Path x2 Flashcards
What is bronchiectasis?
Permanent dilation of the bronchi and bronchioles, caused by destruction of muscle and elastin tissue
Is bronchiectasis reversible?
no
What are the two requisite conditions for bronchiectasis?
Obstruction and chronic, persistent infections
What is the histological change with bronchiectasis?
FIbrosis of the bronchioles, holding them open
What are the three common obstructive causes of bronchiectasis?
Tumor
FB
Concretions/secretions
What are the two congenital conditions that cause bronchiectasis?
CF
Kartagener’s syndrome
Immunodeficiency
What type of pneumonia causes bronchiectasis? What organism?
Necrotizing
Staph Aureus, klebsiella, or TB
What chromosome is responsible in CF?
7
Why is there thick mucus with CF?
NaCl is pulled inward, opposite of sweat glands
What is the defect with Kartagener syndrome?
Structural defect in dynein of cilia
Is Kartagener syndrome AR or AD?
AR
What are the histological findings of the cilia with Kartagener syndrome?
Loss of the radial spokes
What are the ssx of bronchiectasis? (4)
Chronic cough
Foul smelling sputum
Hemoptysis
Dypsnea
What are the complications that can arise from bronchiectasis? (4)
Pulmonary HTN
Brain abscesses
Cor pulmonale
Amyloidosis
What is the major, basic issue with restrictive diseases?
Fibrosis of the lungs causes problems getting air in
What type of lung disease is kyphoscoliosis?
Restrictive
What are the two external causes of restrictive lung diseases?
Deformed chest wall
Pleural space filled with stuff
What are the hallmarks of chronic, diffuse interstitial diseases? What is the consequence of this?
Reduced compliance d/t inflammation and fibrosis.
Dyspnea results
What happens to TLC with restrictive lung diseases? FEV1? FEV1/FVC?
TLC reduced
FEV1 normal-ish
FEV1/FVC normal
What is the typical presentation of interstitial lung diseases? Lung sounds?
SOB/hypoxia
Inspiratory crackles
What are the x-ray findings of interstitial lung disease?
Diffuse, bilateral infiltrative lesions, or ground glass shadows
What are the complications of interstitial lung diseases?
pHTN
What is the end stage result of ILDs?
honeycomb lung
What is acute lung injury?
Capillary damage causing non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema
What is the clinical presentation of acute lung injury?
Abrupt onset of significant hypoxemia and pulmonary infiltrates
What is ARDS?
Acute respiratory distress syndrome causing diffuse alveolar capillary damage
What are this histological manifestations of ARDs and acute lung injury?
Diffuse alveolar damage
What is the severe sequelae of ARDS?
Multisystem organ failure
What is the most common cause of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema?
ARDS
What are the three direct injures (from outside) that cause ARDS?
Infection
Aspiration
Oxygen toxicity
What are the four major indirect (from inside) causes of ARDS?
Shock
Sepsis
Toxins
TRALI
What are the CXR findings of ARDS?
bilateral infiltrates on CXR
What happens to pulmonary capillary wedge pressure with ARDS?
Is less than 18 mmHg
What happens to PaO2/FiO2 with ALI?
Less than 300
What happens to PaO2/FiO2 with ARDS?
Less than 200
What is the pathogenesis of ARDS?
Uncontrolled activation of acute inflammatory system, leading to an increased vascular permeability and alveolar thickening
What happens to diffusion capacity with ARDS?
Decreased
What happens to the surfactant with ARDS?
Widespread abnormalities
What causes the inflammation in endothelial cells with ARDS?
Complement and TNF-alpha
What causes the destruction of the alveolar capillaries with ARDS?
Oxygen radicals
Proteases
Prostaglandins
What is the primary effect of IL-8?
Potent PMN chemoattractant
What is the cause of IRDS?
Deficiency in pulmonary surfactant causes an increase in vascular permeability and alveolar flooding
What is the role of NO with ARDS?
Dilation of the pulmonary vasculature decreases PA pressure and resistance
What is the mortality rate with ARDS?
40%
What are the gross characteristics of the lungs with ARDS?
Heavy, thick, red, firm
What are the histological characteristics of ARDS? (2)
Interstitial and alveolar edema
Hyaline membranes
Transudate or exudate with ARDS?
Exudate
What are the three phases of ARDS, and when do they occur?
- Acute exudative: 0-7 days
- Proliferative phase 1-3 weeks
- fibrotic/healing 3-4 weeks
What happens in the fibrotic stage of ARDS? (what two cell types are activated)
Fibroblastic proliferation and type II pneumocyte hyperplasia
What is the general progression of ARDS?
- injury = edema
- Alveoli collapse, type II pneumocytes increase
- Fibrosis