interstitial lung disease

Question 1

dry crackles on ausculation “squeaks” are characteristic of?

Answer 1

interstitial lung disease

Question 2

whe does IPF/UIP usually presnt?

Answer 2

age 50-70

Question 3

what is the most common idiopathic interstitial pneumonia?

Answer 3

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis/usual interstitial pneumonitis

Question 4

which pneumonitis is characterizied by temporal homogensity?

Answer 4

non specific interstitial pneumonitis

Question 5

which pneumonitis: Ground glass opacity is present symmetrically, generally lower lung zones, with or without reticular infiltrates; Honeycombing is uncommon

Answer 5

non specific idiopathic pnemonitis

Question 6

how to confirm dx of acute interstitial pneumonitis?

Answer 6

histologic confirmation of diffuse alveolar damage

Question 7

which pneumonitis: rapid onset, with a prodromal illness of 7 to 14 days. with non-specific sx; do not respond to antibiotics

Answer 7

acute interstitial pneumonitis

Question 8

what is the main tx for AIP?

Answer 8

supportive care

Question 9

nonsmokers, present w/ fever, chills, sweats, joint pain, crackles, subpleural and peribronchiolar distribution - which pneumonitis?

Answer 9

Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia

Question 10

Chest imaging findings of bilateral peripheral or pleural-based opacities, described as the “photographic negative” of pulmonary edema

Answer 10

chronic eosinophilic pneumonia

Question 11

Progressive cystic lung disease; Affects almost exclusively women in childbearing age; Occurs sporadically and associated to tuberous sclerosis; Proliferation of atypical smooth muscle cells

Answer 11

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Question 12

which pneumonitiis: Lower lobes and peripheral distribution of reticular infiltrates and fibrotic changes, prognosis is poor

Answer 12

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)/Usual Interstitial Pneumonitis (UIP)