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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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taediggity  AF 0220 77,6 AF 1209 6.5.9. m?f? osomf?? +3
69_nbme_420  tJus ot d:ad eTh nuoqiest kass htwa lelc ptey iiadetint the bFiiross โ†’ lAlaervo aaemchrosgp eflngu eht ariscltep adn neicdu bsfrsoii sm(ea hshtaoypp for all oPnimcins.ouseo) mhtaoPa 2019 Pg 29 +10
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@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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