Focal and Multifocal Lung Diseases Flashcards
Most common cause of bacterial pneumonia
Strep pneumoniae (85%)
Pulmonary infiltrates seen on a chest x-ray that have a sharp, clean border suggests this condition
Radiation pneumonitis
Radiation pneumonitis typically shows up this long after exposure
1-6 months after radiation
This focal pulmonary infiltrate looks like pneumonia on chest x-ray, but the patient will have NO symptoms (no fever, chills, or elevated WBCs)
Alveolar cell carcinoma
Since malignancy can hide in lung infiltrates, imaging should be repeated after this much time to get resolution
6 weeks to 3 months
Aspiration of an oily substance can lead to lipoid pneumonia. Diagnosis of which can be confirmed with this test
Oil red O stain
Describe the process that commonly leads to lung lobe torsion
Lungs are moved aside during CABG surgery
Torsion obstructs blood flow
Post-op, patient gets perfusion-reperfusion injury
Most common cause of endemic fungal pneumonia (in the midwest)
Histoplasmosis
Tuberculosis infiltrates typically show on chest x-ray with this appearance and in this area of the lungs
Cavitations
In upper lung zones
This multifocal pulmonary infiltrate looks like pneumonia but has more hemoptysis and is common in immunosuppressed patients
Invasive aspergillosis
Bulky hilar and mediastinal adenopathy is associated with this multifocal pulmonary infiltrate
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
In what way might viral pneumonia appear differently to bacterial pneumonia on chest x-ray?
Viral follows airways, so looks more streaky on chest x-rays
Drugs (3) that can induce simple eosinophilic pneumonia
Nitrofurantoin
Cocaine
Amiodarone
Simple eosinophilic pneumonia typically shows up in these areas of the lungs
Lower lung fields
Pneumonia caused by a worm would show this unique result on a CBC with differential
Eosinophils >60%
Which patients are most at risk of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia?
Females
Age 20-40
With atopic history
Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia will show up like this on chest x-ray
“Reverse pulmonary edema” - more white on outside, clear in the center
Treatments for simple, chronic, and acute eosinophilic pneumonias
Simple = d/c drug cause or treat parasite
Chronic = prednisone
Acute = methylprednisolone
This type of eosinophilic pneumonia will present with rales
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia
Which eosinophilic pneumonia will present without peripheral eosinophilia?
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (too fast to spread)
Three causes of BOOP
Rheumatoid arthritis
Graft vs heart disease
Bleomycin
Treatment for BOOP
Chronic prednisone
Telltale symptom for patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss)
Footdrop
Patients with this condition have atopy/asthma, neuropathic and skin lesions, high absolute eosinophils, and infiltrates and nodules without cavitations
Granulomatous with polyangiitis (Wegener’s)