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ec501234

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Which of the interstitial lung diseases is directly tied to exposure to first- and secondhand to-bacco smoke?
 
  a. Alveolar proteinosis
  b. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  c. Nonspecific interstitial pneumonitis
  d. Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH)

Question 2

What is the most common treatment for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)?
 
  a. Hyperbaric oxygen treatments
  b. Lung transplantation
  c. Penicillin
  d. Prednisone



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tdewitt

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
PLCH is an interstitial lung disease found in adult smokers. Patients usually have a significant smoking history and develop cough and progressive dyspnea on exertion.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
No medical therapy has proven beneficial for IPF. Immunosuppression with oral corticosteroids and cytotoxic agents such as azathioprine are most commonly used, although they appear to ben-efit only a minority of patients.




ec501234

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Gracias!


shailee

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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