Pulmonary Flashcards
Most common benign lung tumor
Pulmonary Hamartoma (Mesenchymeoma)
Well circumscribed, calcified “coin lesion” or “popcorn calcification”
Pulmonary Hamartoma (Mesenchymeoma)
Pulmonary Hamartoma is suspected, definitive Dx will be done by
FNA
Mobile “Fungus Balls” on imaging
Aspergilloma
Sx of Pulmonary Hamartoma (Mesenchymeoma) include
nothing, they are typically ASx
b/l hilar LAD +Sx of lung, skin, eyes, liver
Sarcoidosis
\+Smoker \+SIADH \+HypONA \+Lung Cancer Dx?
Small Cell Lung Cancer
\+Smoker \+HypeRCA \+HypONA \+Lung Cancer Dx?
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Pt present w/ linear opacities in lung bases, interstitial fibrosis, and pleural plaques. MCC is
Asbestosis
Egg shell calcifications on CXR indicate
Coal Miner Dz or Silicosis
Eggshell calcifications + nodular opacities in upper lung. MCC
Silicosis or Coal Miner Dz
Diffuse infiltrates w/ hilar LAD. Tx w/ steroids
Berylliosis
+Asthma +P-ANCA +Eosinophil +Lesions of Heart, Lung and Skin. Dx is ..
Churg-strauss
Tx lung abscess w/ this Abx
Clindamycin
Tx/Rx that cause/add to interstitial lung Dz (honeycomb) is
Ventilators Amiodarone Bleomycin Busulfan Nitrofurantoin Radiation