ILD Flashcards
Name the 7 idiopathic interstitial pneumonias
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, non-specific interstital pneumonia, acute interstital pneumonia, cryptogenic organising pneumonia, desquamative interstital pneumonia, respiratory bronchiolitis associated ILD, lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis
Name then two idiopathic interstital pneumonias particularly associated with smoking
DIP (desquamative intersitial pneumonia) and respiratory bronchiolitis associated ILD.
Name 3 pulmonary haemorrhage syndromes
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly Wegners)
Goodpastures (anti-glomerular basement membrane)
Idiopathic pulmonary haemosideroisis
What are 3 typical characteristics of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis?
Affects pre-menopausal women
Present with recurrent pneumothorax
Chylous effusions
Name 5 connective tissue disorders associated with ILD
Progressive systemic sclerosis Rheumatoid arthritis Systemic lupus erythrmatosis Polymyositis/dermatomyositis Sjogrens
What are 3 extra-pulmonary signs or conditions associated with pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis?
Diabetes insipidus (Central)
Lyric bone lesions
Exophthalmos
What is the other name for acute interstital pneumonia?
Hamman-rich syndrome
What are the characteristic radiological findings in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
Usual interstitial pneumonia pattern
- predominantly basal changes
- sub pleural reticular opacities
- honeycombing
- traction bronchiectasis
What ILDs are associated with basal changes?
IPF, asbestosis, NSIP
What ILDs are associated with upper lobe changes?
Sarcoid
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
What findings on PFTs for ILD?
Restrictive
- reduced TLC, FRC, RV
- reduced FEV1 and FVC - ratio preserved
- DLCO decreased
What is the most common idiopathic interstital pneumonia?
IPF
Who typically gets IPF?
males
often ex smokers
age greater then 60 years
What is the classic finding of IPF on imaging?
Honeycombing
What is the pathological pattern of IPF?
Usual interstital pneumonia - UIP
- fibroblastic foci
- lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate