Pathology Flashcards
Obstruction of sinus drainage into nasal cavity leading to inflammation and pain over affected area
Rhinosinusitis
Sinuses typically affected in rhinosinusitis
Maxillary sinuses
Where do maxillary sinuses drain into
Middle meatus
Most common cause of acute URI
Viral etiology
What can occur after viral URI
Bacterial infection
Bacterial URI organisms usually after viral URI
S pneumoniae, H influenzae, M catarrhalis
Part of the nostril commonly affected by epistaxis
Anterior segment (Kiesselbach plexus)
Artery involved in posterior nasal hemorrhage that can be life threatening
Sphenopalatine artery
Sphenopalatine artery is a branch of what artery
Maxillary artery
Most common type of cancer affecting head and neck
Squamous cell carcinoma
Virus associated with oropharyngeal cancers
HPV-16
Virus associated with nasopharyngeal cancers
EBV
Risk factors for head and neck cancers
Tobacco, alcohol, HSV-16, EBV
Blood clot within deep vein causing swelling, pain, redness and warmth and usually unilateral
DVT
Conditions that predispose to DVT
Stasis, hypercoagulability, endothelial damage
Lab test used to rule out DVT
D-dimer (high sensitivity, low specificity)
What triggers clotting cascade
Exposed collagen
Used for prophylaxis and acute management of DVTs
Unfractioned heparin or LMWH (enoxaparin)
Anticoagulant used for long-term prevention of DVTs
Warfarin or rivaroxaban
Imaging choice for DVTs
Compression ultrasound with Doppler
Condition that presents with V/Q mismatch, hypoxemia, respiratory alkalosis, sudden onset dyspnea, pleuritic CP, tachypnea and tachycardia
Pulmonary emboli
Emboli that may cause sudden death and blocks both left and right pulmonary arteries
Saddle embolus
Types of emboli
Fat, Air, Thrombus, Bacteria, Amniotic fluid, Tumor (FAT BAT)
Emboli associated with long bone fractures and liposuction
Fat emboli
Emboli that can present with DIC postpartum
Amniotic emboli
Emboli that presents with classic triad of hypoxemia, neurologic abnormalities, and petechial rash
Fat emboli
Emboli caused by nitrogen bubbles precipitating after ascending from a dive
Air emboli
Complication of diving with joint pain
Caisson disease
Treatment for decompression sickness
Hyperbaric O2
Imaging choice for pulmonary emboli
CT pulmonary angiography - looks for filling defects
FEV1/FVC value in normal lungs
FEV1/FVC = 0.8
FEV1/FVC value in obstructive disease
FEV1/FVC < 0.8
FEV1/FVC value in restrictive disease
FEV1/FV normal or > 0.8
What happens to flow volume loop in obstructive disease
Loop shifts left
What happens to flow volume loop in restrictive diseases
Loop shifts right
The hallmark of obstructive lung disease
Decreased FEV1/FVC ratio
What does obstruction of airflow lead to in obstructive lung disease
Air trapping in lungs
What are the obstructive lung diseases
Chronic bronchitis, Emphysema, Asthma, Bronchiectasis
Thickness of mucosal gland layer to thickness of wall between epithelium and cartilage
Reid index
Diagnostic criteria for Chronic bronchitis
Productive cough > 3 months in a year for 2 consecutive years
Reid index in chronic bronchitis
50% or > 0.5
Pathology of chronic bronchitis
Hypertrophy and hyperplasia of mucus-secreting glands in bronchi
Findings in bronchitis
Wheezing, crackles, cyanosis, dyspnea, CO2 retention, secondary polycythemia
CXR findings in emphysema
Increased AP diameter, flattened diaphragm, increased lung field lucency
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases include which diseases
Chronic bronchitis and emphysema
Smoking is associated with what findings in emphysema
Centriacinar damage in upper lobes
Alpha-1 antitrypsin is associated with what findings in emphysema
Panacinar damage in lower lobes
Mechanism of centriacinar damage
Smoking rises up affects upper lobes and destruction of alveoli
What happens to alveoli in emphysema on exhalation
Alveoli collapse due to loss of elastic recoil from increased elastase activity
What happens to diffusion capacity in emphysema
Decreased diffusion capacity due to loos of alveolar walls
How is breathing accomplished in emphysema
Breathing through pursed lips to increase airway pressure and prevent collapse
Symptoms of emphysema
Hyperventilation and weight loss
Age group of those with emphysema caused by alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
Younger patients < 40 years
Age group of those affected with emphysema caused by smoking
Older patients > 60 years
Diagnosis of asthma is supported by what lab findings
Spirometry and methacholine challenge test
Complication of asthma that may lead to death
Status asthmaticus
Triad of asthma
Asthma, nasal polyps, chronic rhinosinusitis
Mechanism of aspirin-induced asthma
COX inhibition increase leukotrienes causing airway constriction
Pathological findings in asthma
Smooth muscle hypertrophy and hyperplasia, Curschmann spirals, Charcot-Leyden crystals
Eosinophilic, hexagonal, double-pointed, needle-like crystals formed from breakdown of eosinophils in sputum
Charcot-Leyden crystals
Shed epithelium forming whorled mucous plugs commonly seen in asthma
Curschmann spirals
Asthma triggers
Viral URIs, allergens, stress
Asthma findings
Cough, wheezing, tachypnea, dyspnea, hypoxemia, decreased inspiratory/expiratory ratio, pulsus paradoxus, mucus plugging
Pulsus paradoxus
Large decrease in systolic blood pressure and pulse wave amplitude during inspiration of > 10 mmHg
Presents with purulent sputum, recurrent infections, hemoptysis, and digital clubbing with dilated airways
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis is associated with what conditions
Bronchial obstruction, poor ciliary motility, CF, ABPA
Poor ciliary motility causes
Smoking and Kartagener syndrome
Increased sensitivity to Aspergillus commonly seen in immunocompromised, CF and asthma patients
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
How is ABPA diagnosed
Skin test
Treatment for ABPA
Corticosteroids
Findings in ABPA
IgE antibody production, increased Th2 CD4+ cells, increased interleukin synthesis and eosinophilia
Types of Restrictive lung diseases
Poor breathing mechanics and Interstitial lung disease
Findings in restrictive lung disease caused by poor breathing mechanics
Extrapulmonary findings, peripheral hypoventilation, and normal A-a gradient
Causes of restrictive lung disease due to poor breathing mechanics
Poor muscular effort and structural apparatus
Causes of poor muscular effort seen in restrictive lung diseases
Polio, myasthenia gravis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, ALS
Causes of poor structural apparatus seen in restrictive lung diseases
Scoliosis and morbid obesity
Common findings in restrictive lung disease caused by interstitial lung disease
Pulmonary decreased diffusion capacity and increased A-a gradient
Interstitial lung disease presenting with bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, non-caseating granulomas, increased ACE and calcium
Sarcoidosis
Interstitial lung disease caused by repeated cycles of lung injury and wound healing presenting with increased collagen deposition, “honeycomb” appearance and digital clubbing
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Farmer or bird handler with cough, dyspnea, and chest tightness with diffuse crackles on exam
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Presents with bilateral, diffuse pattern with small, irregular reticulonodular opacities and “honeycomb” lung appearance
Interstitial lung disease
What type of hypersensitivity reaction is seen in hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Mixed Type III/IV: immune-complex and cell-mediated reaction
Interstitial lung disease presenting with PR3-ANCA/c-ANCA and eosinophilic granulomas on CXR
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Interstitial lung disease caused by exposure to silica, asbestos, and coal
pneumoconioses
Common findings in Restrictive lung diseases overall
Decreased FVC, TLC with FEV1/FVC ratio greater than or equal to 80% with short, shallow breaths