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Pathoma- COPD Flashcards

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DX? chronic, productive cough lasting at least 3 months over a minimum of 2 years highly assoc with smoking

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chronic bronchitis

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What does the submucosa contain?

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serous glands (produce serous fluid) and mucinous glands (to produce mucous)

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What are chronic bronchitis pts at risk for?

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Increased infections and cor pulmonale

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What is panacinar emphysema? Where is it most severe?

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emphysema across the whole acinus, usu associated with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. most severe in the lower lobes

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What is the pathogenesis of asthma?

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genetically-susceptible pt is exposed to an allergen that induces TH2 phenotype in CD4+ cells

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What syndrome is a defect of the dynein arm of all cilia, causing sinusitis, infertilitiy, situs inversus, and lung infections?

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Kartagener Syndrome

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What will the spirometry findings be in obstructive diseases?

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  • decreased FVC
  • very decreased FEV1
  • decreased FEV1:FVC ratio
  • increased TLC (air trapping)
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Histamine-induced vasodilation occurs at?

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the arterioles

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What is a normal TLC?

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7L

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What is under the lamina propria?

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the submucosa

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  • DX?
  • dyspnea cough w/ minimal sputum
  • prolonged expriration, breathing thru pursed lips
  • weight loss
  • increased AP diameter of chest (barrel chested)
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emphysema

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How do bronchioles stay open without cartilage?

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they have elastic recoil

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_____ are a byproduct of inflammation; ______ proteins protect against this.

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Proteases; antiproteases

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What is below the submucosa?

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cartilage

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Nasal polyps are associated with?

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  1. chronic rhinitis 2. aspirin intolerant asthma 3. cystic fibrosis
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What is the normal A1AT allele? What is the mutated allle?

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PiM; PiZ

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What cell protects the bottom of the lung?

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the alveolar mac

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What are the clinical features of bronchiectasis?

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  • SOB
  • cough with foul-smelling sputum
  • complications: hypoxemia, cor pulmonale, 2a amyloidosis
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What are the features of chronic bronchitis?

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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

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What does IL5 do?

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attracts eosinphils

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What is an acinus?

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the functional unit of the lung

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What is the obstruction in emphysema?

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collapsed bronchioles that have lost their elastic recoil

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What is a normal FEV1?

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4L

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PAO2 creates a pressure that _____, which is then denoted PaO2.

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pushes O2 into the BVs

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What are 2 late complications of emphysema?

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  1. hypoxemia 2. cor pulmonale
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What is allergic bronchopulmnary aspergilliosis?

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a hypersensitivity rxn to aspergillis in asthmatics and CF pts

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What causes the obstruction in chronic bronchitis?

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mucous

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What is a normal FEV1:FVC ratio?

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80%

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What are the features of chronic bronchitis?

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  • chronic, productive cough lasting at least 3 months over a minimum of 2 years
  • highly assoc with smoking
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What is the obstruction in bronchiectasis?

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enlarged airways- can’t force the air out

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What is the average volume of air expired?

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5L

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A decreased FEV1:FVC ratio is indicative of _____.

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obstructive lung disorders

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What are the features of chronic bronchitis?

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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%

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What are the 2 major types of emphysema?

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  1. centriacinar emphysema 2. panacinar emphysema
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What are the features of bronchiectasis?

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permanent dilation of bronchioles and bronchi loss of airway tone –> air trapping

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This is a hypersensitivity rxn to aspergillis in asthmatics and CF pts.

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allergic bronchopulmnary aspergilliosis

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How is lung volume and function measured?

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spirometry

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  • DX?
  • destruction of the alveolar air sacs
  • loss of elastic recoil
  • collapse of small airways
  • air trapping
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emphysema

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Obstructive disease means ____.

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there’s trouble getting air OUT of the lung

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What is mucous in the lungs for?

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it traps allergens and irritants, foreign material

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Describe the histological findings of a liver with A1AT deficiency.

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pink or purple, PAS positive, globules in hepatocytes

32
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What also is often present with panacinar emphysema?

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liver cirrhosis

34
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Increased PaCO2 automatically means _____.

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the PAO2 and PaO2 will go down

35
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What are the 4 obstructive lung diseases?

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  1. Chronic bronchitis
  2. emphysema
  3. asthma
  4. bronchiectasis
36
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In asthma, IgE activates _____.

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mast cells

37
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What diseases are associated with bronchiectasis?

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  • CF
  • Kartagener Syndrome
  • Tumor of Foreign Body
  • Necrotizing infection
  • Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
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What is the difference between a bronchus and a bronchiole?

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there’s no cartilage in a bronchiole

40
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What does TLC stand for? What is it?

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total lung capacity; the maximum amount of air that can be w/I the lungs

40
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What are the features of asthma?

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reversible airway bronchoconstriction usu caused by type I hypersensitivity rxn assoc with rhinitis, eczema

41
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What is serous fluid for?

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to humidify the air to enter the alveoli

43
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What is centriacinar emphysema?

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destruction of the central part of the acinus due to smoking

44
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Why is TLC increased in obstructive disease?

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air is trapped

44
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_____ with _____ causes bronchiectasis.

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Necrotisin inflammation with damage to the airway wall

45
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What is the functional residual capacity (FRC)?

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the balance of the expanding chest wall vs the collapsing elastin in the lung

46
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What is a severe, unrelenting asthma attack that can lead to death called?

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status asthmaticus

48
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What kind of cells make up the respiratory epithelium?

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ciliated pseudostratified columnar cells

49
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What is status asthmaticus?

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a severe, unrelenting asthma attack that can lead to death

50
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What kinds of emphysema do smokers get? Where is it worst?

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centriacinar emphysema, usually most severe in the upper lobes

50
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What is secondary amyloidosis? Which lung disease is associated with it?

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SAA proteins depositing as AA; bronchiectasis

51
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What is the obstruction in asthma?

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bronchoconstriction

52
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Which cytokine attracts eosinphils?

54
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What is the most common cause of emphysema?

55
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What is the Reid index?

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a measure of the percent of mucous glands making up the wall thickness

56
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In normal lungs, the mucinous glands take up _____ of the wall thickness (the Reed index).

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40% or less

57
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Histamine-induced increased vascular permeability occurs at?

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the post-capillary venules

57
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What is the 2nd phase mast cells do to perpetuate inflammation?

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produce leukotrienes (C4, D4, and E4)

58
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  • DX?
  • permanent dilation of bronchioles and bronchi
  • loss of airway tone –> air trapping
A

bronchiectasis

59
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In fibrosis of the lung, the FRC is ______.

60
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Which cytokine stimulates TH2 production while inhibiting TH1s?

61
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In normal lungs, the mucinous glands take up _____ of the wall thickness.

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40% or less

61
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What does IL10 do?

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inhibits TH1 cell and increase TH2 cells

62
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In a smoker’s lungs, the mucinous glands take up _____ of the wall thickness (the Reed index).

64
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Smokers produce large amounts of ____ in their lungs.

66
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What does FVC stand for and what does it mean?

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forced vital capacity- the maximum amount of air expired after a maximal inspiration

68
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Why is TLC increased in obstructive disease?

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air is trapped in the lungs

69
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What are Charcot-Leyden crystals? Where do they come from?

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crystals coughed up in the sputum of asthmatics; made by eosinophils

71
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What also is often present with panacinar emphysema?

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liver cirrhosis

73
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In emphysema, there is an imbalance between ____ and _____.

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proteases and antiproteases

74
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Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency is the cause of the rare ______ emphysema.

75
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Why does obstruction cause increased infections?

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bc you are plugging up a tube, increasing infection propensity

76
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Name 4 nonallergic causes of asthma.

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  1. exercise 2. viral infections 3. aspirin 4. occupational exposures
77
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What is Kartagener Syndrome?

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a defect of the dynein arm of all cilia, causing sinusitis, infertilitiy, situs inversus

79
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What does FEV1 stand for and what does it mean?

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Forced expiratory volume 1; the max amount of air expired after 1 second after a maximal inspiration

80
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What are the clinical features of asthma?

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SOB, wheezing productive cough with Curshmann spirals mixed with Charcot-Leyden crystals

81
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What underlies the BM under the epi of the lung?

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the lamina propria

83
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What is found in the lamina propria?

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large BVs called venules

85
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Which cytokine allows plasma cells to class switch to IgE?

86
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What are antiproteases?

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proteins, such as alpha-1-antitrypsin, that protect against proteases (inflammation)

87
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In emphysema, the FRC is ______.

89
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Why are emphysemics called pink puffers?

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slow breathing with pursed lips (increased back pressure)opens walls of the alveoli- pink bc they are oxygenating

90
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Mast cells release their preformed ______ granules, causing ______ and _____.

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histamine; vasodilation, increased vascular permeability

92
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Where does mutated A1AT deficiency accumulate to cause problems in the liver? What does this cause?

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in the ER of hepatocytes; cirrhosis

93
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What do TH2 cells secrete?

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IL4, IL5, IL10

94
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What is the other cause of emphysema, behind smoking?

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alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency

95
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What are the clinical features of emphysema?

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  • dyspnea
  • breathing thru pursed lips
  • barrel chested
96
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  • DX?
  • 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%
A

chronic bronchitis

97
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What does IL4 do?

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allows plasma cell to class switch to IgE

98
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What is a normal FVC?

99
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What do leukotrienes do?

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cause increased vasodilation, increased vascular permeability, and bronchoconstriction

100
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The ____ will be decreased more than _____ in obstructive lung disease.

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