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What are two types of lung opacification on HRCT? |
consolidation or GGO
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What is the defition of consolidation
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increased lung opacity with obscuraton of underlying vessels
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What is the definition of GGO
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increased lung opacity without obscuraton of underlying vessels
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What are the acute causes of lung consolidation?
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pneumonia |
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What are the chronic causes of lung consolidation?
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organizing pneumonia |
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Can edema cause a consolidation
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yes
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What is the most likely cause of acute consolidation in a pt with SLE?
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hemorrhage
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What is the typical history for a patient with organizing pneumonia
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chronic consolidation in pt who is febrile for 6 wks
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What does organizing pneumonia look like on HRCT
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patchy areas of consolidation involving peripheral and peribronchial lung
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What is the difference between OP and bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pna (BOOP)
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same thing, but now we just say organizing pna
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Is organizing pna (OP or BOOP) common
What is the treatment for OP? |
yes
corticosteriods (DIP also) |
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What are the common causes of organizing pna (OP or BOOP)
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organizing pna occurs in pt with overlying health problems like RA the causes include; |
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What is the clinical picture of organizing pna (OP or BOOP)
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several months of cough, dyspnea, low grade fever?
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What is seen histologically with organizing pna (OP or BOOP)
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granulation tissue polyps in bronchioles and patchy organizing pna
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What is seen in 90% of cases of organizing pna (OP or BOOP)
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patchy air space consolidation or GGO
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What is seen in 15% of cases of organizing pna (OP or BOOP)
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large nodules or masses
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What is the typical distribution of organizing pna (OP or BOOP)
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peripheral and peribronchiole |
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What is the typical shape of organizing pna (OP or BOOP)
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irregular in shape
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What is the atoll sign
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this is when there is a ggo in the middle of a consolidation
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What drug has been associated with organizing pna (OP or BOOP)
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amiodarone
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What is the halo sign?
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this is a dense central nodulare area surrounded by a ggo
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What percent of pt with cryptogenic organizing pna have a atoll sign?
Does OP consolidations typically have air bronchograms? |
20%
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What are the 2 causes of chronic eosinophilic pna
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idiopathic
antigen |
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Is there eosinophilia associated with chronic eosinophilic pna
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yes
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What is BOOP often confused with>
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chronic eosinophilic pna
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What are the SS of chronic eosinophilic pna
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months of fever, cough, weighloss
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What is eosinophilic pna associated with
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asthma history |
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What is seen in chronic eosinophilic pna
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peribronchial and peripheral GGO and consolidation
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What part of the lung does chronic eosinophilic pna predominate
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the upper lobes
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can you see the atoll sign and reverse halo sign with chronic eosinophilic pna
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yes
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What is characterics appearance of appearance of chronic eosinophilic pna on CXR
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patchy consolidations in the upper lobes
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Does Bronchoalveolar carcinoma cause chronic lung consolidation
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yes
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What would be a typical appearance of Goodpastures syndrome
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GGO or consolidaton bc of pulmonary hemorrhage
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What causes ground glass opacification?
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alveolar wall thickening
partial alveolar filling atelectasis |
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What are some causes of acute GGO?
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pulmonary edema
hemorrhage atypical pna (pcp or viral) DAD (ARDS, cocaine) |
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Can cocaine cause diffuse alveolar damage?
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yes
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What is the ddx of GGO that is chronic
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Interstial PNA (NSIP, LIP or DIP) |
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What is the causes of hypersensitivity pneumonititis?
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inhalation or organic antigens |
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Are hypersensitivity pneumonitis common?
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yes
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What percent of pt with hp have patchy GGO?
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75-90%
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What percent of pt with hp have ill defined centrilobular nodules
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50-60%
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What are the typical findings in alveolar proteinosison HRCT
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crazy paving
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What are 3 characteristics of chronic HP
What histologic patterns of interstitial pna are caused by HP 2 |
upper lobe predominance
reticulations bronchiectasis if HP is end stage it causes UIP, it may also cause OP |
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What is the mosaic pattern?
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patchy lucenies seen on HRCT bc of air trapping
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When does the mosaic pattern seen best
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expiratory phase
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Is the mosaic pattern present in HP
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yes
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Does HP have a subpleural predominance
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no
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What is crazy paving
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interlobular septal thickenig and GGO
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