Part 1: Pathology (Lung, Renal, NS, Thyroid, GI, Cancer) Flashcards
Example of Metastatic calcification
Hypervitaminosis D
What is Dystrophic calcification?
Calcification into already abnormal/damaged tissue (scar tissue)
Example of Caseous degeneration
Tuberculosis
What type of calcification is seen in TB?
egg shell calcificatino
Fatty degeneration of the liver is known as
nutmeg liver
fatty degeneration of the heart is known as
Tabby cat heart
What does liquefaction degeneration affect?
CNS or Skin
Wallerian degeneration affects
peripheral nerves
degenerates until the next node of ranvier
What is Karyorrhexis degeneration?
destructive fragmentation of the nucleus
what is karyolysis degeneration?
nuclear rupture
what is chromatolysis degeneration?
destruction of cell bodies
Definition of Atrophy
decrease in size (MC in muscle)
Definition of Hypertrophy
increase in size
Definition of Hyperplasia
increase in the number of cells
Definition of Metaplasia
changes from one cell type to another cell type
Example of metaplasia (2)
1) PCCE changing into stratified squamous in smoker lungs
2) barrett’s esophagus
Definition of Dysplasia
change in size, shape or function of a cell
Definition of Anaplasia
Complete disorganization of a cell (cancer)
What type of growth disturbance can be precancerous?
Dysplasia (change in cell shape, size or function)
What is the MC cause of lung cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma
Definition of Agenesis
failure of an organ to develop due to absense of PRIMORDIAL tissue
Definition of Aplasia
defective development of an organ
Definition of Hypoplasia
underdevelopment or incomplete development of an organ
(organ smaller than normal)
What is composed of Type I Collagen?
bone, muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia
What is composed of Type II Collagen?
Disc (nucleus pulposis)
What is composed of Type III Collagen?
“reticular” spleen & lymph nodes
Type III Collagen does what?
Early wound healing and speeds repair
What cell secretes Type III collagen?
Myofibroblast
What is composed of Type IV Collagen?
Basement Membrane
What causes Silicosis?
silica from sand, rock or glass
What type of calcification is present in Silicosis?
egg shell calcification
What disease is common amoung Sandblasters?
Rocky Quarry Disease
Asbestos leads to
Mesothelioma (malignant tumor of lung)
What causes Siderosis?
Iron dust in the lung
What causes Byssinosis?
cotton dust in the lung “brown lung”
What is known as black lung disease?
Anthracosis
Who is susceptible to Anthracosis? what syndrome can they get?
Coal miners; Caplan’s syndrome (anthracosis + RA)
What is Histomycosis/Histoplasmosis?
Endemin fungus around mississippi or Ohio valleys
What is Coccidiomycosis?
endemic fungus in deserts of southwest
“San Joaquin Valley Fever”
What is Blastomycosis?
endemic fungus on Eastern seaboard
(from Florida to Nova Scotia)
Asthma sputum analysis will show…
Curshmann’s Spirals or Charcot Leyden crystals
What disease affects chloride channels?
Cystic fibrosis
AKA for cystic fibrosis
Salty baby syndrome (mom 1st tastes salt)
What part of the body does cystic fibrosis affect?
GI & Respiratory mucus linings & exocrine secretions
People with Cystic Fibrosis are susceptible to
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
What is Hemosiderosis?
Iron in lungs due to bleeding
What type of lung is seen in pulmonary fibrosis?
honeycomb lung
What disease is considered “Causeous necrosis in lung”?
Tuberculosis
These 3 characteristics can be seen in tuberculosis
1) Ghon lesion
2) granuloma
3) epitheloid histiocytes
What causes Pott’s disease?
when TB spreads to the spine
If a vertebrae collapses from TB it is called
Gibbus Deformity
What is Wegener’s granulomatosis?
vasculitis of the lung & kidney
Barrel chest is seen in
emphysema
Emphysema pt’s have a deficiency of
Alpha-1-antitrypsin
Characteristics of Emphysema
- loss of elasticity
- decreased forced expiratory volume
- decrease transpulmonary recoil
What is Azotemia?
Decreased tubular excretion of nitrogen
(increased nitrogen in blood)
aka for kideny stones
Nephrolithiasis
MC stone in kidney stones
calcium oxalate
What is seen in the urine with nephritic syndrome?
RBCs & small amounts of protein
Example of a disease that causes Nephritic syndrome
Acute glomerulonephritis
What is found in the urine with Nephrotic syndrome?
massive amounts of protein
Disease example of Nephrotic syndrome
Pre-Eclampsia
Triad of symptoms seen in pre eclampsia
Hypertension
Edema
Proteinuria
Symptoms of Eclampsia
Same as Pre Eclampsia + Coma & Convulsions
What is a Pheochromocytoma
Neuroblastoma of adrenal medulla (benign)
What benign tumor of the adrenal medulla can ccause episodic hypertension?
Pheochromocytoma or neuroblastoma
polycystic kidney has what type of appearance?
moth eaten
aka for Wilm’s tumor
Nephroblastoma
what is a Wilm’s tumor?
Malignant mixed kidney tumor MC in children
aka for Addisons disease
hypocortisolism
hypoadrenalism
clinical signs of Addisons disease
bronze discoloration and hyperpigmentation of the face & lips
Addisons results in _________ and the MC cause is a ___________.
decrease ACTH; pituitary tumor
What is Conn’s disease?
excess aldosetrone from benign adrenal tumor
What is cushings doesase?
hypercortisolism or hyperadrenalism
MC cause of cushings disease
glucocorticoids
clinical signs of cuchings disease
moon face
buffalo hump
purple straie
central obesity
What causes a goiter?
hyperplasia of thyroid cells due to lack of iodine