restrictive lung disease Flashcards
1
Q
FVC in restrictive lung disease
A
<80% of normal
2
Q
lung causes of restriction
A
“Interstitial” lung diseases
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (UIP)
Sarcoidosis
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
3
Q
pleural causes of restriction
A
effusions
pneumothorax
pleural thickening
4
Q
skeletal causes of restrictions
A
kyphoscoliosis
ankylosing spondylitis
thoracoplasty
rib fractures
5
Q
muscle causes of restriction
A
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
6
Q
subdiaphragmatic causes of restriction
A
obesity
pregnancy
