Diseases Flashcards
Honeycombing, Ground glass infiltrate, older >60yrs, smoking associated, heterogeneous fibrosis, subpleural, mostly in bases, fibroblastic foci
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (Usual Interstitial Fibrosis)
Ground glass infiltrate, younger patients, homogeneous fibrosis
Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia
Bronchiolocentric accumulation of dusty brown macrophages, peribronchiolar fibrosis, smoking associated
Respiratory Bronchiolitis (RB-ILD)
Dusty brown macrophages filing distal airspace, smoking associated
Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia (DIP)
Young patients, cysts and nodules, 15% have extrapulmonary disease, smoking related
Langerhans Cells Histiocytosis (LCH)
Hyaline membranes, septal thickening, not responsive to therapy
Acute Interstitial Pneumonia (associated with Idiopathic ARDS)
Noninfectious pneumonia, bilateral fuzzy nodules, intraluminal plugs of granulation tissue, steroid responsive
Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP)
Associated with autoimmune or immunodeficiency, centrilobar nodules, treat with immunosuppressive
Lymphoid Interstitial Pneumonia
Mimics ARDS, diffuse bilateral alveolar infiltrates, eosinophilic septal infiltrates, steroid responsive
Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia
Common in women and nonsmokers, eosinophilic inflitrates, macrophages fibrosis, steroid responsive
Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia
Only seen in young women, have obstructive PFTs, pleural effusions and spontaneous pneumos common, proliferation of smooth muscle tissue, mTOR or anti-estrogen therapy
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Response to antigen, acute or chronic (chronic has fibrosis), upper-lobe predominant, inflammation with poorly formed granulomas
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Lymphadenopathy, PFTs vary, more common in African Americans in the US, non-caseating granulomas
Sarcoidosis
Caused by strep pneumoniae, treat with macrolide or doxycycline
Community acquired Pneumonia
Gram negative pathogens (SPACE - Serratia, Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Citrobacter, Enterobacter or E. Coli) or MRSA
Hospital, Ventillator, or Healthcare Acquired Pneumonia
Productive cough >3months, hypertrophy of submucosal glands, smooth muscle and goblet cell proliferation, normal DLCO, treatment includes decreasing muscle tone (inhaled beta agonists or anticholinergics) and decreasing inflammation (corticosteroids)
Chronic Bronchitis
Centri or Panacinar, diminished breath sounds, hyperresonant, decreased DLCO, disease of parenchyma
Emphysema
Extrinsic (response to allergen, IgE) or Intrinsic (post-viral injury, aspirin-sensitivity), expiratory wheezing, airway remodeling due to chronic inflammation, responds to beta-agonist
Asthma
Dilation of proximal bronchi, impaired tracheobronchial clearing results in chronic infections, treat with chest physical therapy and antibiotics, caused by infection, CF, bronchial obstruction, cilia defects (Katageners), cartilage defects
Bronchiectisis
Recurrent infections leading to bronchiectesis, pancreatic insufficiency, more common in caucasians, treat with chest physical therapy, nebulized hypertonic solution
Cystic Fibrosis
Usually infectious in kids and non-infectious in adults, inspiratory squeak due to late opening of inflamed bronchioles
Bronchiolitis
Inspiratory stridor, flow-volume loop with flattened inspiration, mimics asthma
Vocal Chord Dysfunction
Edema of face, upper torso, neck, altered mental status, treated with steroids and standard chemo
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
Hamman’s sign, can progress to a pneumo, usually self resolves
Pneumomediastinum
Thymic neoplasm, teritomas, terrible lymphoma, thyroid neoplasm
Terrible T’s - most common malignant tumors of the anterior-superior mediastinum
Lymphadenopathy, lymphoma, developmental cysts, vascular enlargements, diaphragmatic hernia
Common Middle Mediastinal masses
Neurogenic tumor, meningocele, esophageal lesion, diaphragmatic hernia
Common Posterior Mediastinal masses
Hyperresonant percussion, absent breath sounds, decreased fremitus
Pneumothorax - can become tension pneumo with structures pushed toward contralateral side
Decreased breath sounds, dullness to percussion, decreased fremitus, transudative or exudative
Pleural effusion
What are the four most common causes of chronic cough in adults?
Upper Airway Cough Syndrome (tickle in airway, due to postnasal drip), Asthma, GERD, and Non-Asthmatic Eosinophilic Bronchitis (NAEB)
Linked to smoking, proximal lesions, keratin pearls, p53, Rb, and p16 mutations common, surgical resection, hypercalcemia
Squamous Cell Carcinoma (NSCLC)
Common in women and non-smokers, peripheral, mucin +, KRAS mutations common, surgical resection
Adenocarcinoma (NSCLC)
Undifferentiated cancer, associated with smoking, peripheral or central
Large Cell Carcinoma (NSCLC)
Neuroendocrine (Kulchitsky) cells, common in male smokers, produces ADH/ACTH, chromogranin +, chemotherapy treatment only
Small Cell Carcinoma
Latent onset, temporal pattern, most common occupational lung disease
Occupational Asthma
No latency, exposure to irritable inhalants, majority will have persistent asthma
Reactive Airway Dysfunction Syndrome