Organizing pneumonia Flashcards
1
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Causes of organizing pneumonia
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- chemo: paclitaxel
2
Q
Sx of OP
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cough, dyspnoea, fever and malaise that develop over a relatively short time
3
Q
Radiographic features of OP
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patchy air-space consolidation and ground-glass opacities.
The patchy opacities occur more frequently in the periphery of the lung and are often in the lower lung zones
4
Q
PFT abnormality seen in OP
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A restrictive ventilatory defect and a reduced TLCO are the most common findings in organising pneumonia
5
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HPE of OP
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multiple uniform intraluminal plugs of inflammatory debris consisting of granulation tissue with fibroblasts in distal airspaces and the surrounding lung architecture is preserved.
