Restrictive Pulmonary Disorders

Question 1

What are lung disorders?

Answer 1

loss of lung compliance, resulting lung expansion and increase lung stiffness (decrease in ability to inspire)

Question 2

What are common lung alterations?

Answer 2

lung parenchyma, pleura and chest wall neuromuscular function

Question 3

Diffuse interstitial lung disease

Answer 3

name used for restrictive diseases characterized by thickening of alveolar interstitium

Question 4

Sarcoidosis

Answer 4

acute or chronic systemic disease with a presence of CD4+ T cells

Question 5

Patho of Sarcoidosis

Answer 5

noncaseating epitheloid granulomas that affect multiple organ systems most commonly lymph nodes and lung tissues

Question 6

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Answer 6

a restrictive and occupational disease where inhaled organic agents are responsible for the inflammatory process ( predominant in nonsmokers)

Question 7

Pathogenesis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Answer 7

precipitating Abs in the serum directed to the causative Ag

Question 8

Si/Sx of hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Answer 8

chills sweating, shivering, myalgias. nausea, lethargy, headache and malaise

Question 9

Occupational lung disease

Answer 9

result from inhalation of toxic gases or foreign particles

Question 10

List of occupational lung disease and their causes

Answer 10

Pneumoconiosis: parchenchymal lung disease caused by inhalation of inorganic dust particles
Anthracosis- coal miner’s lung or black lung
Silicosis: silica inhalation
Asbestosis: asbestos inhalation