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Lung Cancer Posters ISESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is increasingly detected on chest imaging andposes a challenge to clinicians because the differential diagnosis is extensive. This study was aimed to reveal the histologic spectrum of resected SPNs. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Yiliang Zhang, Yuan Li, Ting Ye, Yang Zhang, Yihua Sun, Jiaqing Xiang, Yawei Zhang, Hecheng Li, Lei Shen, Haiquan ChenNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Lung Cancer ISESSION TYPE: Slide PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 02:15 PM - 03:45 PMPURPOSE: This study was aimed to compare the efficacy of first-line tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) followed, upon progression, by chemotherapy with the reverse sequence in patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC in terms of overall survival (OS). ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Yiliang Zhang, Yihua Sun, Lei Wang, Ting Ye, Yunjian Pan, Haichuan Hu, Yongfu Yu, David Garfield, Haiquan ChenNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Critical Care CasesSESSION TYPE: Case ReportsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 04:15 PM - 05:15 PMPURPOSE: Treatment of Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) with chronic intravenous prostanoid through a chronic tunneled catheter has been reported to be associated with bacteremia and sepsis; however bacterial endocarditis is rarely reported. Here we report a patient with idiopathic PAH receiving chronic intravenous prostacyclin that developed acute Clostridium perfringens aortic valve endocarditis. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Amitesh Agarwal, Alex DuarteNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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ILD Case Report Posters ISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is a systemic vasculitis that usually involves the lungs, upper respiratory tract and kidneys. Histological manifestations in the lung are typically characterized by necrotizing granulomatous inflammation alongwith extensive parenchymal necrosis and necrotizing vasculitis. Several histological variants have been recognized and are characterized by bronchocentric inflammation, marked eosinophil infiltrate, alveolar hemorrhage or interstitial fibrosis. A more uncommon variant of Wegener's is a "BOOP-like" variant primarily consisting of bronchiolitis obliterans-organizing pneumonia like fibrosis; only 16 such cases have been described in the literature to date. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Deepankar Sharma, Neil AggarwalNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Telemedicine PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Canada. In Saskatchewan many patients live outside of large medical centres and must travel long distances to be assessed by a lung cancer specialist. The purpose of this project is to study a telehealth clinic attended by a nurse-clinician and supervised by a respirologist designed to assess patients from rural Saskatchewan referred for suspected lung cancer. ⋯ Chris Hergott: Grant monies (from sources other than industry): Recipient of Grant money - Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation to run this study Dawn Demchenko: Employee: Employee of University of Saskatchewan - paid via grant money as nurse-clinician administering telehealth clinic Mark Fenton: Grant monies (from sources other than industry): Research Grant for this Study Nazmi Sari: Grant monies (from sources other than industry): Grant Money to conduct this study Darcy Marciniuk: Grant monies (from sources other than industry): Grant Money for this study Don Cockcroft: Grant monies (from sources other than industry): Grant money for this studyNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.