immunology in the lung

Question 1

what kind of virus is respiratory syncitial virus

Answer 1

enveloped rna virus
that is spread through large droplets

Question 2

what kind of rna does respiratory syncitial virus have

Answer 2

negative sense rna

Question 3

are bacterial infections of the lung common

Answer 3

relatively common but especially when there is a breach of natural microbiome

Question 4

what may a recurrent bacterial lung infection indicate

Answer 4

immunocompromise

Question 5

what are clinical presentations of bacterial lung infections

Answer 5

cough
sputum
fever

Question 6

what responses occur in bacterial lung infections

Answer 6

innate
adaptive

Question 7

community acquired pneumonia is called by

Answer 7

streptococcus pneumoia

Question 8

what may a viscious cycle look like

Answer 8

damage
infection
immune response

Question 9

chronic infections of the lung examples

Answer 9

chronic bronchitis
bronchiectasis

Question 10

what damage promtoes and exacerbates chronic infection of lung

Answer 10

smoking

Question 11

what does immune system activation do to chronic lung infection

Answer 11

exacerbate it

Question 12

what are the five types of adaptive immune response

Answer 12

type 1- allergic asthma
type ii- good pastures syndrome
type iii-immune complex mediated
type iv- tb sarcoidosis

Question 13

type 1 hypersensitivity anaphylaxis

Answer 13

allergens are introduced by inhalation, ingestion or injection

Question 14

what are examples of type 1 hypersensitivity anaphylaxis

Answer 14

allergic asthma
allergic conjuctivitis
allergic rhinitis
atopic dermatitis
anaphylaxis
angiodema
urticaria (hives)
eosinophillia
cephalosporin
food allergy

Question 15

type ii hypersensitivity
good pastures syndrome

Answer 15

autoantibodies against type 4 collagen (basement membrane)

Question 16

hypersensitivity pneumonitis/ extrinsic allergic alveolitis

Answer 16

contacts with birds, farmers, occupational hazards, abnormal bronchoalveolar lavage, lymphocytosis

Question 17

what do the acronyms stand for
CPA

Answer 17

costophrenic angles

Question 18

what do the acronyms stand for
BS

Answer 18

breast shadow

Question 19

what does sds stand for

Answer 19

sub diaphragmatic space

Question 20

what does RA stand for

Answer 20

right atrium

Question 21

what does h stand for

Answer 21

hilum

Question 22

what does apw stand for (defect)

Answer 22

aortic pulmonary window

Question 23

what does AK Stand for

Answer 23

aortic knuckle

Question 24

what does C stand for

Answer 24

carina

Question 25

what does PTL stand for

Answer 25

paratracheal line

Question 26

what does CC stand for

Answer 26

costocardiac angles

Question 27

what are two branches that come out of aorta

Answer 27

right coronary artery
left coronary artery

Question 28

the right coronary artery branches into 4 smaller arteries including the right marginal branch

Answer 28

right marginal branch
sa nodal artery
av nodal artery
posterior intraventricular artery

Question 29

what does the left coronary artery branch into

Answer 29

circumflex branch
of left coronary artery
left marginal branch
and anterior intraventricular branch

Question 30

how does the heart pump blood

Answer 30

leading into right atrium