Respiratory System Pathology Flashcards
What is the function of type 1 pneumocytes
Gas exchange
What is the function of type 2 pneumocytes
Surfactant production
Respiratory failure could be a result of defects in what 3 main areas?
Ventilation, perfusion and gas exchange
What blood o2 concentration classifies as respiratory failure
PaO2
What O2 and CO2 concentrations class as type 1 respiratory failure
PaO2
What O2 and CO2 concentrations class as type 2 respiratory failure?
PaO26.3kPa
Proximal airway obstruction
Stridor
Distal airway obstruction
Wheeze
What would you find on examination, if someone has restricted opening of their small airways?
Crackles
What would you find on examination, if someone has narrowed small airways
Wheeze
Sound conduction through solid lung
Cronchial breathing
Lung consolidation or pleural effusion- what would you see on examination?
Dull percussion
What would you see on examination if someone had a pneumothorax or emphysema?
Hyperesonant
Benign, primary lung neoplasm
Adenochondroma
What are the 4 main type of lung cancer?
Small cell carcinoma, squamous carcinoma, adenocarcinoma and undifferentiated large cell carcinoma
Non small cell carcinomas account for what proportion of lung diseases?
85%
How do secondary tumours usually present?
Multiple bilateral nodules
Which lung cancers are more peripherally sited?
Adenocarcinomas
What type of lung cancer is often seen with hypercalcaemia due to parathyroid related peptide in the neoplasm?
Squamous carcinoma
What is the usualy (90%) cause of squamous carcinoma?
Iriitants e.g. smoke, cause the normal pseudostratified columnar epithelium to undergo a reversible metastatic change to stratified squamous- may keratinise (like skin)
1st metastatic cell undergoes irreversible genetic changes
Dysplasia
In which lung cancer is thyroid transcription factor expressed?
Adenocarcinoma
What is a type of adenocarcinoma that is typically termed ‘adenocarcinoma in situ’ that is the spread of well differentiated mucinous or non mucinous neoplastic cells on alveolar walls. Not invasive and mimic pneumonia.
Bronchioalveolar carcinoma
Low grade, benign tumours not associated with smoking
Carcinoid tumours
‘Oat cell’ carcinomas- metastasise early, poorly differentiated. Secreted ACTH and almost all in smokers.
Small cell carcinoma
What skin condition is a paraneoplastic effect of lung carcinoma?
Acanthosis nigricans
Hypertrophic pulmonary osteroarthropathy
Clubbing
What coagulopathy is common paraneoplastic effect of lung cancer?
Thrombophelbitis migrans
Name a new drug used for lung cancers, that target epidermal growth factor receptors
Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors e.g. gefitinib and erlotinib
Lymph in pleural space
Chylothorax