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Rheumatological Lung Disease Prep Ppt (Nichols) Flashcards

1
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What are the 2 forms of systemic sclerosis?

A

interstitial lung dz and vascular dz

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Describe the sclerodermal lung

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  1. interstitial dz starting as nonspecific intersitial pneumonia PATTERN –> interstitial fibrosis
  2. concentric arterial thickening (fibrosis)
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What are the mediators of sclerodermal lung pathology?

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IL-8, TNF, MIF1-alpha, RANTES, endothelin-1, TGF-beta

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T cell recuiter and activator assc with sclerodermal lung

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RANTES

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vasoconstrictor and assc with sclerodermal lung

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endothelin-1

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what does MIF1-alpha do?

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promotes neutrophil chemotaxis

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What part of lung is most affected by sclerodema and how do the affect areas appear on CT

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favors bases (posterior and peripherally)

ground glass then reticuar infiltrate

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Cells that mediate damage in scleroderma lung

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lymphocytes and macrophages –> fibroblasts

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Apparently scleroderma lung looks very similar to UIP, so how is it distinguished?

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in scleroderma all areas of the lung are in the same phase (i.e. temporal homogeneity)

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concentric arterial thickening in sclerodermal lung can cause…

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PAH and cor pulmonale

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11
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What is CREST syndrome?

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limited systemic sclerosis WITHOUT interstitial lung dz

*is anti-centromere Ab +

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Signs and symptoms of systemic sclerosis lung dz

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symp: dyspnea and dry cough
signs: velcro crackles (esp at bases)

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How is systemic clerodermal lung dz diagnosed?

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anti-Scl70 (DNA topo) Ab +
dyspnea, dry cough, velcro crackles
sing, esophagus, and renal amifestations of SS

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What organs (other than lungs) are involved in systemic sclerosis?

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skin, esophagus, kidneys

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How does SS lung dz affect PFTs and DLCO?

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restrictive pattern:
dec DLCO
dec compliance = dec volumes

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What is the treatment for sclerodermal lung dz? How is this different that non-specific intersitial pneumonia?

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cyclophosphamide and NO serterids
(remember, NSIP responded to steriods)

**steroids may cause renal problems

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prognosis of SS? What usually kills them?

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12 yrs after Dx

60% die from scleroderma lung dz

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Lupus sucks, so there are 5 ~lung dz that can be going on at once in these poor people, what are they?

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  1. pleuritis
  2. acute lupus pneumonitis
  3. NSIP (NOT pattern, actual dz)
  4. pulm vascular dz (concentric arterial thickening and thromboemboli)
  5. shrinking lung syndrome
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Most common pulm manifestation of lupus?

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pleuritis

*often asymptomatic

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Lupus pleuritis is typically ____ and may or may not be assc with ____

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fibrinous

serosanguinous exudative pleural effusions (usually small and bilateral)

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What can be found in the plural fluid of pts with lupus pleuritis

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lymphocytes and anti-ANA Abs

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22
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3 characteristics of acute lupus pneumonitis

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  1. rare
  2. form of ARDS/ALI (diffuse alveolar damage)
  3. +/- diffuse hemorrhage
23
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Acute lupus pneumonitis symptoms and signs:

How does this appear on CT?

A

think ARDS:

symp: dyspnea, cough, fever
signs: fever, wet pulm crackles

CT: diffuse ground glass

24
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How is NSIP with lupus different than NSIP in SS?

A

in lupus you treat with steriods bc it is the actualy dz not just the pattern

25
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What are the 2 types of pulm vascualr dz seen in lupus pts?

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  1. concentric arterial thickening

2. pulm thromboembolism (assc with lupus anticoag/anti-phospholipid Abs)

26
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Pulmonary artery webs,strands of fibrous tissue, spanning the lumen

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old (organized) pulmonary emboli

27
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what causes shrinking lung syndrome in lupus?

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diaphragm weakness

28
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What is the criteria for shrinking lung syndrome

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  1. dyspnea
  2. small liungs on CXR
  3. dec DLCO
  4. restrictive PFTs (low vol)
29
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lupus lung dz that is usually self-limited

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shrinking lung syndrome

30
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pleuropulm dz in pts with RA is more common in …

A

men and smokers

31
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What are the types of pleuropulm dz in RA

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  1. pleuritis +/- fibrinous pleural effusion
  2. fibrosing interstitial lung disease (UIP or NSIP)
  3. follicular bronchiolitis
  4. obliterative bronchiolitis
  5. organizing pneumonia
  6. acute lung injury
  7. pulmonary hemorrhage
  8. rheumatoid nodules
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What microscopic findings are assc with RA related dz?

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abundant lymphocytes and germinal centers

33
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Signs and symptoms of interstitial lung dz in RA

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  • exertional dyspnea
  • velcro crackles
  • dec DLCO
34
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How is ILD in RA different than SS and lupus?

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RA is UIP pattern and is temporally heterogenous (SS and lupus is NSIP and SS is temp homo)

  • areas of inflam only (early)
  • areas of fibrosis (late)
  • mixed (intermediate)
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What part of the lung does ILD in RA affect?

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UIP is more SEVER in periph and lower lobes

36
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microcysts containing mucus =

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honeycomb lung in RA

*lower lobe and periph inc severity

37
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treatment for
follicular bronchiolitis
obliterative bronchiolitis
organizing pneumonia

A

steroids
NOT steroids
steroids

38
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RA + obstructive pattern PPTs (inc lung vol)

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obliterative bronchiolitis

39
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RA + acute onset of fever and alveolar infiltrates

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organizing pneumonia

40
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rim of palisading histiocytes, basophilic debris and surrounding fibrosis, lymphocytes, macrophages and multinucleated giant cells surroundign large area of necrosis

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rheumatoid nodule

41
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What is used to treat RA that has an adverse effect of causing pneumonitis

42
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pathophys of MTX mediated pneumonitis

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cytotoxicity causes DAD or hypersensitivity

–> chronic interstitial pneumonia similar to UIP

43
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How does MTX pulm toxicity present?

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  • subacute (w/in 4 weeks of starting therapy)
  • dyspnea, cough, fever
  • bilateral pulm crackles
44
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How do you treat MTX pulm toxicity?

45
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There are other therapies for RA that also cause pulm toxicity. What are these drugs and what pulm toxicity do they cause?

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  1. gold: ALI or chronic interstitial pneumonia
  2. Penicillamine: alveolar hemorrhage
  3. anti-TNF-alpha: interstitial pneumonia
46
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Polymyositis/dermatomyositis-associated

lung disease that is ~ specific to it

A
  1. ILD + organizing pneumonia
  2. consolidation on CT
  3. resp failure from muscle weakness
  4. aspiration pneumonia from muscle weakness
  5. part of anti-synthetase syndrome (myositis + arthritis + lung dz)
47
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myositis is assc with

A

MALIGNANCY

48
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histopathology seen with sjogren’s

A

NSIP with…

  1. lymphoid follicles (germinal centers)
  2. is bronchiolocentric
  3. MORE LYMPHOCYTES
  4. macrophages and multinucleated giant cells
49
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specific features of lung dz in sjogren’s pts

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  1. involves airways
  2. get xerotrachea and xerobronchea
  3. loss of submucosal gland secretion –> relentless dry cough
  4. bronchial hyper-responsivemess ~COPD
50
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clues that a sjogren;s pt has lymphoma

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  1. CT scan (nodularity and cysts)
  2. lung biopsy (no follicles, macrophages, or multinucleated giant cells)
  3. mediastinal LAD
  4. pleural effusion
51
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How is pulm infection in rheumatology pts different than rheumatological lung dz (general concepts)

A

rheum lung dz is rarely acute and rarely nodular

52
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Acute lung dz in rheum pt is more likely …

A

infectious

53
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Nodular lung dz in rheum pt is more likely

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infectious or neoplastic

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