Obstructive/Restrictive Flashcards
Pathology is all about the _______ of disease
MECHANISM
Basic and Systematic pathology is learned where?
textbook
Clinical pathology is applying what?
interpret findings of the basic and systematic pathology
6 ‘levels’ of disease
Molecular ultrastructural cells tissues/organs physiological system society
I DIVINE TIME: Go!
infectious degenerative inflamm/immune vascular iatrogenic (drugs,sx, radiation) neoplastic environment trauma idiopathic metabolic endocrine
4 things contained in the acinus of the lung:
Respiratory bronchiole
alveolar ducts
alveolar sacs
alveoli
3 characteristics of obstructive/restricitve lung diseases?
chronic
diffuse
non-infectious
COPD is made up of 3 diseases:
Emphysema
chronic bronchitis
asthma
Is bronchiectasis COPD?
Separate disease
2 word definition of asthma?
reversible bronchoconstriction
Is asthma diagnosed histologically?
Nope, clinical/physiological
T/F? Ventolin helps decrease mucus production, vascular permeability, and bronchospasm?
False. Only bronchospasm.
How do you treat late phase asthma?
Corticosteroids
What is late phase asthma?
chemotaxis of eosinophils/lymphocytes, inflammation/epithelial damage
What is atelectasis?
alveoli collapse
severe chronic asthma causes airway remodelling which means what?
fibrosis and irreversible obstruction
What is cor pulmonale?
right sided heart failure
Emphysema definition is?
Abnormal, permanent enlargement of air spaces distal to terminal bronchiole (acinus)
Emphysema has fibrosis?
NOPE! destruction of alveolar wall without fibrosis
Cigarette smoking causes centriacinar? or panacinar?
Centriacinar
What’s the mechanism of damage for tobacco to alveoli
Smoke–> draws neutrophils to area–> release neutrophil elastase –>tobacco inactivates antiproteases–>build up of elastase–>damage alveoli
How does Emphysema cause airway obstruction?
Loss of elastic recoil due to too much elastase from neutrophils. Become FLOPPY.
What’s the main complication of Emphysema?
Airflow obstruction
3 forms of Emphysema?
bullous
compensatory
interstitial
Chronic Bronchitis clinical definition?
persistent cough productive of sputum for at least 3 months in 2 consecutive years
What’s the number one cause of Chronic Bronchitis?
chronic irritation from cigarette smoke
features of Chronic Bronchitis?
more mucus
airway inflamm, scarring, narrowing
How do you get more mucus with Chronic Bronchitis?
hypertrophy of mucus secreting glands (>0.4 Reid index)
some increased goblet cells