Tumeurs de la plèvre : Questions médicales fréquentes
Nom anglais: Pleural Neoplasms
Descriptor UI:D010997
Tree Number:C08.785.640
Termes MeSH sélectionnés :
Pilot Projects
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"text": "Le diagnostic se fait par imagerie (CT, IRM) et biopsie pour confirmer la nature de la tumeur."
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"name": "Quels tests sont utilisés pour le mésothéliome ?",
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"name": "Les marqueurs tumoraux sont-ils utiles ?",
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"text": "Oui, certains marqueurs comme le CA-125 peuvent aider à diagnostiquer les tumeurs pleurales."
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"text": "Évitez les lieux de travail à risque et suivez les réglementations de sécurité pour réduire l'exposition."
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"name": "La chirurgie est-elle toujours nécessaire ?",
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"text": "Non, la chirurgie dépend de la taille et du type de la tumeur, ainsi que de l'état du patient."
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"name": "Quels sont les effets secondaires des traitements ?",
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"text": "Les effets secondaires peuvent inclure fatigue, nausées, et problèmes respiratoires selon le traitement."
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"name": "La radiothérapie est-elle utilisée en palliatif ?",
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"text": "Oui, la radiothérapie peut être utilisée pour soulager les symptômes dans les cas avancés."
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"text": "Les complications incluent l'accumulation de liquide pleural, la douleur chronique et la dyspnée."
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"@type": "Question",
"name": "Les tumeurs pleurales peuvent-elles se propager ?",
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"text": "Oui, les tumeurs pleurales peuvent se propager à d'autres parties du corps, notamment les poumons."
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"name": "Comment gérer la douleur liée aux tumeurs ?",
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"text": "La gestion de la douleur peut inclure des analgésiques, des traitements palliatifs et des interventions chirurgicales."
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"@type": "Question",
"name": "Y a-t-il un risque d'infection ?",
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"text": "Oui, les patients peuvent être à risque d'infections pulmonaires en raison de la maladie ou des traitements."
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"name": "Les complications affectent-elles le pronostic ?",
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"name": "Quels sont les principaux facteurs de risque ?",
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"text": "Les principaux facteurs incluent l'exposition à l'amiante, le tabagisme et des antécédents familiaux."
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"@type": "Question",
"name": "L'âge influence-t-il le risque de tumeurs pleurales ?",
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"name": "Les antécédents médicaux jouent-ils un rôle ?",
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"text": "Oui, des antécédents de maladies pulmonaires ou d'exposition à des agents cancérigènes augmentent le risque."
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"name": "Le sexe influence-t-il le risque ?",
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"text": "Oui, les hommes sont généralement plus à risque de développer des tumeurs pleurales que les femmes."
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"text": "Oui, vivre près d'industries polluantes ou d'anciens sites d'amiante augmente le risque."
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To report a pilot project of expert nurses for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial treatment (OPAT) follow-up....
Three nurses with specific training on antibiotics started a state-funded programme including: i) consultations for OPAT follow-up; ii) hotline for satellite hospitals; iii) peer training. Patients' d...
From December 2020 to December 2021, 118 patients (median age 66.5 years [52-75], male-to-female ratio 2.5) were enrolled, for a total of 621 consultations. Patients were mostly on OPAT for bone and j...
Nurses may be important actors for OPAT follow-up....
The Fellowship Council (FC) is transitioning to a competency-based medical education (CBME) model, including the introduction of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for training and assessment ...
The FC coordinated the development of EPAs in collaboration with the sponsoring societies for Advanced GI/MIS, Bariatrics, Foregut, Endoscopy and Hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) fellowships encompassin...
The 15 participating programs included 18 fellows and 106 faculty. A total of 655 assessments were initiated with 429 (65%) completed. The average (SD) number of EPAs completed for each fellow was 24(...
A competency-based assessment framework was developed by the FC and piloted in several programs. Participation was variable and required ongoing strategies to address barriers. The pilot project has p...