DIP Flashcards

1
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DIP

A

intraalveolar macrophage accumulation

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2
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DIP epidemiology

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almost exclusively in smokers
more common in MEN
onset in 40s to 50s

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3
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DIP prognosis

A

BETTER SURVIVAL than UIP
stop smoking
Sometime steroids work

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4
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DIP CT

A

ground glass with lower zone

Opacities are diffuse, and peripheral

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5
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DIP diagnosis

A

VATS BIOPSY

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