pulmonary Flashcards
pleural effusion
bacterial translocation from alveoli into pleural space
empyema
accumulation of pus in pleural space
methemeglobin
Fe2+ to Fe3+, unable to bind O2, only ppO2 is normal, causes cyanosis, decreased O2 content of arterial blood, decreased O2 delivery to tissues
CO poisoning
- headache
-dizziness - competitively binds to heme with higher affinity than O2
-carboxyhemoglobin
tuberculosis
- fever, night sweats, maybe pericarditis but no heart murmur
Legionella
- pneumonia with diarrhea
- grows on cysteine and iron agar - buffered charcoal yeast
- confusion, headache
- treat with macrolide/fluoroquinolones
- oxidase positive
diaphragm innervation
C3-C5, phrenic nerve
most common lung cancer
adenocarcinoma
pancoast tumor
at the superior sulcus. Can cause Horner syndrome
Most commonly injured in thoracic procedures
Thoracic duct (lymph nodes are on it, could cause pleural effusion, ex lymph node removal)
markers for small cell lung cancer
- chromogramin, synaptophysin, NCAM
- sheets of small blue cells with scant cytoplasm
- associated with smoking
- centrally located
- neuroendocrine tumor secreting ADH
theophylline intoxication
watch for seizures and tachyarrythmias
transudative effusion
- can be caused be heart failure
- increased hydrostatic pressure causes leakage of fluid from pulmonary capillaries
- fluid shoes low protein, low lactate dehydrogenase
exudative effusion
- inflammatory disruption of vascular permeability in lungs
- fluid shows high protein, high lactate
asthma on histology
charchot leyden crystals and kershman spirals
cancer associated with Lambert eaton
associated with small cell lung cancer
Pulmonary embolism ____ physiologic dead space
Increases
Pulmonary actinimycosis usually caused by
Aspiration pneumonia
sarcoidosis
hypercalcemia, non caseating granulomas, activated macrophages, hilar lymphadenopathy, erythema nodosum
BMPR2 gene
Familial pulmonary hypertension - leads to vascular smooth mm hypertrophy
Damage to alveolar capillary interface causing leakage of fluid and hyaline membrane
ARDS