Pneumonia and Pulmonary TB Flashcards
Patchy exudativeconsolidation of the lung parenchyma
Bronchopneumonia
Stages of pneumonia
Congestion
Red Hepatziation
Grey hepatization
Resolution
Gross: lung is heavy, boggy and red
Microscopy: vascular engorgemnt, inta alveolar fluid with a few neutrophils, usually presence of numerous bacteria
Congestion
Gross: lung mimics liver consistency because of consolidation
Microscopy: Congested septal capillaries and extensive neutrophilic and RBC exudation
Red hepatization
Attempt at repair of damaged lung tissue
Gross: gray brown appearance (doesnt look as reddish as the previous stage)
Microscopy: RBCs disintegrate, fibrinosuppurative exudation persists. Increased deposit of fibrin -> becomes paler . Exudation through pore of khon
Grey hepatization
Microscopy: granular semi-fluid debris -> (1) resorbed and ingestd by macrophages (2) expectorated, or more often (3) organized by fibroblasts growing in it
Resolution
Common Isolated bacteria in children
Hemophilus B.
Common isolated bacteria in adults
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Common isolated bacteria in COPD
Streptococcus, Moraxella catarrhalis
Common isolated bacteria in alcoholics
Klebsiella
Common isolated bacteria in Elderly
Streptococcus, Legionella
Inflammation breaks through the pleural surface and fills the thoracic cavity with pus
Empyema thoracis
Clinically used to detrmine whether the fluid is an exudate and not a transudate
Light’s Criteria
Light’s criteria
Effusion protein/serum protein ration >0.5
Effusion LDH/ serum LDH ration >0.6
Effusion LDH >2/3 of the reference range for LDH
Etiologic agents that can give rise to pulmonary abscess
S. aureus, klebsiella, G(-) organisms), anaerobes