Pulm - Pneumoconiosis & Fungal Infection - Statistics

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Answer Stats
Location Risk factors Findings Answer % Correct
lower lobes inhalation of toxic fibers slow progressive pulmonary fibrosis, CT shows pleural plaques, parietal pleural thickening, honeycombing, irregular linear opacities, shaggy heart sign w/ ground glass appearance asbestosis
100%
upper lobes male, occupational/recreationaloutdoor activities verrucous skin lesions blastomycosis
100%
upper lobes "valley fever", contaminated soil erythema nodosum, erythema multiforme, empyema coccidiomycosis
100%
lower lobes chickens, pigeons HIV w/ CD4+ < 50 dry cough, hemoptysis, low fever, headache, AMS, + India ink cryptococcus
100%
upper lobes bird or bat droppings in the OH/MS river valley HIV w/ CD4+ < 150 hemoptysis, granulomatous or fibrosing mediastinitis, mediastinal adenopathy w/ patchy infiltrates or military pattern histoplasmosis
100%
lower lobes chronic asbestos exposure hemoptysis, weight loss, fever, unilateral pleural thickening, blood pleural effusions, shrunken hemithorax, treated w/ platinum agent mesothelioma
100%
upper lobes coal mining, quart work w/ slate or granite, sandblasting multiple small round nodular opacities (military pattern) in the upper lobes, eggshell calcification of hilarious and mediastinal nodes silicosis
100%
upper lobes hemoptysis, weight loss, night sweats tuberculosis
100%
upper lobes asthma, cystic fibrosis fungal ball in pre-existing cavity or fibrosis replacing lung, hypersensitivity reaction, tubular mucoid impaction (finger in glove sign) aspergillosis
0%
upper lobes fluorescent lights, exposure in dental, computer, and aerospace industries multiple small rounded opacities that calcify, upper lobe scarring, bullae, volume loss berryliosis
0%
upper lobes inhalation of toxic dust particles, aka Caplan syndrome progressive massive fibrosis, dark "black" lungs, small nodules in the upper lung w/ hyperinflation of lower lobes coal worker's pneumoconiosis
0%
upper lobes HIV w/ CD4+ < 200 diffuse or multifocal areas of ground-glass opacities, opportunistic infection seen in HIV patients, hypoxia induced by activity, interstitial infiltrates, increased LDH pneumocystis jirovecci pneumonia
0%
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