Pathology of Pulmonary infections and Vascular Disease

Question 1

infection can be caused by aspiration due to –

Answer 1

abnormal mucociliary function, abnormal cough functions, immunocompromised patients

Question 2

what are risk factors abnormal mucociliary function?

Answer 2

smokers, cystic fibrosis, other congential disease

Question 3

what are risk factors of abnormal cough functions?

Answer 3

anesthesia, dementia, alcohol

Question 4

examples of immunocompromised patients due to

Answer 4

cancer, transplantation, congenital immunodeficiency

Question 5

most common type of organism associated with acute pneumonia

Answer 5

bacteria

Question 6

fungi typically affect –

Answer 6

immunocompromised patients

Question 7

fungal infection usually cause –

Answer 7

anatomic abnormality (cystic spaces or dilated airways)

Question 8

mild viruses affect –

Answer 8

healthy patients

Question 9

life threatening viruses affect –

Answer 9

less healthy patients

Question 10

what type of organismal infection is rare in industrialized countries

Answer 10

parasites

Question 11

exceptions to the typical viral mode of infection

Answer 11

HIN1 flu, SARS

Question 12

pattern of disease of primary pneumonia

Answer 12

inhale or aspire organisms

Question 13

pattern of disease of secondary pneumonia

Answer 13

hematogenous dissemination from infection in other site

Question 14

need to distinguish infection from –

Answer 14

colonization

Question 15

in lobar pneumonia the entire lobe is affected by –

Answer 15

inflammatory infiltrate

Question 16

classic organism of lobular pneumonia

Answer 16

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Question 17

lobular pneumonia aka

Answer 17

bronchopneumonia or focal pneumonia

Question 18

lobular pneumonia is characterized by –

Answer 18

neutrophilic inflammation centered on respiratory bronchioles

Question 19

alveolar spaces filled with acute inflammatory cells

Answer 19

lobular pneumonia

Question 20

organism associated with community-acquired pneumonia

Answer 20

streptococcus pneumoniae

Question 21

community acquired atypical pneumonia

Answer 21

Mycoplasma pneumonia and viral agents

Question 22

T/F: hospital acquired pneumonia is usually seen patients with severe underlying disease

Answer 22

true

Question 23

oragnisms associated with hospital acquired pneumonia

Answer 23

MRSA, Gram negative bacilli, anaerobes

Question 24

risk factors for hospital acquired pneumonia: old age, – , disposition to aspiration, contaminated respiratory equipment, colonization after thoracic surgery

Answer 24

immunosuppression