Respiratory Flashcards
(94 cards)
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Features of UIP
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Basal and subpleural predominant Honeycombing/reticular opacities (+ secondary signs of fibrosis (not part of 'high confidence' criteria)) Absence of; - extensive groundglass opacity, - segmental or lobar consolidation, - Bilateral cysts - Mosaic perfusion or air trapping - Profuse micronodules
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Differential diagnosis of UIP
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IPF (most common)
Connective tissue disease (eg RA)
Drug toxicity (rare)
Asbestosis (rare)
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Difference between UIP and NSIP
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NSIP has more secondary signs of fibrosis (traction bronchiectasis, reticulation), and relative sparing of subpleural lung.
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Traction bronchiectasis without honeycombing (most likely differentials
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NSIP
Sarcoidosis
HSP
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Acute symptoms + groundglass opacity + Intralobular interstitial thickening
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Pulmonary oedema
Infection
Diffuse alveolar damage (eg drug toxicity)
Haemorrhage
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Chronic symptoms + groundglass opacity + intralobular interstitial thickening
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HSP
NSIP
UIP (rare to have GGO)
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Nodular distribution in sarcoidosis
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Perilymphatic
Typically peribronchovascular and subpleural
Upper lobe predominant
Galaxy sign
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Nodular distribution in Lymphangitic carcinomatosis
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Perilymphatic
Typically interlobular septa > subplerual/peribronchovascular
May have lower lobe predominance due to increased blood flow.
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Nodular distribution in silicosis or coal workers pneumoconiosis
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Both look similar but have different histology
Usually centrilobular > subpleural/interlobular septa (dust cleared by lymphatics in the alveoli first)
Upper lobe predominant and posterior lung.
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GGO centrilobular nodules + chronic symptoms
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HP (antigen exposure)
RB (smokers)
Follicular bronchiolitis (immunosuppressed)
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GGO centrilobular nodules + acute symptoms
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Atypical (viral/myco) pneumonia (typicals also possible)
Pulmonary oedema
Pulmonary haemorrhage
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Differentials for perilymphatic nodules
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Sarcoidosis
Neoplasm
Silicosis / coal workers lung
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Differentials for random nodules
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Miliary infection
Neoplasm
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Differentials for centrilobular nodules
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Infection Hypersensitivity pneumonitis Mucinous adencarcinoma Respiratory bronchiolitis Oedema Haemorrhage
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Groundglass opacity in acute setting
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Infection (atypicals) Oedema Acute lung injury Haemorrhage Aspiration Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (acute) Acute eosinophilic pneumonia
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Chronic groundglass opacity with peripheral distribution
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Interstitial pneumonia
- NSIP (subpleural sparing)
- DIP (smokers)
- UIP
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Most common differentials for groundglass opacity in chronic setting
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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
NSIP
DIP
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Differentials of mosaic attenuation
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HSP Asthma Constrictive Bronchiolitis (bronchiolitis obliterans) Vasculitis Chronic PE
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Differentials of headcheese sign
Groundglass + mosaic attenuation
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HSP (by far most common) DIP and RB Follicular bronchiolitis and lymphoid IP Sarcoidosis Atypical infections 2 different processes. (Eg oedema and asthma)
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Cystic lung disease, top 3 differentials
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LAM (lymphangioleiomyomatosis)
LCH (Langerhans cell histiocytosis)
LIP (Lymphoid Interstital pneumonia)
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Key points about LIP
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Associated with connective tissue diseases, most commonly sjögrens disease
Lung bases
Up to a dozen cysts
Adjacent to vessels
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Key points about LCH
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Smoking related disease
Upper lobe predominant
Irregular cysts
Nodules (GGO or solid) may precede
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Key points about LIP
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Associated with connective tissue diseases, most commonly sjögrens disease
Lung bases
Up to a dozen cysts
Adjacent to vessels
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Key features of immunodeficiency (pulmonary changes)
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Includes congenital (agammaglobulinaemia, hypogammaglobulinaemia), acquired (AIDS), ciliary diskinesia Lower lobe predominant large airways changes. May have some small airways changes as well (particularly with ciliary diskinesia).
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What is kartageners syndrome
Primary ciliary diskinesia
| Situs inversus.
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What is Williams-Campbell Syndrome
Absence of cartilage in the 4th-6th order bronchi
Results in cystic bronchiectasis without airways inflammation in the mid-lower lung.
Bronchi may collapse on expiration.
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Tracheobronchomegaly
Atrophy of portions of the tracheal and bronchial walls.
CT shows severely dilated trachea and central bronchi without inflammatory changes.
Scalloping due to intact cartilage rings.
Rare.
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What is Williams-Campbell Syndrome
Absence of cartilage in the 4th-6th order bronchi
Results in cystic bronchiectasis without airways inflammation in the mid-lower lung.
Bronchi may collapse on expiration.
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Differentials of soft tissue attentuation centrilobular nodules
Bronchiolar impaction. Caused by diseases which spread via airways
- Infection
- Tumour (invasive mucinous adeno)
- Aspiration
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Tree in bud - Differentials
Almost always infection (acute or chronic) (90%)
If chronic consider cause of chronic (immunodeficiency, cliliary diskinesia, CF)
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Can also be caused by
Aspiration
Invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma (rarely)
Panbronchiolitis
ABPA.
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Mosaic perfusion as the predominant finding
Asthma
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Constrictive bronchiolitis
Vascular (chronic PE, vasculitis)
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Tree in bud - Differentials
Almost always infection (acute or chronic) (90%)
If chronic consider cause of chronic (immunodeficiency, cliliary diskinesia, CF)
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Can also be caused by
Aspiration
Invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma
Panbronchiolitis
ABPA.
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Mosaic perfusion as the predominant finding
Asthma
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Constrictive bronchiolitis
Vascular (chronic PE, vasculitis)
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Mosaic perfusion, Air trapping and fibrosis is highly suggestive of...
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
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5 categories of pulmonary hypertension
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1 - Pulmonary arterial hypertension or veno-occlusive disease
2 - Left ventricular failure
3 - Lung disease/hypoxia
4 - Chronic PE
5 - Unclear/multifactorial
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Differentials for crazy paving in acute setting
Oedema
Haemorrhage
Diffuse alveolar damage
Atypical infections
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Systemic causes of diffuse alveolar damage
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Sepsis
Burns
DIC
Pancreatitis
Shock
Drugs
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Pulmonic causes of diffuse alveolar damage
Pneumonia
Aspiration
Trauma
Toxic inhalations.
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High confidence of UIP (Typical/definite UIP)
- Honeycombing
- Reticulation
- Basal/subpleural dominant
- Absence of features atypical for UIP
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Intermediate confidence (Possible/probable UIP)
- Absence of honeycombing
- Reticulation
- Basal/subpleural dominant
- Absence of features atypical for UIP
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Alternative diagnosis with intermediate confidence UIP
- IPF (60-90%)
- HP (most of remainder)
- Connective tissue disease
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Features of NSIP
Basal and subpleural/peripheral distribution
Subpleural sparing is suggestive of NSIP but only present up to 50% of the time.
Concentric rather than patchy (UIP is more patchy)
Cellular type
- GGO +/- fine reticulation and traction bronchiectasis
Fibrotic type
- Traction bronchiectasis and fine reticulation (honey combing is uncommon)
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Features of DIP
Basal and peripheral distribution (classically) but can vary.
GGO is the main feature
On the same spectrum as RB so may also have centrilobular GGO nodules, mosaic perfusion, air trapping.
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Reverse halo sign (Atoll sign)
Central clearing with a rim of consolidation
DDx:
- OP
- Infarction
- Infection (particularly fungal)(Mucormycosis)
- Sarcoidosis
- Vasculitis (GPA)
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Features of organising pneumonia (OP)
Basal predominant
Peripheral and peribronchovascular
Focal nodular or mass-like consolidation with irregular margins and/or spiculation.
Normal lung in between.
Additionally; Atoll sign, perilobular opacities
Caused by rounded plugs of granulation tissue in the alveoli or respiratory bronchioles (distal airways).
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Causes of OP
Idiopathic (cryptogenic OP)
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Connective tissue disease
Infection
Drugs
Toxic inhalations
Immunologic disorders
Graft-vs-host disease
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Secondary to:
Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (indistinguishable expect for presence of eosinophils)
HP
GPA
DAD
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Features of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia (same as DAD)
Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia presents with ARDS of unknown cause.
Diffuse GGO or consolidation.
Eventually develop fibrosis in an anterior, subpleural location.
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Features of lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (LIP)
Patchy GGO (most common)
May also have consolidation
GGO nodules - perilymphatic or centrilobular
Cysts (limited in number, thin-walled)
Features are non-specific so relies on the clinical history to suggest the diagnosis of LIP
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Causes of LIP
Connective tissue disease (Sjogrens)
| Immunodeficiency disorders
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Features of Pleuroparenchymalfibroelastosis (PPFE)
Apical and subpleural distribution
| Consolidation and fibrosis involving both pleura and parenchyma
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Causes of PPFE
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Idiopathic
Chronic infection
Drugs
Connective tissue disease
Bone marrow translant
Chronic rejection of lung transplant.
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Most common lung presentations in scleroderma
NSIP > UIP > all others (80% have pulmonary disease)
May also have pulmonary hypertension (vascular or pulmonary cause), oesophageal dysmotility, raynauds.
((Scl-70 and anti U3 RNP antibodies are specific))
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What is CREST
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Limited cutaneous scleroderma
Calcinosis
Raynauds
oEsophageal dysmotility
Sclerodactyl
Telangiectasia
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Pulmonary vascular disease > fibrotic lung disease.
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Lung presentations of RA
40% of patients will have pulmonary disease
UIP and NSIP >> LIP/follicular bronchiolitis and OP
May also see rheumatoid nodules (can become large and cavitate - may complicate with bronchopleural fistula)
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Lung presentations of SLE
- DAD, Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage, pulmonary oedema.
- Serositis (thickening/effusions of pleura/pericardium reflecting exudative effusions)
- Vanishing lung syndrome (restrictive pattern on PFTs with slowly elevating diaphragms, no parenchymal disease)
SLE - rash, oral ulcers, photosensitivity, arthritis, serositis (anti-dsDNA is specific)
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Lung presentations of polymyositis and dermatomyositis
(Muscle weakness, arthritis (skin changes in dermato-)
(Anti-Jo-1 antibodies specific)
NSIP most common along with OP.
DAD may occur.
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Sjögrens disease lung presentations
(disease of lacrimal and salivary glands)
(anti-SSA and anti-SSB autoantibodies)
NSIP pattern
LIP - usually up to a dozen rounded cysts, possibility to also have GGO centrilobular nodules
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What is IPAF
Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features
Must meet 2 of 3 criteria
- Clinical - Serological - Morphological (rad or path)
Rad:
- NSIP/OP/LIP
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- Multicompartment disease (pleural, pericardial, airways, vascular)
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Features of RB
Upper/central predominant
GGO centrilobular nodules
Mild mosaic perfusion/air trapping
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Features of DIP
Basal/peripheral predominant (same as UIP/NSIP)
GGO
Focal air density lucencies (cysts or emphysema)
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Features of LCH
Primarily in smokers, age 30-40yrs. Often asymptomatic until ptx.
Upper lobe predominance. (basal spared)
Soft tissue attenuation nodules that cavitate with time.
Later disease will have irregularly shaped cysts with both thin and thick walls.
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Differentiating Cystic lung diseases
| LCH, LAM, LIP, Others (septic emboli, fungal, mets, GPA
LCH - spares the basal lung. No pleural effusion. Irregular and high number of cysts/nodules
LAM - Throughout the lung. Female only. Pleural effusion possible. Regular rounded cysts. No nodules.
LIP - Fewer cysts.
Septic emboli, fungal infection, GPA, cystic mets, tracheobroncial papillomatosis - larger cysts
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Staging sarcoidosis
Based on CXR not HRCT.
Higher stages = less likely to spontaneously regress
(90% stage 1 vs 20% stage 3)
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0 - normal
1 - Hilar LN
2 - Hilar and parenchymal disease
3 - Parenchymal disease only
4 - Fibrosis
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Perilymphatic nodules differential diagnosis
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Sarcoidosis (90% of the time)
Lymphangitic spread of cancer (2nd most common, more in interlobular septa and lower lobe predominant)
LIP
Pneumoconioses (Silicosis/CWP)
Amyloidosis
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Distribution of sarcoidosis nodules
Perilymphatic
More peribronchovascular and subpleural
Upper/mid zones
Bilateral, symmetric.
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Features of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (HP)
Acute - rare. Findings are likely similar to subacute but more severe
Subacute - Patchy central, mid/upper zone GGO, GGO nodules, Mosaic perfusion. (Consolidation if secondary OP is a feature)
Chronic - Same as subacute but replace GGO with fibrosis.
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What are some exposures typical of the different acuities of HP
Acute - Rapid onset. Exposure to moldy hay
Subacute - Weeks to months exposure
Chronic - Years of exposure. eg bird fanciers
Smoking is protective but not absolutely.
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Key points about simple pulmonary eosinophilia
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AKA Loeffler syndrome
Rare, unknown cause
Absent or mild symptoms
Migratory consolidation (non-segmental)
Spontaneous resolution after 1 month
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Features of acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP)
Rapid onset (less than 1 week)
Usually in smokers who have increased their number of cigarettes leading up to event
Does not show peripheral eosinophilia (unlike other eosinophilic lung diseases)
Characterised by infiltration of eosinophils - Diffuse GGO/consolidation.
May progress to ARDS
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Features of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Most common idiopathic eosinophilic disease
50% have asthma.
(can be a reaction to drugs or parasites)
Peripheral and upper lobe consolidation (photographic negative of oedema). May have atoll sign.
May be indistinguishable from OP (OP usually lower lobe predominance)
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Hypereosinophilic Syndrome features
systemic disorder that typically affects CNS and heart
Lung features are usually related to cardiac failure.
Males 20-40yo.
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Features of Eosinophilic GPA (Churg-strauss syndrome)
Combination of vasculitis and eosinophilia
Involves Lungs, CNS, skin
Migratory consolidation in peripheral distribution (similar to CEP) but in a lobular distribution.
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Features of ABPA
Seen in asthmatics and CF.
More of a clinical diagnosis.
Predominant central, mid/upper lungs bronchiectasis (thickening, mucoid impaction, dilation).
Often asymmetrical.
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Potential differentiating features of atypical vs 'typical' infections
Atypical
- viral, chlamydia, M.pneumonia, Legionella, Pneumocystis
- Diffuse, bilateral. GGO significant component
Typical
- Typical bacteria, mycobacteria, fungal
- Patchy, asymmetric, consolidation.
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Infective causes of TIB
More associated with bacterial and mycobacterial infections with impaction of bronchioles.
Fungal and viral infections are less likely to cause this.
In both acute and chronic settings, TIB is most likely to represent infection (atypical mycobacterium in chronic).
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What sort of history is found with actinomyces infection?
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Normal part of oral flora.
Predisposing factors:
- poor dental hygiene
- alcoholism
- pre-existing lung disease (emphysema, bronchiectasis)
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Who is affected by nocardia infection
Bacteria found within the soil.
| Usually seen in the setting of immunocompromise.
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Features of acute TB
Solitary nodule (granulomatous reaction)
May have an enlarged draining LN with low attenuation.
Both the nodule and LN may calcify with time.
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Features of reactivation TB
Consolidation in the upper lobe (highest oxygen tension)
Cavitation
Endobronchial spread (centrilobular nodules of soft tissue attenuation, TIB)
Scarring
Pleural effusions/thickening
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Features of Miliary TB
Haematogenous spread not limited by an immune response.
Random small nodules.
ddx - fungal disease (coccidio, histo, blasto), metastatic disease
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Features of MAI
Middle lobe/lingula airways disease
(Bronchiectasis, airway wall thickening, mucous impaction)
May have TIB and centrilobular nodules.
These features are reasonably predictive of MAI in an elderly female.
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Typical bacteria in community acquired pneumonia
Strep pnuemonia
H. influenzae
S. aureus
Gram -ve organisms
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Typical bacteria in hospital acquired pneumonia
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S. aureus
Pseudomonas (atypical)
E. coli
Acinetobacter
Klebsiella
H. influenzae
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How do people develop silicosis?
Chronic inhalation of silicon dioxide
- glass manufacturing
- sand blasting
- mining/quarrying
- stone cutting
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Patterns of simple silicosis
(appearances can be indistinguishable from sarcoidosis)
Posterior upper lobes
Perilymphatic nodules - centrilobular and peribronchovascular
Hilar/mediastinal nodes may have eggshell calcification.
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Pattern of complicated silicosis
Chronic exposure results in progressive fibrosis.
Fibrosis
Perilymphatic nodules
May develop PMF (confluent areas of fibrosis)
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Pneumoconioses that look similar to silicosis
CWP (coal mining)
Berylliosis (aerospace and ceramic industries)
Inhaled talcosis (textiles, rubber, paper)
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Features of acute silicosis/silcoproteinosis
Indistinguishable from Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
Extensive/diffuse GGO + consolidation
May also have crazy paving.
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Complications of silicosis
Increased risk of Tb
| Increased risk of bronchogenic carcinoma (differentiate from PMF with PET or MRI)
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Early appearances of asbestos exposure
Pleural thickening and pleural effusion (exudative)
| Can be unilateral
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Features of asbestosis + complications
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UIP type pattern
Pleural plaques (over the ribs, spare costophrenic angles)
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Highest risk of bronchogenic carcinoma and also mesothelioma
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Complications of asbestosis
Highest risk of malignancy our of all the pneumoconioses
- brochogenic carcinoma
Also at high risk of mesothelioma.
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How do people develop siderosis
Inhalation of iron oxide
| - most commonly with welding
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Features of siderosis
No significant inflammatory or granulomatous reaction
(May also inhale silica dust so there could be a mixed pattern)
Features similar to subacute HP
- Centrilobular GGO nodules
- Patchy GGO (from the presence of the actual dust)
- Mosaic perfusion
Hard metal pneumoconiosis looks similar to siderosis and is more likely to progress to fibrosis.
