ILD Review Questions

Question 1

1. Which of the following is another name for
   hypersensitivity pneumonitis?
   a. Sarcoidosis
   b. Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
   c. Alveolar proteinosis
   d. Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis

Question 2

2. Which of the following is or are considered pulmonary
   vasculitides?
3. Rheumatoid arthritis
4. Wegener’s granulomatosis
5. Lymphomatoid granulomatosis
6. Churg-Strauss syndrome
   a. 1 only
   b. 3 only
   c. 2, 3, and 4 only
   d. 1, 2, and 3 only
7. Which of the following disorders is associated with
   desquamative interstitial pneumonia and usual
   interstitial pneumonia?
   a. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
   b. Eosinophilic granuloma
   c. Rheumatoid arthritis
   d. Sarcoidosis
8. Which of the following is/are systemic connective tissue
   diseases?
9. Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis
10. Rheumatoid arthritis
11. Sjögren’s syndrome
12. Alveolar proteinosis
    a. 3 only
    b. 2 and 4 only
    c. 1 and 4 only
    d. 2 and 3 only
13. Which of the following pulmonary function study findings
    is or are associated with chronic interstitial lung
    disease?
14. Increased FRC
15. Decreased FEVT
16. Increased RV
17. Decreased FVC
    a. 1 only
    b. 3 only
    c. 2 and 4 only
    d. 3 and 4 only

Question 3

3. Which of the following disorders is associated with
   desquamative interstitial pneumonia and usual
   interstitial pneumonia?
   a. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
   b. Eosinophilic granuloma
   c. Rheumatoid arthritis
   d. Sarcoidosis

Question 4

5. Which of the following pulmonary function study findings
   is or are associated with chronic interstitial lung
   disease?
6. Increased FRC
7. Decreased FEVT
8. Increased RV
9. Decreased FVC
   a. 1 only
   b. 3 only
   c. 2 and 4 only
   d. 3 and 4

Question 5

5. Which of the following pulmonary function study findings
   is or are associated with chronic interstitial lung
   disease?
6. Increased FRC
7. Decreased FEVT
8. Increased RV
9. Decreased FVC
   a. 1 only
   b. 3 only
   c. 2 and 4 only
   d. 3 and 4 only

Question 6

6. Which of the following hemodynamic indices is or are
   associated with advanced or severe interstitial lung
   disease?
7. Increased CVP
8. Decreased PCWP
9. Increased PA
10. Decreased RAP
    a. 1 only
    b. 4 only
    c. 1 and 3 only
    d. 2 and 4 only

Question 7

7. Which of the following chest assessment findings is
   associated with interstitial lung disease?
   a. Diminished breath sounds
   b. Hyperresonant percussion note
   c. Decreased tactile fremitus
   d. Bronchial breath sounds

Question 8

8. Which of the following oxygenation indices is or are
   associated with the pneumoconioses?
9. Decreased C(a-v)O2
10. Increased O2ER
11. Decreased SvO2
12. Increased SvO2
    a. 1 only
    b. 3 only
    c. 2 and 3 only
    d. 1 and 4 only

Question 9

9. The fibrotic changes that develop in coal worker’s
   pneumoconiosis usually result from which of the
   following?
   a. Barium
   b. Silica
   c. Iron
   d. Coal dust

Question 10

10. Which of the following are associated with interstitial
    lung disease?
11. Pleural friction rub
12. Dull percussion note
13. Cor pulmonale
14. Elevated PA
    a. 2 and 4 only
    b. 3 and 4 only
    c. 2, 3, and 4 only
    d. 1, 2, 3, and 4