Author Question: Which of the following is found almost universally in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD)? ... (Read 53 times)

bb · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

Which of the following is found almost universally in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD)?

a. Airway dilation
b. Bronchoconstriction
c. Compensatory cytokine release
d. Decreased compliance

Question 2

The presence of pleural calcification on the chest film is consistent with what type of interstitial lung disease (ILD)?

a. Asbestosis
b. Coal worker's pneumoconiosis
c. Sarcoidosis
d. Silicosis

meganlapinski · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 16, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
In almost all of the ILDs, the lungs have reduced compliance and require supranormal transpleu-ral pressures to ventilate (Figure 26-4). This lack of compliance results in small lung volumes and increased work of breathing.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
With an appropriate exposure history, the presence of radiographic pleural plaques or rounded atelectasis may indicate that asbestos as the cause of the ILD.