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USMLE Pulmonology: Restrictive and Interstitial Lung Disease

Restrictive lung disease patterns and interstitial lung disease subtypes with their distinguishing imaging and biopsy findings.

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What happens to total lung capacity (TLC) in restrictive lung disease?
It is decreased.
In restrictive lung disease, is the FEV1/FVC ratio decreased, normal, or increased?
Normal or increased
What are the two main categories of restrictive lung disease?
Intrinsic (interstitial) and extrinsic (extrapulmonary)
In intrinsic (interstitial) restrictive lung disease, is DLCO typically decreased or normal?
Decreased
In extrinsic restrictive lung disease (chest wall or neuromuscular cause), is DLCO typically decreased or normal?
Normal
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis shows the histologic pattern known as ____.
usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP)
What is the classic biopsy hallmark of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP)?
Temporal heterogeneity with patchy fibroblastic foci
What HRCT finding is characteristic of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
Honeycombing
What is the typical distribution of fibrosis on imaging in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
Subpleural and basal predominant
Name the two antifibrotic drugs used to slow progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Pirfenidone and nintedanib
What is the typical HRCT appearance of nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP)?
Homogeneous ground-glass opacities
Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) is most commonly associated with which category of disease?
Connective tissue disease (e.g., systemic sclerosis)
Compared to UIP, does NSIP have a better or worse prognosis?
Better prognosis
What type of granuloma is seen on biopsy in sarcoidosis?
Noncaseating granuloma
What is the classic chest x-ray finding in sarcoidosis?
Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy

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