interstitial lung disesase Flashcards

1
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what are the principle features of ILD?

A

dyspnoea
dry cough
restrictive spirometry
abnormal CXR/CT

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2
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what are the groups of causes of iLD?

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environmental
drugs
hypersensitivity
infection
idiopathic (IPF)

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3
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what are the environmental causes of ILD?

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asbestosis
silicosis

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4
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what are the drug causes of ILD?

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BANS ME
bieomycin, busulfan
amiodarone
nitrofurantoin
sulfasalazine
methotrexate, methysergide

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5
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what are the hypersensitivity causes of ILD?

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extrinsic allergic alveolitis EAA

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6
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what are the infectious causes of ILD?

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TV
viral
fiungi

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7
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what systemic diseases is ILD associated with?

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sarcoidosis
rheumatoid arthritis
SLE, systemic sclerosis, sjogrens, mixed connective tissue disease MCTD
ulcerative colitis
ankylosing spondylitis

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8
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what are the causes of ILD if it affects upper zone?

A

A PENT
aspergioliosis- ABPA
pneumoconiosis- coal, silica
extrensic allergic alveolitis
negative sero-arthoropathy
TB

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what are the causes of ILD if it affects lower zones?

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STAIR
sarcoidosis- mid zone
toxins- (drugs BANS ME)
asbestosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
rheum- RA, sle, scleroderma, Sjogrens, PM/DM

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what is silicosis?

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Silicosis is a fibrosing lung disease caused by the inhalation of fine particles of crystalline silicon dioxide (silica). It is a risk factor for developing tuberculosis (silica is toxic to macrophages).

an example of a pneumoconiosis, a class of lung disease characterised by inhalation of (usually occupational) dust.

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what are occupations at risk of silicosis?

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mining
slate works
foundries
potteries

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12
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what are scan features of silicosis?

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upper zone fibrosing lung disease

‘egg-shell’ calcification of the hilar lymph nodes

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