Pulmonary Pathology Flashcards
____________ is a respiratory disease that is one of the leading causes of death.
Pneumonia
T/F: Any organism can cause pneumonia.
True
What are some predisposing factors to bacterial pneumonia?
- Loss of cough reflex
- Injury to cilia
- Decreased phagocytosis
- Pulmonary edema
- Immunocompromised condition
What is often the cause of loss of cilia?
Smoking
Which type of pneumonia starts in the bronchi and is considered a patchy pneumonia?
Bronchopneumonia
Which type of pneumonia will affect the entire lobe?
Lobar pneumonia
T/F: Lobar pneumonia is seen more in adults, while bronchopneumonia is associated with young and older.
True
Which type of bacteria almost always causes lobar pneumonia?
Streptococcus pneumoniae
What are the stages of lobar pneumonia?
- Congestion
- Red Hepatization
- Gray hepatization
- Resolution
What are some complications of lobar pneumonia and bronchopneumonia?
- Empyema
- Abscess
- Pericarditis
- Bacteremia
What is fibrinous pleuritis?
Inflammation extending out to the pleura of the lung
What type of organism typically causes atypical (interstitial) pneumonia?
Viruses or mycoplasma
Which type of pneumonia typically causes a dry cough? Why?
Atypical pneumonia; viruses are taking up all of the WBCs
Hyaline membranes are produced in ______________ and can impair the ability to exchange oxygen.
Atypical pneumonia
What is acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?
Injury to endothelium and alveolar epithelium; causes them to be very permeable and not exchange gases well
How can interstitial pneumonia lead to ARDS?
Hyaline membranes causes damage to alveolar epithelium
The most likely cause of ARDS is _________ or ___________.
Burns; Infection
What are some predisposing factors to pulmonary abscesses?
Aspiration, bronchiectasis, septic emboli, airway obstruction, dental sepsis
What is the course of a pulmonary abscess?
It can scar, cavitate, or progressively get larger
Tuberculosis infects about ____ of the world population?
1/3
__________ is the most common infectious cause of death.
Tuberculosis
3 million deaths/year
What type of bacteria causes tuberculosis?
Mycobacterium
Caseating granulomatous inflammation is a classic tissue reaction for which bacteria?
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
How is tuberculosis acquired?
Inhalation
What is the difference between a Ghon lesion and Ghon complex?
Lesion: site of early infection
Complex: lesion + hilar lymph nodes
What can cavitary TB lead to?
Spread of infection into the mouth or pleura
Reactivation of tuberculosis induces type IV ______________ and tissue __________.
Hypersensitivity; necrosis
What is miliary TB?
Wide spread TB often caused by reactivation
If caseous necrosis is seen in organs other than the lungs, what is the most likely diagnosis?
Miliary TB
What is a common (in Ohio) fungal infection causing granulomatous lung disease?
Histoplasmosis
What are the risk factors for lung cancer?
- Cigarette smoking
- Asbestos
- Radon gas
- Nickel, chromates, pollutants, lung scar
T/F: Although lung cancer is not the most common cancer in men and women, it is the most fatal.
True
T/F: Lung cancers often do not produce clinical symptoms until they are highly advanced.
True
Which two types of lung cancer are most strongly associated with smoking?
Squamous cell carcinoma and small cell (oat cell) carcinoma