restrictive lung disease

Question 1

what are the spirometry findings in restrictive lung disease?

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Question 2

what are causes of restrictive lung disease?

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Question 3

what are poor breathing mechanics and how does it cause restrictive lung disease?

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Question 4

how does interstitial lung disease cause restrictive lung disease?

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Question 5

what is DLCO?
what do the findings mean?

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Question 6

what are low DLCO conditions?

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Question 7

what are the interstitial lung diseases?

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Question 8

what is idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?

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Question 9

what is pneumoconiosis?

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Question 10

what is coal miner’s lung?

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Question 11

what is silicosis?

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Question 12

what is asbestosis?

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Question 13

what are the immunological findings in silicosis?
what conditions are prevalent alongside silicosis ?

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Question 14

what are the radiological findings of silicosis?

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Question 15

what are the CXR and pathological findings in asbestosis?

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Question 16

what cancers are asbestosis patients at risk of?

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bronchogenic carcinoma + mesothelioma

Question 17

what are symptoms of mesothelioma?

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Question 18

what drugs are assoc with ILD?

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Question 19

what is hypersensitivity penumonitits?
who does it affect?
what type of hypersensitivity?

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Question 20

symptoms of hypersensitivity penumonitits?

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Question 21

diagnosis of hypersensitivity penumonitits?

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Question 22

treatment of hypersensitivity penumonitits?

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