Statistics for Pulm - Pneumoconiosis & Fungal Infection

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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/recreational outdoor 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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