X-ray was performed (Figure  1).

Figure 1. Initial chest x-ray

Which of the following is most likely? (Click on the correct answer to proceed to the second of five panels)

1. There is a large right chest mass
2. There is a loculated pleural effusion in the minor fissure
3. There is a right ventricular aneurysm
4. There is right lower lobe consolidation
5. There is right middle lobe consolidation

Cite as: Lindberg CT, Nahapetian RR, Aly FZ. October 2016 pulmonary case of the month. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care. 2016;13(4):152-8. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13175/swjpcc096-16 PDF

Comments

[Josh Wendy]

Whoa, that's a really cool image that I've never seen before. I never thought I'd see something like that becuase I'm relatively healthy and I'm not in medicine. Thank you!