lung path II Flashcards

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PE

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10% of acute hospital deaths
underdiagnosed
elevated LDH

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PHTN

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abnormal when pressurs reaches 1/4 of systemic

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pulmonary arterial HTN

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primary idiopathic arterial HTN
autoimmune CT disorder
drugs

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idopathic primary pulmonary HTN

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adults mostly females 20-40

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rare familiar primary PHTN

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autosomal dominant with only 10-20%
mutation in BMPR2
in vascular smooth m cells BMPR2 inhibits proliferation and favors apoptosis
mutation inactivated inhibition

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secondary PHTN

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endothelium dysfunction and normal reduction of pulmonary aa to increased pressure

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diffuse alveolar hemorrhage syndrome

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goodpasture syndrome
idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis
vasculitis (wegners, hypersensativity pneumonitis, SLE)

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goodpastures

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autoimmune, anti-basement membrane Abs
alpha 3 chain of collagen IV
proliferative rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
necortizing hemorrhagic interstitial pneumonitits
M>F, young smokers
renal failure usually COD

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idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis

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rare condition usually in children
episodes of diffuse hemorrhage
no antivascular Abs have been found, but immunosupression works
diffuse hemosiderin deposistion in macrophages and alveolar walls

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symptoms of idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis

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productive cough, hemoptysis, anemia, weight loss

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polyangitis w/granulomatosis

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necrotizing granulomatous arteritis of lungs and URT
necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis
hard to diagnose
M>F 5th decade
immunoRx
variable prognosis
cytoplasmic pattern anti-neutrophil Abs (PR3/c-ANCA)

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nasopharynx defenses

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nasal hair
turbinates
mucociliary apparatus
IgA

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oropharynx defenses

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saliva
sloughing of epi
local complement production
interference from resident flora

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trachea and bronchi defenses

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cough, epiglottic reflexes
sharp angled branching of airways
mucocilliary apparatus
IgM, IgG, IgA

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lower respiratory tract defenses

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alveolar lining fluid
cytokines
alveolar macros
polymorphonuclear leukocytes
cell-mediated immunity
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16
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community acquired acute penumonia

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alveolar exudates
strep pneumoniae
H. influenza
M. catarrhalis
Staph aureus
legionella penumophilia
enterbacteriaceae
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17
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strep pneumonaie

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community acquired
G+ diplococci
most common
increased risk w/splenectomy/sickle cell -> need vaccine

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H. influenza

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community acquired
also meningitis and pink eye
G- pleomorphic 
vaccine for encapsulated form 
#1 in COPD
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M. catarrhalis

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community acquired
G- diplococci
#2 in COPD

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Staph aureus

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community acquired
G+ cocci
common in post viral pneumonia w/IVDA

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legionella pneumophilia

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community acquired
gram - rod
macrophages in small bronchioles
legionellas disease and pontiac fever

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enterobacteriaceae

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community acquired
klebsiella pneumoniae
pseudomonas aerginosa

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23
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klebsiella pneumoniae

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community acquired
Gram - rod
seen in debilitated/malnourished (alcoholics) with bloody thick sputum

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pseudomonas aeruginosa

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community acquired
gram neg coccobacilli
CF and neutropenia
angioinvasive

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community acquired atypical pneumonia

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patchy or interstitial inflammation
mycoplasma pneumoniae
chlamydia
coxiella burnetti
viruses
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mycoplasma

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community acquired atypical
sperhical to filimentoud w/o cell wall
gram -
have cold agglutinins

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viruses w/atypical pneumoniae

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respiratory synctial virus
parainfluenza
human metapneuomia virus
influenza A and B
adenovirus
rhinoiviruses
rubeola
varicella
SARS
28
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health care associated and hospital acquired pneumonia

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gram neg rods
enterobacteriae
psudomonas
staph aureus (MRSA)

29
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aspiration pneumonia

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anaerobic and aerobic bacteria

30
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necrotizing pneumonia and lung abscesses

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anaerobic bacteria
staph aureus
klebsiella
strep pyogenes

31
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chronic pneumonia

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nocardia

actinomyces

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granulomatous chronic pneumonia

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TB
atypical myobacterium
histoplasma capsulatum
coccidodes immitis
blastomyces dermatitdis
33
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pneumonia in immunocompromised host

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CMV
pneumocytis jirovecci
myocobacterium avium-intracellulare
invasive aspergillosis
invasive candidiasis
34
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lobar pneumonia

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mostly caused by strep pneumonia

35
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stages of bacterial pneumonia

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acute- early red hepatization
early organization- streams thru the pore of kohn
advanced organizing pneumonia

36
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viral pneumonias

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usually self-limiting ‘chest cold’, but can be lethal
co-exist with bronchitis
can be epidemic

37
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pulmonary abscess organisms

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staph aureus and other gram neg
mixed, including anaerobic:
bacteriodies fragilis
fusobacterium
peptococcus
38
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complications of pulmonary abscesses

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empysema
hemorrhage
brain abscess/meningitis
amyloidosis

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symptoms of pulmonary abscesses

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cough
fever
fould smelling, purulent and/or bloody sputum
chest pain
weight loss
40
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pulmonary abscess sources

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#1- aspiration
antecedent lung bacterial infection
septic emboli
neoplasia
penetrating wounds
infection from adjacent organ
hematogenous spread of infection
41
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perinatal infections timing

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early onset 0-7 days: group B strep and E. coli

late onset 7-90 days: listeria, candida

42
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transcervical/ascending perinatial infections

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inhalation of infected amniotic fluid in utero or infected passing thru birth canal
most bacterial, some viral
pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis common

43
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tranplacental infections

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most parasitic (malaria, toxoplasma) or viral (hep B, HIV) few bacterial
TORCH
pneumonia, encephalitis, chorioretinitis, myocarditis, dermatitis

44
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TORCH

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Toxoplama
Rubella
CMV
Herpes
other (treponema palllidum)
45
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Respiratory synyctial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis

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most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in children <12months
initial URT infection but in 1-2days spread to lower airways moving cell-cell
associated otitis media
can cause pneumonia in elderly
xray shows areas w/entrapped air
supportive Tx

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chronic penumonias

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frequently a localized lesion immunocompetent patients

many are granulomatous processes: TB, leprosy, fungal

47
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TB primary infection

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Ghon complex

granulomatous response, usually asymptomatic and self limiting but clinically symptomatic in 5%

48
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Ghon complex

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parenchymal lesion and involved lymph nodes

49
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secondary TB

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reactivation of old walled off lesions, usually apical

cavitary caseous necrosis w/subsequent scarring or progressive disease

50
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miliary TB

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occurs when tubercle erodes into a vessel

51
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immunosupressed TB

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may see w/o granulomas

at risk for dissemination

52
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dimorphic fungal pneumonias

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fungal spores ubiquitous
induce localized granulomatous response OR may be disseminated
can have angioinvasion, thrombosis, and septic infarcts

53
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histoplasma capsulatum

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ohio and miss river and carribean
soil spores from birds or bat feces
microcondia and macorcondia

54
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blastomyces dermatidis

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central and SE USA, canada, mexico, middle east, africa, india
soil spores
microconidia

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coccidioides

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SW, far west, and mexico
soil spores
arthroconidia

56
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pulmonary diffuse pneumonias HIV

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pneumocystis hirovecii
CMV
mycobacterium avium complex

57
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pulmonary focal pneumonias HIV

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aspergillus

cnadida albicans

58
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diseases that warrant lung transplant

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emphysema
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
CF
idiopathic/familial PHTN

59
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complications of lung transport

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infections
acute regjection
chronic rejections
79% 1yr, 53% 5yr, 30%10yr survival rates

60
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pneumocystis pneumonia

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foamy cotton candy exudate and cup and saucer- shaped organisms