Management of Pulmonary Nodules

Expiry Date
: 14/12/2022
CPD Units
: 2.00 Points
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The management guidelines for incidentally discovered solid and subsolid lung nodules.

Keywords: Pulmonary Nodules; Emphysema; Pulmonary Fibrosis; Adenocarcinoma; Malignancy Risk.

Reading material:

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
The aim of this article is to update the knowledge of practitioners on the management of pulmonary nodules.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

  1. The general recommendations for managing incidentally discovered pulmonary nodules;

  2. Presence of emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis on a CT image;
  3. Association between age and lung cancer risk;
  4. Dominant factors to predict malignancy risk; and
  5. Patients with multiple nodules


Instruction for this Module

  • Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz at the end
  • You need to pass the quiz and complete the course rating to generate the module certificate at the end
  • You have three attempts to pass the quiz
  • The pass grade is 70%
  • Please click on the CPD certificate link to claim your certificate and to update your CPD Manager

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