diseases Flashcards
silicosis
silica from sand rock or glass. sandblasters at risk. rock quarry disease
asbestosis
asbestos leads to mesothelioma. malignant tumor
siderosis
iron dust
byssinosis
cotton dust. Brown lung
anthracosis
black lung disease from coal miners. Caplan syndrome= anthracosis +RA
histomycosis/histoplasmosis
endemic fungus around Mississippi or Ohio vallets. Ohio valley fever aka miss. valley fever
coccidiomycosis
endemic fungus in deserts of Southwest. aka San Joaguin valley fever. Valley fever in other states
blastomycosis
endemic fungus on Eastern seaboard. florida to nova scotia
asthma
sputum analysis yeilds Curschmann’s spirals or chrcot leyden crystals
Cystic fibrosis
affects chloride channels. Sweat test. mother notices 1st tastes salt. salty baby syndrome. affects GI and respiratory mucus linings and exocrine secretions. susceptible to pseudomonas aeruginosa. lung transplant required
hemosiderosis
iron in lungs due to bleeding
pulmonary fibrosis
honeycomb lung
tuberculosis
caseous necrosis in lung. gohn complex/lesion. granulomas. epitheloid histiocytes. If spread to spine Potts disease. if vertebra collapses from TB gibbus deformity. Giant epithelial cells
wegener’s granulomatosis
vasculitis of lung and kidney
emphysema
alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency