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MC 2.1 Flashcards

1
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ARA definitions for chronic bronchitis

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Chronic couph and production of sputum for minimum of three months a year for at least two consecutive years

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2
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which part of COPD has blebs and Bullae

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Emphysema

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3
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which part of COPD has curschmann spirals

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bronchial asthma

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4
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what is the role of alpha 1 antitrypsin (major function) in the body

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protection against naturally occurring proteases

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5
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What is the underlying association between COPD and poor oral health that cuases secondary lung infections?

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cigarette smoking

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6
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what is the species name for legionella?

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Legionella pneumophila

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7
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what organism is more associated with lung abscesses leading to pneumonia

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staphylococcus

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8
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what organism as associated with rust colored sputum

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Pneumococcus

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9
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what organism as associated with current jelly sputum

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Klebciella pneumoniae

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10
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what are the four possible routes for pneumonia

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  • asperation
  • blood
  • aspiration of fluids from upper respiratory carriage to the lower one
  • aspiration of gasric contents
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11
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Which of the following is characteristics of mycoplasma pneumonia

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Species name is the same as species of klebsiella

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12
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what are the differences between alveolar pneumonia and interstitial pneumonia

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  • Alveolar pneumonia bacteria is Neutrophil driven

- interstitial pneumonias viruses mono-nuclear cell driven

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13
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what are the 5 characteristics of interstitial pneumonia

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  • everything is in the alveolar septae
  • caused by viruses
  • septae get thick
  • includes viral pneumonia
    usually diffuse and often bilateral
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14
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alveolar pneumonia characteristics

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  • Caused by bacteria
  • All on inside of alveolar sacs
    bacteria, neutrophil, edema, hemorrhage
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15
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what is the association with pneumonia and periodontal disease

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those patients on long standing antibiotics wipeout normal oral flora and promote some bad actors like klebsiella and pseudomonas

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16
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features of mycobacterium TB

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  • mycolic acid
  • antiphagocytic
  • does not gram stain
  • need acid fast bacillus stain
  • acid-fast bacilli stain
  • most commmon prortal of entry is respiratory followed by GI
17
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scrofula

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  • unilateral cervical adenitis that presents with swollen non-tender nodes
  • lymphatic spread to the hilar lymph nodes with infection to the neck area
18
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Potts disease

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  • is a form of tuberculosis that occurs outside the lungs whereby disease is seen in the vertebrae
  • vertibral osteoarthritis
  • a miliary form of turbuculosis
19
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Ghon complex

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A peripheral parenchmal granuloma, and prominent infected draining mediastinal (hilar) lymph node

20
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Tuberculoma

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A clinical manifestation of tuberculosis which conglomerates tubercles into a firm lump, and so can mimic cancer tumors of many types in medical imaging studies.

21
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how quickly does TB grow

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very very very slow growing (6-8 weeks)

22
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in what part of TB is the Ghon complex is prevalent

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  • primary TB not secondary not milliary
  • when a person is first exposed there is a lung lesion subpleural and a draining lymph node (together this makes the ghon complex)
23
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What type of hypersensitivities reaction is there in the NRL (natural rubber latex) protein allergies

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Type I

24
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what antibodies are involved in the NRL allergy

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IgE

25
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what tye of hypersensitibity reaction is there in ICD (irratant contact dermatitis)

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NONE

26
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what type of hypersensitivities reaction is there allergic contact dermatitis

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Type IV

27
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in the ACD, because its contact dermatitis, what type of cell is activated

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t cell lymphocyte

28
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what is the normal role for gluteraldehyde in dental

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disinfectant

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