CUMULATIVE PATHOLOGY Flashcards
What kind of pulmonary edema would be caused by an obstruction of pulmonary veins?
Hemodynamic pulmonary edema
Why would a person with emphysema get heart failure?
Because the lung disease can cause pulmonary hypertension = cor pulmonale
What is the cause of the type of emphysema that mostly affects the lower parts of the lungs?
This is Panacinar emphysema and is caused by homozygous A1AT deficiency
Describe how endothelial damage seems to occur in Wegener’s:
By having c-ANCA target the neutrophils (Neutrophil Proteinase-3) it ACTIVATES the neutrophil which selectively targets endothelium
What is the arterial supply/venous drainage of pulmonary sequestrations?
Both extralobar and intralobar are supplied by aorta NOT pulmonary artery, and drained by azygous system
Explain why a person with a saddle embolus has electromechanical dissociation (i.e. PEA)?
Because their heart generates a rhythm but no blood can get past the pulmonary trunk, so no blood goes systemically either producing pulseless electrical activity.
When is pulmonary hypoplasia fatal?
If the disease is bilateral
What is the major complication of a bronchogenic cyst? Another name for these?
Infection; Foregut cyst
How far down do the most inferior portions of a lung normally go?
They are usually level with the cardiac apex
What is Anti-DNA topoisomerase I antibody useful for, diagnostically?
Scleroderma
Regarding Wegener’s: 1) What is the typical lung lesion? 2) What is the typical renal lesion?
1) Necrotizing granulomatous alveolitis 2) Necrotizing glomerulonephritis
What are the late microscopic findings in chronic bronchitis (3)?
Goblet cell hyperplasia, increased Reid index, and squamous metaplasia
How does Wegener’s differ from Goodpasture’s by location?
Goodpasture’s does not affect the URT
What histopathologic type of pleuritis may result from PE? What is the diagnostic test of choice for PE?
Fibrinous pleuritis; SPIRAL CT
What marker is useful in Wegener’s? What does it seem to be reacting against?
c-ANCA reacting against Neutrophil Proteinase-3
What are 3 vasculitis-associated hemorrhages in the pulmonary system?
Hypersensitivity angiitis, Wegener Granulomatosis, and SLE
What antibody isotype is present in lung disease caused by Aspergillus fumigatus? Name of disease?
IgE, Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
What kind of emphysema is caused by Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis? Why is this a weird form of emphysema?
Centriacinar emphysema, it is weird bc black lung also has fibrosis, which is atypical for emphysema
What is the clincial triad of Goodpasture Syndrome?
Diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage, glomerulonephritis, and circulating anti-GBM antibodies
What are the two general (major causes) of hypoplasia of the lung?
Oligohydramnios or decreased intrathoracic space
What is Anti-mitochondrial-antibody (AMA) useful for?
Primary Biliary Sclerosis
Which obstructive disease is most likely to result in lung cancer, why?
Chronic bronchitis because in late stages it can lead to squamous metaplasia to deal with the chronic inflammation, this predisposes to CA
What are the 4 general obstructive diseases of lungs? Which are COPD?
Chronic Bronchitis, Emphysema, Asthma, and Bronchiectasis. COPD = Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema
Where do laryngeal cartilages come from? Airway cartilages?
Laryngeal cartilage is from neural crest (ectoderm) and airway cartilage is from splanchnic mesoderm
What heart defects are associated with pulmonary HTN, why?
Anything that involves a L-> R shunt, most commonly an ASD since it causes volume overload in the right heart
What is the morphology of the deposition of immunoglobulins in Goodpastures?
Linear deposits on basement membranes of glomerulus and alveoli
What are the genetics of Kartagener Syndrome?
Autosomal Recessive
What is seen in long standing pulmonary edema?
Fibrosis of the alveoli
What is the major cause of contraction atelectasis? What is the treatment?
Fibrotic changes of lung or pleura? No Tx.
What is the most likely method of death in a patient with a sudden and large PE?
Acute cor pulmonale
Differentiate the implication of smoking in chronic bronchitis from centroacinar emphysema:
In centroacinar emphysema the issue is that the smoke is inhibiting antitrypsin and allowing elastase to destroy alveoli, in CB the smoke is killing off the cilia and producing inflammation.
What kind of congestion is seen in areas of pulmonary infarction?
PASSSIVE CONGESTION? Pulmonary infarct is seen as ischemic necrosis on background of passive congestion.
What are the early microscopic findings in chronic bronchitis (2)?
Mucus in the airway, hypertrophy of submucosal glands
In which way does the most common cause of atelectasis shift the mediastinum? What is the most common cause of this atelectasis?
Resorption/Obstruction atelectasis shifts mediastinum towards it; most common cause is EXCESSIVE SECRETION because it leads to a blockage
How long does it take to achieve an airless state in obstruction atelectasis and why?
It takes a few hours because the air that is in the aveolus will be absorbed by the blood vessels
Fibrotic changes of lung and/or pleura are the major cause of this type of atelectasis
Restrictive Atelectasis
What is the deadly, unrefractory form of asthma?
Status asthmaticus
What exactly is a Charcot-Leyden crystal?
It is a crystal formed from EOSINOPHIL MEMBRANE PROTEIN, indicating eosinophils are present
What kind of edema is caused by near drowning?
Microvascular injury pulmonary edema
What are 3 REVERSIBLE microscopic signs of PHTN?
Medial hypertrophy, intimal thickening, and intimal hyperplasia
How is Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemodiderosis different than Goodpasture’s?
There are no antibodies in the serum (it is idiopathic) AND there is no renal involvement