CHEST Guideline Flashcards
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CHEST Guidelines provide recommendations on the diagnosis and treatment of chest disease states that help clinicians provide exceptional patient care. The following resource includes concise, recall-style digital flashcards on four guidelines covering antithrombotic therapy, non-small cell lung cancer, and central airway obstruction. Test and validate your knowledge of guideline recommendations with this set of more than 20 digital flashcards.


1. Select the appropriate anticoagulant therapy for VTE, including agent choice and treatment duration.
2. Recognize central airway obstruction using therapeutic bronchoscopy tailored to the underlying etiology and severity.
3. Differentiate between individualized anticoagulation and antiplatelet management plans, balancing bleeding and thromboembolic risk.
4. Select the recommended approach for stage I/II non-small cell lung cancer based on surgical candidacy and available adjuvant or targeted therapies.

Douglas A. Arenberg, MD, FCCP
Professor of Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine, Pulmonary & Critical Care
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Lisa K. Moores, MD, FCCP, MACP, FRCP
COL (Ret), MC, USA

Associate Dean for Assessment and Professional Development
Professor of Medicine
Bethesda, MD
CABG = coronary artery bypass graft
CAO = central airway obstruction
DOAC = direct oral anticoagulant/direct-acting oral anticoagulant
ICD = implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
LMWH = low-molecular-weight heparin
NSCLC = non-small cell lung cancer
VKA = vitamin K antagonist

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