Exam 26: Interstitial Lung Diseases

Chest assessment findings in a patient with ILD would include: 1) pleural friction rub. 2) increased vocal fremitus. 3) vesicular breath sounds. 4) hyperresonant percussion note.

What category of medications is commonly prescribed to manage interstitial lung disease?

A patient has just been diagnosed with Wegener's granulomatosis. Her long-term prognosis is:

All of the following are interstitial lung diseases EXCEPT:

The diffusing capacity of a patient with coal worker's pneumoconiosis or silicosis would be expected to be:

All of the following are associated with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) EXCEPT:

What is another name for rheumatoid pneumoconiosis?

All of the following are anatomic alterations of the lungs that may be found with the chronic stage of interstitial lung disease (ILD) EXCEPT:

Which of the following chest radiograph findings would be associated in a patient with ILD? 1) Pleural effusion 2) Honeycombing 3) Cavity formation 4) Increased translucency

Which of the following is the largest group of agents associated with drug-induced interstitial lung disease?

Which ILD is a smoking-related condition characterized by star-shaped nodules in the midlung?

What major pathologic and structural changes are associated with asbestosis? 1) Fibrocalcific pleural plaques 2) Excessive bronchial secretions 3) Bronchospasm 4) Mediastinal shift

Which of the following organs are affected by systemic scleroderma? 1) Skin 2) Reproductive organs 3) Lungs 4) Brain

Which of the following are associated with an increased DLCO?

Which of the following Americans would be the most likely to get sarcoidosis?

What is the most common pulmonary complication associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?

Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) is associated with all of the following EXCEPT: