Term
| What will be seen on CT with asbestosis? |
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Definition
Calcified plaques with “rounded atelectasis”
-mass-like lesion
-”comet tail” swirling towards hilum
-”base” of atelectasis usually has pleural plaque |
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Term
| What cancer manifests in the pleura with asbestis? |
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Definition
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Term
| Does smoking increase the risk of mesothelioma in a person with high asbestis exposure? |
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Definition
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Term
| Does smoking increase the risk of LUNG CANCER in someone with asbestis exposure? |
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Definition
YES!
smoking + asbestos have a
Synergistic risk |
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Term
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Definition
| Benign asbestos pleural effusion |
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Term
| How will BAPE clinically manifest? |
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Definition
shortest latency of all asbestos-
Related pulmonary complications
-present with chest pain, fever,
Dyspnea
-Exudative effusion
-50% hemorrhagic
-25% eosinophilic |
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Term
| How is asbestosis indentified? |
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Definition
Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP pattern) on CT, plus significant asbestos exposure
History |
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Term
| What is the pattern on CT for Usual Intersitial Pneumonia? |
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Definition
-”UIP pattern”: basilar-predominant, sub-pleural, heterogenous, thickened septae,
Honeycomb change, traction bronchiectasis, and minimal ground glass opacities |
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Term
What is CTD associated UIP?
(CTD = Connective Tissue Disease) |
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Definition
| UIP on CT + Evidence of connective tissue disease (RA, MCTD, scleroderma) |
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