restrictive lung disease


restrictive lung disease

Pulmonology A general term that encompasses the functional aspects of interstitial lung disease Etiology-Acute Infections–miliary TB, histoplasmosis, PCP, CMV, fungal; RT; pulmonary edema, inhalation-byssinosis; aspiration; Goodpasture's disease; lung CA; idiopathic-Hamman-Rich syndrome Etiology-chronic Pneumoconiosis; RT; CA-lung, breast, stomach, pancreas; drugs-bleomycin, busulfan, hydralazine; systemic disease-sarcoidosis, collagen vascular disease, Langerhans cell histiocytosis; diffuse interstitial fibrosis Clinical SOB, tachypnea, concentric ↓ in lung volumes Imaging Interstital and alveolar pattern Functional tests ↓ diffusing capacity. Cf Restrictive lung disease.

restrictive lung disease

Any chest disease that results in reduced lung volumes and reduced lung compliance.