Hypersens Pneumonitis Flashcards
Hot tub lung
Mycobacterium avium complex
Inhalation of proteins from feathers and droppings
Bird fancier’s lung
Moldy composted growth medium
Mushroom worker’s disease
Moldy sugar cane
Bagassosis
BAL in patients with HP shows increased?
T lymphocytes
In acute form, onset of symptoms ___ hours after exposure
6 to 8 hours
Clinical manifestation of HP with greatest predictive value for mortality
Pulmonary fibrosis
Most important tool in diagnosing HP
High index of suspicion
Procedure of choice for HP
HRCT
Ratio of T lymphocytes in BAL of HP patients
Decreased helper/suppressor ratio
How much eosinophils in BAL of patients with acute eosinophilic pneumonia
> 25% eosinophils (normally <2%)
No apparent peripheral eosinophilia
Eosinophilia in chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Peripheral blood and BAL eosinophilia more pronounced
Amount of peripheral blood eosinophils in hypereosinophilic syndrome
> 1500 eos per uL x 6 months or longer
Most common form of HP
Bird breeder’s lung
