Lectures Pulm Flashcards
Where does bronchiectasis occur in kartagener’s syndrome? CF?
Kartagener’s: Lower lobes
CF: Upper lobes
Goodpasture’s demographic
Men and smokers
Lung findings in Goodpasture’s sydrome
Hemorrhagic necrotizing interstitial pneumonities
Goodpasture’s treatment
Plasmapheresis
Immunosuppressive therapy
Renal transplantation
Major risk factors for community acquired pneumonia
COPD
Ig defects
Asplenia
Inflammatory mediators involved in chronic bronchitis
Histamine
IL-13
What are the 3 phases of Churg-Strauss Syndrome?
- Allergic- asthma and/or allergic rhinitis
- Eosinophilic
- Vasculitic- tissue damage in various organs
Churg-Strauss antibodies
- MPO in case of p-ANCA
- PR3 (proteinase) in case of c-ANCA
Triad of Wegener’s Granulomatosis
- Acute necrotizing granulomas of the upper and lower respiratory tract or both
- Necrotizing or granulomatous vasculitis
- Renal disease
Antibodies Wegener’s
c-ANCA (anti PR3)
HLA association of Good pastures
HLA-DRB1
Treatment for Good pastures
Plasma exhange
Immunosuppresion
Most common associations with spontaneous pneumothorax
Emphysema
Asthma
TB
- CD34+, keratin neg
- NAB2-STAT6 fusion gene
- Chromosome 12
- Pleural Tumor
Solitary fibrous tumor
Positive stains for mesothelioma
- Calretinin
- WT-1
- CK 5/6
- D2-40
- Keratins