Pathology- Respiratory Disorders

Question 1

What is the pathogen causing bacterial pneumonia?

Answer 1

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Question 2

Most common cancer death in both female and males

Answer 2

Lung cancer

Question 3

Most common type of bacterial pneumonia is?

Answer 3

Lobar Pneumonia

Question 4

This pneumonia has gradual onset and increased lymphocytes

Answer 4

Viral Pneumonia

Question 5

The most common “atypical” pneumonia

Answer 5

Mycoplasmal

Question 6

Known for its red currant jelly sputum. Typically with patients who are debilitated and alcoholics

Answer 6

Klebsiella aka Friedlander’s

Question 7

Pneumonia that is common in patients with AIDS

Answer 7

Pneumocystis Carinii

Question 8

Rusty sputum

Answer 8

Pneumococcal Pneumonia

Question 9

What is Horner’s syndrome?

Answer 9

Interruption/irritation of sympathetics to the face

Question 10

What are the 3 common symptoms of Horner’s Syndrome?

Answer 10

Ptosis- drooping lower eyelid
Miosis- constriction of pupil
Anhydrosis- failure to sweat

Question 11

What causes Horner’s?

Answer 11

Whiplash, smoking, asbestos, pancoast tumors

Question 12

Characterized by increased resistance to airflow during expiration (prolonged expiration)

Answer 12

COPD

Question 13

Known as a “blue bloater” has a chronic cough, blood-streaked sputum, wheezing, dyspnea

Answer 13

Chronic Bronchitis

Question 14

Curschmann’s Spirals, Charcot’s Laden Crystals, known for bronchial spasm

Answer 14

Asthma

Question 15

This is from tobacco smoke and air pollution, “Bronchiolitis”

Answer 15

Small Airway Disease

Question 16

“Pink Puffer”, enlarged airspaces. Primary cause is smoking and barrel chest

Answer 16

emphysema

Question 17

“Dead lung” irreversible, focal bronchial dilation with infection and necrosis

Answer 17

Bronchiectasis

Question 18

Lack of O2 to distal tissue will result in what of the nails and can be an indicator of what?

Answer 18

Clubbing of the nails
Lung Cancer

Question 19

Autoimmune secondary to oat cell carcinoma of the lung

Answer 19

Lamber-Eaton

Question 20

condition related to Silicon and TB “sandblasters”

Answer 20

Silicosis

Question 21

May lead to meothelioma, caused by asbestos

Answer 21

Asbestosis

Question 22

From Iron dust

Hint: iron sides

Answer 22

Siderosis

Question 23

Caused by cotton dust

Answer 23

Byssinosis

Question 24

Caused by sugar cane dust

Hint: Bag of sugar

Answer 24

Bagassosis

Question 25

Caused by Tin dust

Answer 25

Stannosis

Question 26

caused by Beryllium dust

Answer 26

Berylliosis

Question 27

Partial of complete lung collapse

Answer 27

Atelectasis

Question 28

AIR in the pleural cavity, can occur spontaneously (most commonly in young men)

Answer 28

Pneumothoraz

Question 29

IRRITATION of the pleura

Answer 29

Pleurist

Question 30

FLUID in the pleural cavity

Answer 30

Pleural effustion

Question 31

Alveolar capillary damage
has a rapid onset & is life threatening.
Caused by: infeciton, near drowning, radiation, shock, sepsis, burns, fratures, pancreatitis, hemodialysis,

Answer 31

Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Question 32

Found in AIDS patients, some are drug resistant, intially in Ghon Complex, then spreads

Answer 32

Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Question 33

Noncaseating granulomas in many tissues/organs

Answer 33

Sacoidosis

Question 34

Rapid progressive golmerulonephritis & necrotizing hemorrhagic interstitial pneumonia
“Busy artery disease” in the kidneys and lungs

Answer 34

Goodpasture’s Syndrome