Pulmonology Flashcards
Explain tidal volume
It’s the normal volume of air within the alveoli during normal respiration
500 ml
Explain inspiratory reserve volume
It’s forced inspiration during normal respiration and it’s about 3 litres without tidal volume
Expiratory reserve volume explain
It’s forced expiration during normal respiration and it’s 1.5 litres without tidal volume
Explain residual volume
Its volume of air remaining in alveoli after forced expiration and it does not include other values and it’s 1 litre
Total lung capacity is
6 litres
TV+IRV+ERV+RV=TLC
0.5+3+1.5+1=6
Vital lung capacity or forced vital capacity is
Volume of air forcefully expired after forced inspiration and is 5 litres
VLC=TV+IRV+ERV
Inspiratory lung capacity is
Forced inspiration after forced expiration is ILC and is 3.5 litres
ILC= IRV+TV
Functional residual capacity is
Amount of air remaining in alveoli after normal expiration and is 2.5 litres
FRC=TV+IRV
Forced Expiratory Volume 1 or FEV1 is
Volume of air expired in one second after forced inspiration and is 4 litres
FEV1/FVC
4/5 is 0.8 or 80%
In Obstructive lung diseases
FEV1/FVC is
<70% (less)
Less than 70%
What volume is increased in obstructive lung disease
ERV and RV
What happens to FVC in obstructive lung disease
Remains same or decreased
What happens to FRC in obstructive lung disease
Increased
What happens to TLC in obstructive lung disease
Increased
What happens to lung volumes and capacities in restrictive lung diseases
All are reduced
Is there any change to Tidal Volume in obstructive and restrictive lung diseases
No
In restrictive lung diseases
FEV1/FVC is
Usually >70 (greater)
75%
Eg: 3/4=0.75 or 75%
In obstructive lung disease what happens to IRV
Decreased
COPD includes
Chronic Bronchitis
Emphysema
Productive cough is seen in which type of COPD
Chronic bronchitis
Emphysema leads to release of
Neutrophilic proteases and elastases
Major contributing factors to COPD
Tobacco (90%)
Pollutants
Lack of_______leads specifically to Emphysema
Alpha 1 anti trypsin deficiency
Tobacco particles after entering the lungs are ingested by
Macrophages
Macrophages releases what
Cytokines
Cytokines leads to the activation of
Neutrophils
Neutrophils releases
Reactive oxygen species
Proteases
Elastases
Free radicals
Bronchiole histological layers
Epithelium
Basement membrane
Smooth muscle
Basement membrane is made up of
Protiens and
Elastic tissue
Cytokines act on the smooth muscles of bronchioles and leads to
Bronchoconstriction
Neutrophils leads to the damage of which layer of bronchioles
Basement membrane
Substances released by the neutrophils act on the
Mucous producing cells (epithelium) of the bronchioles and increases the production of mucous
TGF beta leads to
Fibrosis of bronchioles
DLCO is low when there is
Low perfusion and
Low surface area for diffusion
DLCO is high when
Perfusion is high
What happens to DLCO in people with asthma end stage
Increased because of more (new) vascularisation
Goodpasteur’s syndrome
Antibodies against basement membrane of lungs and glomerulus
Smoking leads to what type of acinar formation in emphysema
Centrilobular/apex
Alpha 1 anti trypsin deficiency leads to what type of emphysema
Panacenar/ at base of lung
Alpha 1 anti trypsin deficiency also leads to what diseases along with emphysema
Liver disease
Antigens/ allergens are taken up by
APC or dentritic cells or macrophages
Dentritic cells present the antigen on it’s surface by
MHC complex 2
Antigen presenting cells present the antigen to
T helper cells
CD 4 receptors are present on which cells
T helper cells
What is the role of CD 4 receptor
To recognize the MHC complex