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Duke PA Occupational/Interstitial/GranulomatousLung Disease

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a virtual space between individual alveoli   show
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show silicosis  
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show coal miner's lung  
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black lung   show
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occupational lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust   show
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Most commonly associated with mining, insulation, shipbuilding, cement mixing and sandblasting related occupations   show
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show silicosis  
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show silicosis  
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show asbestosis  
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show asbestosis  
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diagnosis is based largely on the history of exposure and latency period. 20-30 year exposure history   show
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Allergic pulmonary condition caused by inhalation of organic materials   show
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Known causative agents include bacteria, molds, human and animal proteins and resins   show
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Abrupt onset of fever, cough & dyspnea within 4-8 hours of exposureInfiltrates in the mid-to-lower lung distributionResolution within 24 hours, after removal from exposureOften mistaken for community-acquired pneumonia, treated with antibiotics   show
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show Silo-Filler’s Disease  
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Approximately ___ of patients admitted to the burn unit have pulmonary injury due to smoke inhalation   show
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Carbon monoxide and cyanide poisoning impairs oxygenation causing tissue hypoxia   show
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show smoke inhalation  
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show smoke inhalation  
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Topical administration of epinephrine may be used to reduce airway edema   show
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The death rate among patients experiencing severe burn and inhalational injuries can be >__   show
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_____ cannot differentiate carboxyhemoglobin from oxyhemoglobin.   show
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CO has a ____ higher affinity for hemoglobin than does oxygen   show
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____ deposits in the alveoli and the interstitium results in irriversible fibrosis   show
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Loss of functional alveolar-capillary units,Impaired gas exchange that leads to hypoxemia and hypercapnia, Impaired lung compliance (stiff lungs)Progresses into Restrictive Lung Disease: smaller lung volumes and capacities (TLC, Tidal Volumes)   show
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show interstitial lung disease  
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A nodular inflammatory lesion that may contain epithelial cells, phagocytes or macrophages   show
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show caseating  
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A systemic disease of unknown origin characterized by granulomatous inflammation of the lung   show
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show sarcoidosis  
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Elevated ESR, Leukopenia, Elevated ACE levels (40-80% prevalence)   show
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Requires tissue biopsy of a lymph node showing non-caseating granulomas   show
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show treatment for sarcoidosis  
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show Wegener’s Granulomatosis  
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Small vessel vasculitis, Granuloma formation inflammation, Necrosis   show
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show Wegener’s Granulomatosis  
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Idiopathic condition involving alveolar (lung) hemorrhage and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis   show
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show Goodpasture's syndrome  
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show Goodpasture's syndrome  
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