DIP Flashcards
1
Q
DIP
A
intraalveolar macrophage accumulation
2
Q
DIP epidemiology
A
almost exclusively in smokers
more common in MEN
onset in 40s to 50s
3
Q
DIP prognosis
A
BETTER SURVIVAL than UIP
stop smoking
Sometime steroids work
4
Q
DIP CT
A
ground glass with lower zone
Opacities are diffuse, and peripheral
5
Q
DIP diagnosis
A
VATS BIOPSY