Pathoma- COPD Flashcards
DX? chronic, productive cough lasting at least 3 months over a minimum of 2 years highly assoc with smoking
chronic bronchitis
What does the submucosa contain?
serous glands (produce serous fluid) and mucinous glands (to produce mucous)
What are chronic bronchitis pts at risk for?
Increased infections and cor pulmonale
What is panacinar emphysema? Where is it most severe?
emphysema across the whole acinus, usu associated with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. most severe in the lower lobes
What is the pathogenesis of asthma?
genetically-susceptible pt is exposed to an allergen that induces TH2 phenotype in CD4+ cells
What syndrome is a defect of the dynein arm of all cilia, causing sinusitis, infertilitiy, situs inversus, and lung infections?
Kartagener Syndrome
What will the spirometry findings be in obstructive diseases?
- decreased FVC
- very decreased FEV1
- decreased FEV1:FVC ratio
- increased TLC (air trapping)
Histamine-induced vasodilation occurs at?
the arterioles
What is a normal TLC?
7L
What is under the lamina propria?
the submucosa
- DX?
- dyspnea cough w/ minimal sputum
- prolonged expriration, breathing thru pursed lips
- weight loss
- increased AP diameter of chest (barrel chested)
emphysema
How do bronchioles stay open without cartilage?
they have elastic recoil
_____ are a byproduct of inflammation; ______ proteins protect against this.
Proteases; antiproteases
What is below the submucosa?
cartilage
Nasal polyps are associated with?
- chronic rhinitis 2. aspirin intolerant asthma 3. cystic fibrosis
What is the normal A1AT allele? What is the mutated allle?
PiM; PiZ
What cell protects the bottom of the lung?
the alveolar mac
What are the clinical features of bronchiectasis?
- SOB
- cough with foul-smelling sputum
- complications: hypoxemia, cor pulmonale, 2a amyloidosis
What are the features of chronic bronchitis?
chronic, productive cough lasting at least 3 months over a minimum of 2 years highly assoc with smoking increased thickness of mucus glands Reid index >50% cyanosis
What does IL5 do?
attracts eosinphils
What is an acinus?
the functional unit of the lung
What is the obstruction in emphysema?
collapsed bronchioles that have lost their elastic recoil
What is a normal FEV1?
4L
PAO2 creates a pressure that _____, which is then denoted PaO2.
pushes O2 into the BVs
What are 2 late complications of emphysema?
- hypoxemia 2. cor pulmonale
What is allergic bronchopulmnary aspergilliosis?
a hypersensitivity rxn to aspergillis in asthmatics and CF pts
What causes the obstruction in chronic bronchitis?
mucous
What is a normal FEV1:FVC ratio?
80%
What are the features of chronic bronchitis?
- chronic, productive cough lasting at least 3 months over a minimum of 2 years
- highly assoc with smoking
What is the obstruction in bronchiectasis?
enlarged airways- can’t force the air out
What is the average volume of air expired?
5L
A decreased FEV1:FVC ratio is indicative of _____.
obstructive lung disorders
What are the features of chronic bronchitis?
chronic, productive cough lasting at least 3 months over a minimum of 2 years highly assoc with smoking increased thickness of mucus glands Reid index >50%
What are the 2 major types of emphysema?
- centriacinar emphysema 2. panacinar emphysema
What are the features of bronchiectasis?
permanent dilation of bronchioles and bronchi loss of airway tone –> air trapping
This is a hypersensitivity rxn to aspergillis in asthmatics and CF pts.
allergic bronchopulmnary aspergilliosis
How is lung volume and function measured?
spirometry
- DX?
- destruction of the alveolar air sacs
- loss of elastic recoil
- collapse of small airways
- air trapping
emphysema
Obstructive disease means ____.
there’s trouble getting air OUT of the lung
What is mucous in the lungs for?
it traps allergens and irritants, foreign material