Variable | Response options |
---|---|
Age (years) | 50, 60, 70, 80 |
Gender | Male, female |
Smoking status | Current lifelong smoker |
Quit smoking 5āyears ago | |
Smoked for about 10āyears in their youth | |
Never smoked | |
Symptoms | Cough and shortness of breath |
Haemoptysis | |
Unintentional weight loss | |
No respiratory symptoms ā incidental finding on CT coronary angiogram | |
Lung nodule size (mm) | 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 19, 25, 30 |
Lung nodule location | Upper lobe, not upper lobe |
Lung nodule spiculation | Yes, no |
Recommendation from reporting radiologist | No recommendation |
Specialist respiratory review | |
Urgent specialist respiratory review | |
Repeat CT chest as per existing guidelines, probably in 3ā6āmonths |