02.04 Resp
02.04 Respiratory [PDF link]: Lung cancers: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC), Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Lung adenocarcinoma, Lung squamous cell carcinoma, Paraneoplastic syndromes, Pancoast tumour, Mesothelioma – pleural plaques, asbestosis, Bronchiectasis, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis – fibrosis in upper zones and lower zones
More on lung cancers
NICE guidelines NG122, last updated Mar 2024
More on bronchiectasis
NG117 covers acute exacerbations of bronchiectasis, published Dec 2018 + a NICE CKS page on this (last updated Mar 2025)
The British Thorax Society has a guideline also. T Hill A, L Sullivan A, D Chalmers J, De Soyza A, Stuart Elborn J, Andres Floto R, et al. British Thoracic Society Guideline for bronchiectasis in adults. Thorax 2019;74:1–69. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-212463.
Vaccinations and surgery are not mentioned in NG117 or CKS, but covered in the BTS guidelines.
Yellow nail syndrome
See more on StatPearls – genetic disorder classically involving triad of yellow nails, lymphoedema, and respiratory tract involvement
More on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
NICE guideline CG163, last updated May 2017
See also other reference guidelines
American – Raghu G, Remy-Jardin M, Richeldi L, Thomson CC, Inoue Y, Johkoh T, et al. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (an Update) and Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis in Adults: An Official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2022;205:e18–47. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.202202-0399ST.
Diagnostic criteria – Lynch DA, Sverzellati N, Travis WD, Brown KK, Colby TV, Galvin JR, et al. Diagnostic criteria for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a Fleischner Society White Paper. Lancet Respir Med 2018;6:138–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(17)30433-2.
