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Path 15: BREATHING Flashcards

1
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Small spherical structures beyond terminal bronchioles

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Acinus

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2
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Pulmonary hypoplasia caused by

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Abnormalties that compress fetus

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3
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Pulmonary sequestration

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Tissue not conected to airways that has abnormal aortic blood supply

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4
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Hemosiderin laden macrophages in lung tell you what

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Prior episode of pulmonary congestion

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5
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Long standing pulmonargy congestion effects on lung

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Abundant hemosiderin macrophages

Fibrosis and thickening of alveolar walls

Lungs become firm and brown

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6
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Bugs that cause ARDS

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Viral pneumonias, mycoplasma, pneumocystitis jiroveci

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7
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ARDS intiated by injury to

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Pneumocytes and pulmonary endothelium

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8
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Resolution of injury in ARDS impeded by

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Epithelial necrosis which impairs ability of cells to resorp the edema

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9
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Histology of ARDS

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-hyaline membranes lining alveolar walls
-edema
-scattered neutrophils and macrophages
-epithelial necrosis

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10
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FEV/FVC ratio in COPD

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Less than 0.7

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11
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Chronic bronchitis signs

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Cough w/ sputum

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12
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Chronic bronchitis pathologic changes

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Mucous gland hyperplasia

Hypersecretion

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13
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Asthma pathologic changes

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Smooth muscle hyperplasia

Excess mucus

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14
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Emphysema pathologic changes

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Airspace enlargement of acinus w/ wall destruction

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15
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Most common form of emphysema

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Centriacinar (centrilobular)

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16
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Centriacinar emphysema spares

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Distal alvioli

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17
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Panacinar emphysema assoc w/

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α1-antitripsyn deficiency

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18
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Panacinar emphysema affects _____

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Acini are enlarged uniformly

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19
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Factors contributing to chronic bronchitis pathogenesis

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-Mucus hypersecretion
-Acquired CFTR dysfunction
-Inflammation
-Infection

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20
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Farmer’s lung is caused by

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Hypersentitivity to mold/hay

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21
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Patients with silicosis have increased risk of

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TB

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22
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Most common causes of bronchiectatis (US, world)

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US: Cystic Fibrosis
World: TB

23
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Triggers of non atopic asthma

24
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Drug induced asthma caused by

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Aspirin

Increase in prostaglandin E2 leads to B4C4D4E4 rise

25
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Atopic asthma caused by

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Th2 IgE response to environment

26
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Gene best linked to asthma

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IL13 polymorphism

27
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Asthma histology

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Curschmann spirals

Charcot-leyden crystals in eosinphils

Airway remodeling

28
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Bronchiectasis predisposing conditions

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Congenital causes (HF, etc)

Severe pneumonia

Bronchial obstruction

29
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Infections that lead to bronchiectasis are result of defect in _________

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Airway clearing

30
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Bugs for bronchiectasis

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H. Flu (50%)
P. aeruginosa (10-30%)

31
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis pathology

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Progessive interstitial pulmonary fibrosis and respiratory failure

32
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4 major pneumocoses and settings

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Coal: Coal
Silica: Sandblasting, construction, stone cutting, mining
Asbestos: Mining of asbestos, insulation
Berrylium: Aircraft manufacturing

33
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Silicosis pathogenesis

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Macrophages eat silica
Imflammasome activated to release IL1 and IL18

34
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Silicosis on xray

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Eggshell calcification

35
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Asbestos histology

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Asbestos bodies: brown beaded rods

Pleural plaques

36
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Sarcoidosis buzzword

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Non caseating granuloma

37
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Large collections of macrophafes in airspaces of a smoker think

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Desquamative interstitial pneumonia

38
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Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis pathology

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Defects in macrophage GM-CSF rsults in surfactant accumulation

39
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Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis histo

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Normal walls

Alveoli filled with dense protein lipid granular precipitate

40
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Most frenquent surfctant gene

41
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Pulmonary htn defined as

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25mmhg at rest

42
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Gene for pulm HTN

43
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Patient with pulmonary hemmorhage and bad kidney think

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Goodpasture syndrome

44
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Most common community pneumonia

A

Strep pneumoniae

45
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Croup aka

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Laryngotroncheobronchitis

46
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Hosp acquired pneumonia bugs

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S aureus
Psuedomonas

47
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Chronic pneumonia w/ granuloma in midwest and third world

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Histoplasmosis capsulatum

48
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Yeast pneumonia in SE USA

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Blastomyces

49
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Fungus pneumonia in SW USA

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Cocciodiodes immitis

50
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Most common lung cancer in never smokers

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Adenocarcinoma

51
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Lung tumor with diarrhea, flushin, cyanosis

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Carcinoid syndrome

52
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Milky white pleural effusion think

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Chylothorax

53
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Mesothelioma gene

PBL 2.2.4 (13 decks)

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