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1
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A 65 yo woman receiving therapy for RA presented with a right lower lung mass. Never smoked or drank alcohol. A peripherally stapled wedge of lung parenchyma measuring 9x5x2cm was received and sectioned, showing a reasonably well circumscribed nodular mass 9x1.5 cm immediately beneath the pleura. Ddx?

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  • neoplasm
  • infection
  • effect of drug therapy or R.A.
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How does PCP present histologically?

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lung parenchyma looks the same but you see foamy, pink exudate in the alveolar spaces

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How do granulomas form?

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macrophages cant digest inciting agent causing failure of acute inflammatory responses and persistence of injurious agent which results in recruitment of macrophages with epithelioid and giant cell formation

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4
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Asteroid body giant cells are seen in what disease?

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Sarcoidosis

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Tonton giant cells are seen in which disease?

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lipid-laden lesions like fat necrosis

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Langhans Type giant cells are seen in which disease?

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TB but not specific

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What do rheumatoid nodules look like?

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central area of necrosis surrounded by palisading macrophages and lymphocytes

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Fibroblasts in a rheumatoid nodule produce what?

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large quantities of metalloproteases

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9
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The lymphocytes in a rheumatoid nodule produce what?

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IgG and IgM rheumatoid factor

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What finding suggests a pre-mortem clot?

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lines of zahn

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11
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What is migratory thrombophlebitis?

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aka Trousseau sign; in 10% due to tumor or tumor necrosis producing PAF and procoagulant

these patients respond better to heparin then warfarin

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What is the most probably underlying basis for most forms of pulmonary HTN?

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Pulmonary endothelial cell and/or vascular smooth muscle dysfunction

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13
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Wegener’s is associated with ___-ANCA

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C (PR3)

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14
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Aspiration pneumonia is common in which patients?

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debilitated patients with a history of recurrent pneumonia

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How does aspiration pneumonia show histologically?

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  • organizing pneumonia
  • often multinucleate giant cells
  • lipoid pneumonia
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16
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What is on the Ddx for aspiration pneumonia?

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granulomatous inflammation

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17
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Neuroblastoma presentation on H&E

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  • small round blue cell tumor

- rosettes around neuropils

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18
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What are some causes of acute eosinophilic pneumonia?

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  • Aspergillus
  • Churg-Strauss syndrome
  • Asthma
  • tobacco
  • others
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Describe SIMPLE eosinophilic pneumonia

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(aka Loffler’s syndrome), self-limited disorder with no/minimal symptoms, and often transient

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Describe ACUTE eosinophilic pneumonia

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onset in 1-4 days and is accompanied by fever, cough, dyspnea, and chest pain. Prominent eosinophils in a BAL fluid

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What is seen in a biopsy of acute eosinophilic pneumonia?

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diffuse alveolar damage

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Describe CHRONIC eosinophilic pneumonia

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insidious onset, usually in months, and additional symptoms of weight loss and intense night sweats along with acute symptoms

23
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Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia is often associated with _____

24
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What does biopsy show in chronic eosinophilic pneumonia?

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tissue eosinophilia and possible fibrin, but NO diffuse alveolar damage

25
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How are acute and chronic eosinophilic pneumonia treated?

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corticosteroids

26
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What interleukin promotes eosinophil recruitment?

27
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What causes hyaline membranes?

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plasme proteins and necrosis

28
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Why do you see alveolar collapse in ARDS?

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type II pneumocytes are necrotic and slough off into the alveolar space so surfactant production decreases

29
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What is Lambert Eaton syndrome?

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a myasthenic syndrome caused by presynaptic disorder of neuromuscular transmission in which quantal of Ach is impaired, causing proximal muscle weakness, depressed tendon reflexes, post-tetanic potentiation, and autonomic changes (paraneoplastic syndrome)

presents like Myasthenia gravis

30
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SIADH and Lambert-Eaton are most often associated with _____

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small cell carcinoma

31
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A nonsmoking woman of Far Eastern origin is diagnosed with pulmonary adenocarcinoma. What is the most likely mutation in this tumor?

32
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Pancoast tumors are most often ____.

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squamous cell NSCLC

33
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What are three major mechanisms by which hypercalcemia can occur with malignancy?

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1) Osteolytic metastases with local release of cytokines
2) tumor secretion of PTHrP
3) tumor production og 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D

34
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What are the effects of PTH?

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increases bone resorption, distal tubular calcium reabsorption, and inhibition of proximal tubular phosphate transport

35
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Cushing syndrome is associated with what neoplasm? How?

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lung small cell anapestic (oat cell) carcinoma via ACTH-like substance release

36
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Hypercalcemia is associated with what neoplasm? How?

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Lung (squamous cell) carcinoma via PTHrH release

37
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How does acute hypercalcemia manifest?

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chronically elevated calcium may be well-tolerated but acute (12-14 mg/dL) may give rise to polyuria, polydipsia, dehydration, anorexia, etc.

38
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Polycythemia is associated with what neoplasm? How?

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renal cell carcinoma via EPO-like substance release

39
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Tadpol cells on cytology are indicative of what?

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Squamous cell carcinoma

40
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What is the worst allele type for panaciar emphysema?

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PiZZ
Z= very low levels of A1AT
S= some A1AT

41
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What gene has the alleles for A1AT?

42
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DDx for a solitary pulmonary nodule?

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Malignancy (primary lung carcinoma)

  • Infection (Granuloma/TB,pneumonia)
  • Vascular (resolving infarctions, rheumatoid nodules)
  • Hamartomas
43
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What are some things that cause an exudative pleural effusion?

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  • malignancy
  • infection
  • CT disease (Churg-Strauss, lupus, RA, Wegener’s)
  • Dressler Syndrome
  • Pulmonary embolism
44
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What are some things that cause an transudative pleural effusion?

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  • CHF
  • nephrotic syndrome
  • cirrhosis
  • atelectasis
45
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What are the most common types of malignant pleural effusions?

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-metastasis from lung, GI, ovary, breast, lymphoid/leukemic

46
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TTF-1 is an immunization that is positive when?

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thyroid and lung carcinomas

47
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Napsin-A is an immunization that is positive when?

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lung adenocarcinomas

48
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Rule of thumb CK7= above the waist, CK20= below the waist

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Rule of thumb CK7= above the waist, CK20= below the waist

49
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p40/p63 is an immunization that is positive when?

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squamous cell carcinomas

50
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Chromogranin/synapthophysin is an immunization that is positive when?

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neuroendocrine tumors

51
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How does lung abscess present?

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chills and rigors for 2+weeks
-fever
CBC show hemoglobin
-WBC elevated
-hypercellularity
52
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How do carcinomas spread?

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typically via lymph (check sentinel lymph nodes)

53
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Diagnosing pulmonary fibrosis?

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  • lack of ground glass
  • honeycombing
  • subpleural distribution lower lobe
  • traction bronchiolectasis (fibrosis pulls the bronchi open)

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