Interstitial lung disease Flashcards
1
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2 genreal types of ILD
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- upper lobe
2. lower lobe
2
Q
DDX for upper (5)
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FASST Farmer's lung (hypersensitivity) Ank spond Silicosis Sarcoidosis TB
3
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what is farmer’s lung (HP)
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- from repeated exposures
- type 3 or 4 hypersens
- can be weeks to years
4
Q
**4 general causes of HP and their subtypes to know
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- microbial
- farmer - thermophillic
- tobacco - asperilligus
- hot tub - mycobacterium avium - animal protein
- bird fancier
- also comforters - LMW chems
- isocyanates
- popcorn lung - butter flavor - meds
5
Q
what is presentation of HP
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- can be non-specific, but should be temporally related
- resp Sx
- constitutional Sx
6
Q
3 timeframes of HP
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acute - 4-6hrs
subacute - wks/months
chronic - long term with progressive fibrosis
7
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5 things for HP Dx
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- exposure to antigen causes HP
- clinical syndrome consitent with HP
- PFT abnormalities - obs, rest, or both with low DLCO
- radiographic abnormalities
- supportive cyto/pathology
8
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2 Tx of HP
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- removal of pathogen
2. immunosupression
9
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what is silicosis
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- occupational exposure to silical dust
- variable Sx
10
Q
what is silicosis PFT
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restriciton with low DLCO
11
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imaging in silicosis
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upper lobes nodules and calcificatiokns
12
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what is sarcoidosis
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inflammation rxn of non-caseating granulomatous inflammation
- cuase unknown
- can be anywhere in body, but 90% have lung
13
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4 different presentation of sarcoidosis
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- incidental findings (stage 1)
- resp Sx (stage 2,3,4
- loffgrens (subtype of 1)
- extra-pulmonary Sx
14
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what is staging in sracoidosis
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based on radiographic features
- incidental findings of hilar adenopathy
- hilar adenopathy and upper lobe nodules
- upper lobe ILD with fibrosis
- end stage fibrosis of the upper lobes
15
Q
what are chances of spontaneous remission
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- 70-90%
- 50-70
- 10-30
- 0