Causes of Interstitial Lung disease

Question 1

what is Interstitial lung disease?

Answer 1

umbrella term used for a large group of heterogenous diseases where the interstitial becomes thicker

Question 2

what is the interstitial space?

Answer 2

space between the alveolar membrane and the basement membrane

Question 3

pathophysiology of interstitial lung disease

Answer 3

• lungs are stiff
  -compliance reduced
  -elastic recoil increased
  -lungs are smaller
  -restrictive breathing / chest expansion reduced
• shortness of breath
• can hear lung crackles

Question 4

Factors that can cause interstitial lung disease

Answer 4

• occupation
  -treatment related
• connective tissue diseases
  -immunological
  -idiopathic (don’t know)

Question 5

reason why occupation can cause this disease

Answer 5

• exposure to asbestos
  -coal dust -> pneumoconiosis -> increases size of the membrane

Question 6

treatment related

Answer 6

• radiation
  -chemotherapy

Question 7

connective tissue disease

Answer 7

• arthritis

Question 8

immunological

Answer 8

• sarcoidosis (small patches of red and swollen)

Question 9

Idiopathic

Answer 9

fibrosing alveolitis