Practise the Interventional Pulmonology conversation that can shape your match

Question practice

Questions drawn from the realities of Interventional Pulmonology

Practise explaining the clinical decisions, patient conversations and career experiences that matter in Interventional Pulmonology—then handle follow-ups that ask for evidence behind your first answer.

1. 01

   Describe a specific patient encounter during your Internal Medicine residency that solidified your interest in pursuing advanced diagnostic or therapeutic airway interventions.

2. 02

   A patient with recurrent symptomatic pleural effusions is referred to you; what diagnostic and therapeutic options would you consider, and what factors influence your choice?

3. 03

   You are preparing for an urgent rigid bronchoscopy for massive hemoptysis, and the anesthesia team is late, leading to significant delays; how do you manage this situation and communicate with the patient's family?

4. 04

   An interventional pulmonology fellow performs a technically difficult cryobiopsy that results in a severe pneumothorax requiring chest tube insertion; how do you approach discussing this complication with the patient, ensuring transparency and accountability?

5. 05

   What current trends or ongoing clinical trials in Interventional Pulmonology, particularly related to lung cancer diagnosis or advanced airway management, have recently captured your interest?

6. 06

   Our program emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach to lung cancer; how do you see yourself contributing to and benefiting from this collaborative environment with thoracic surgeons, oncologists, and radiation oncologists?