ILD buzzwords Flashcards
erythema nodsum, weigh loss/ fatigue, bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy
sacoidosis
raised ACE levels
sarcoidosis
lesions in URT, lungs, kidneys, necrotising microvascular glomerulonephritis
wegners granulomatous
high eosinophils, ANCA +ve
churg strauss syndrome
ground glass to honeycombing, fine bilateral end inspiratory crackles, clubbing, restrictive pattern
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
reaction several hours after exposure to a foreign antigen usually from animals, raised leukocytes and T cells
extrinsic allergic alveolitis
apical destruction of lung
progressive massive fibrosis, coal workers pneumoconiosis
black sputum, rheumatoid factors, ANA +ve
coal workers pneumoconiosis
progressive shortness of breath, bilateral reticulo-nodular shadowing
extrinsic allergic alveolitis