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Pathology of Obstructive Lung Disease Flashcards

1
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Name 3 chronic obstructive diseases

A
  • Chronic bronchitis - Emphysema - Asthma
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2
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How do chronic bronchitis, emphysema and asthma differ?

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The method that they obstruct the airway is different

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3
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What is the collective term for chronic bronchitis and emphysema?

A

COPD

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4
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What does FEV1 stand for?

A

Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second

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5
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What does FVC stand for?

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Forced Vital Capacity

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6
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What are the normal values for the FEV1/FVC ratio?

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  • FEV1 usually 70-80% of FVC
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7
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What does spirometry test?

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If the airways are obstructed

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8
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What test do asthmatics use at home to test their airways?

A

Peak flow

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9
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What is normal peak flow range?

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80-100% of best recorded value

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10
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What results of peak flow, FEV1 and FVC do you expect to see with obstructive disease?

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  • Low peak flow - FEV1 reduced - FVC possible reduced - FEV1 less than 70% of FVC
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11
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What causes bronchial asthma?

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  • Type 1 hypersensitivity in the major airways
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12
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What causes the bronchial constriction in the airway?

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  • Degranulation of mast cells - Release of histamine and other chemotactic factors
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13
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What two ways can bronchial asthma be reversed?

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  • On it’s own- Through treatment
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14
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What 3 environmental factors can result in COPD?

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  • Smoking- Pollution - Occupational dust
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15
Q

What can a deficiency in alpha 1 antitrypsin lead to?

A

Emphysema

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16
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What happens to a persons FEV1 curve when they stop smoking?

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  • Damage is already done - FEV1 keeps declining but now only at the same rate as a normal person
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17
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What is the clinical definition of chronic bronchitis?

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A sputum producing cough in 3 months for 2 years

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18
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During chronic bronchitis what morphological changes do the large airways undergo?

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  • Mucous gland hyperplasia - Goblet cell hyperplasia - Inflammation and fibrosis
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19
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Pathological definition of emphysema?

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  • Increase in size of distant bronchioles - Size increases from either breakdown of walls or dilation
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20
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What is the terminal bronchiole?

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  • Last conducting bronchiole
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21
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Where is centriacinar emphysema located?

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Proximal resp bronchioles (apex of upper and lower lobes)

22
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Progression of centriacinar emphysema?

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  • Bronchiolar dilation - THEN loss of alveolar tissue
23
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What is a bulla?

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  • Space greater than 1cm in the distal airways caused by emphysema
24
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What is a bleb?

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Bulla directly underneath the pleura

25
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What happens when a bleb bursts?

A

Pneumothorax

26
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What should be apparent on a chest X ray of a person with emphysema?

A

Hyperinflation of the lungs

27
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What does inflammation in the lungs release which can end up being a problem?

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  • Elastases (proteases) which can break down the walls between bronchioles
28
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What normally happens to elastase?

A

There is an equilibrium between elastase and anti-elastase

29
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What does smoking do to the equilibrium of elastase and anti elastase?

A

Fucks it up

30
Q

Which aspect of the equilibrium does smoking fuck up?

A
  • Reduces anti elastase levels - Increases elastase levels - Increases neutrophils and macrophages
31
Q

What is the most important development in emphysema?

A
  • Loss of alveolar attachments
32
Q

Why is it impossible to completely exhale your entire residual volume?

A

Small airways close

33
Q

What are the 4 abnormal states that can result in hypoxaemia?

A
  • V/Q mismatch - Shunt - Alveolar hypoventilation- Inability to diffuse
34
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How does the V/Q mismatch lead to hypoxaemia?

A
  • Some alveoli not ventilated well - Occasionally blood gets through that is not oxygenated- The more non ventilated alveoli the worse the effects
35
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How does alveolar hypoventilation lead to hypoxaemia?

A

Reduces the respiratory drive

36
Q

How does inability to diffuse result in hypoxaemia?

A

Loss of alveolar surface area

37
Q

What conditions show a V/Q mismatch?

A
  • Bronchitis - Bronchopneumonia
38
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When would shunt be seen?

A
  • Severe bronchopneumonia
39
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Why does a lot of blood need to not be oxygenated for shunt?

A
  • Has to be enough so a lot of unoxygenated blood mixes with oxygenated blood - Large area of lung has to be non ventilated to mean that no gas exchange occurs
40
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What is normal ventilation?

A

4L/min

41
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What is normal cardiac output?

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5L/min

42
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What is normal V/Q?

A

4/5 so 0.8

43
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How can hypoxaemia due to low V/Q be countered?

A
  • Increasing FIO2 - Usually through breathing oxygen
44
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When will treating hypoxaemia due to V/Q not help?

A

When it is a result of shunt

45
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How can you tell shunt is pathological?

A
  • AV malformations - Congenital heart disease - Pulmonary disease
46
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What does FIO2 stand for?

A

Fraction of inspired air that is oxygen

47
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What does hypoventilation result in?

A
  • Increases PACO2- Decreased PAO2
48
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Why is it important to monitor someone with COPD placed on oxygen?

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  • Respiratory centre becomes oblivious by the effects of CO2 and H ions and therefore lose their resp. drive- Rely on hypoxia to breathe - If hypoxia is reduced then they will stop breathing
49
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What is chronic cor pulmonale?

A
  • Right ventricular heart failure due to pulmonary hypotension secondary to a pulmonary vascular disease
50
Q

What can occur on a chest x ray to the heart of COPD sufferers

A

Increase in right ventriclular muscle

Conditions: Respiratory (16 decks)

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