Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Interstitial Lung Disease

A case of interstitial lung disease that covers alot of the issues discussed in morning report can be found here

Another article about exacerbations of IPF can be found here

From a public health point of view, an article about Canada's export of asbestos despite it being classified as a hazardous substance in Canada can be found here

FASTENS
The mnemonic for upper lobe intersitial pattern:
F - farmer's lung (hypersensitivity pneumonitis
A - Ank spond.
S - Sarcoid
T - TB
E - Eosinophilic Granulomatosis
N- Neurofibromatosis
S - silicosis

1 comment :

Nina Athena said...

Thank you for sharing such helpful information. Health is indeed invaluable and important; therefore, we have to prevent disease while we still can.

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