Restrictive (Interstitial) Lung Diseases Flashcards
is pathological material stretchable?
no, not functional, lungs become stiff, none stretching and none complying
can the damaged tissue be localised?
yes
respiratory failure (type 1) + chronic hypoxia =
heart failure
1 disease -> 1 outcome?
no, many diseases can lead to same outcome
how likely is UIP going to progress to fibrosis, scarring or “end-stage honeycomb lung”
very likely
how common is sarcoidosis?
most common granulomatous disorder
is it a lung disease?
no, multi-system granulomatous disorder
how does its pathology vary across systems?
it doesen’t
usually associated with fibrosis?
not much, although variable
what is the aetiology of sarcoidosis?
unknown
what organs are most likely to be involved?
lymph nodes and lung
do most patients with sarcoidosis progress to end stage fibrosis?
no
what is thermophilic actinomycetes? responsible for what?
antigen on mouldy hay, responsible for farmer’s lungs (hypersensitivity reaction)
how do you treat UIP?
you can’t you’re fucked
what is the most likely reason for end-stage fibrosis of the lung?
UIP
what is the interstitium of the lung?
the connective tissue space around the airways and vessels and the space between the basement membranes of the alveolar walls
how close are pneumocytes and endothelial cells basement membranes in a normal alveolar wall?
direct contact
why might alveolar wall thicken?
interstitial infiltrate
what are the outcomes of restrictive/ diffuse/ interstitial lung disease on compliance, FEV1, FVC, V/Q ratio and gas transfer?
- reduced compliance (stiff lungs)
- low FEV1 and low FVC but FEV1/FVC normal ratio
- reduced gas transfer (diffusion abnormality)
- V/Q imbalance (when small airways affected by pathology)
what is are the symptoms for diffuse lung disease?
- discovery of abnormal CXR
- dyspnoea (shortness of breath on exertion, at rest)
what might chronic dyspnoea lead to?
type 1 respiratory failure
what are the two possible responses to interstitial lung injury?
acute or chronic response
what condition is an outcome of an acute response to interstitial lung injury?
diffuse alveolar damage
what are diffuse alveolar damage’s causes?
- major trauma
- chemical injury/ toxic inhalation
- circulatory shock
- drugs
- infection
- autoimmune disease
- radiation
- idiopathic
how many stages are there to DADS?
2 (exudative and proliferative)
what are the histological features of DADS?
- protein rich oedema
- fibrin
- hyaline membranes
- denuded basement membranes
- epithelial proliferation
- fibroblast proliferation
- scarring - interstitium and airspaces
what is the histopathology of sarcoidosis?
- epithelioid and giant cell granulomas
- necrosis/ caseation very unusual
- little lymphoid infiltrate
- variable associated fibrosis