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nbme22/Block 4/Question#3 (reveal difficulty score)
A 60-year-old man comes to the physician ...
Alveolar macrophage ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
tags: pulm repeat

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submitted by โˆ—welpdedelp(270)
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It was a Ferruginous bodies--> asbestosis. Ferruginous bodies are believed to be formed by macrophages that have phagocytosed and attempted to digest the fibers.

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almondbreeze  info about ferruginous bodies being mf can't be found on FA/UW :'( they just say it's 'material' +
taediggity  FA 2020 677, FA 2019 659... mf?? mofos?? +3
69_nbme_420  Just to add: The question asks what cell type initiated the Fibrosis โ†’ Alveolar macrophages engulf the particles and induce fibrosis (same pathophys for all Pneumoconiosis). Pathoma 2019 Pg 92 +10
alexv0815  "A small (< 3 ฮผm), golden-brown, dumbbell-shaped particle that contains iron. Most often seen in the alveolar septum in conditions such as asbestosis." amboss +

@69_nbme_420 explanation is more correct. Adding it for visibility.

The question asks what cell type initiated the Fibrosis โ†’ Alveolar macrophages engulf the particles and induce fibrosis (same pathophys for all Pneumoconiosis). Pathoma 2019 Pg 92



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submitted by โˆ—syoung07(58)
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Pneumoconioses get allllll the way down to our alveoli to cause fibrosis and thus restrictive lung dz. Alveoli dont have the mucociliary elevator to clear shit so they depend on macrophages to get rid of substances.

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