Path 15: BREATHING Flashcards
Small spherical structures beyond terminal bronchioles
Acinus
Pulmonary hypoplasia caused by
Abnormalties that compress fetus
Pulmonary sequestration
Tissue not conected to airways that has abnormal aortic blood supply
Hemosiderin laden macrophages in lung tell you what
Prior episode of pulmonary congestion
Long standing pulmonargy congestion effects on lung
Abundant hemosiderin macrophages
Fibrosis and thickening of alveolar walls
Lungs become firm and brown
Bugs that cause ARDS
Viral pneumonias, mycoplasma, pneumocystitis jiroveci
ARDS intiated by injury to
Pneumocytes and pulmonary endothelium
Resolution of injury in ARDS impeded by
Epithelial necrosis which impairs ability of cells to resorp the edema
Histology of ARDS
-hyaline membranes lining alveolar walls
-edema
-scattered neutrophils and macrophages
-epithelial necrosis
FEV/FVC ratio in COPD
Less than 0.7
Chronic bronchitis signs
Cough w/ sputum
Chronic bronchitis pathologic changes
Mucous gland hyperplasia
Hypersecretion
Asthma pathologic changes
Smooth muscle hyperplasia
Excess mucus
Emphysema pathologic changes
Airspace enlargement of acinus w/ wall destruction
Most common form of emphysema
Centriacinar (centrilobular)
Centriacinar emphysema spares
Distal alvioli
Panacinar emphysema assoc w/
α1-antitripsyn deficiency
Panacinar emphysema affects _____
Acini are enlarged uniformly
Factors contributing to chronic bronchitis pathogenesis
-Mucus hypersecretion
-Acquired CFTR dysfunction
-Inflammation
-Infection
Farmer’s lung is caused by
Hypersentitivity to mold/hay
Patients with silicosis have increased risk of
TB