Rubins Chap 12 Flashcards
When do the lungs start to develop?
Wk 4-6
What type of glands are in the tracheobronchial tree?
Mucus glands (mucus cells and serious cells)
What is the gas exchange unit of the lung?
acini
Type I pneumocytes are responsible for…
gas exchange
Type II pneumocytes are responsible for…
production of surfactant
Which pneumocytes are more susceptible to injury?
Type I
What is bronchial atresia?
part of airway is blocked off
What is pulmonary hypoplasia?
lung is smaller than normal with fewer and smaller acini
What is the most common congenital lung abnormality?
Pulmonary hypoplasia
Pulm hypoplasia us associated with?
trisomies 12, 18, 21
What is this: “descrete, extrapulmonary, fluid filled mass lined by respiratory epithelium and limited by walls that contain muscle and cartilage”
Bronchogenic cyst
“Mass of lung tissue that is not connected to the bronchial tree and is located outside the misceral pleura”
extralobar sequestration
“mass of lung tissue within the visceral pleura that does not connect to the bronchial tree”
intralobar sequestration
Define bronchiolitis?
infection of the peripheral airways
adenovirus infection leads to?
obliterative bronchiolitis
Findings in measles-induced bronchiolotis?
bronchiolar obliteration + bronchiectasis
Name the irritant gases:
NO2, SO2, Chlorine, ammonia
Bronchietric granulomas are seen in…
asthnatcs (allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis) and infections (TB, histoplasma), immune problems (RA, wegener)
Another name for constrictive bronchiolitis?
Abliterative bronchiolotis
Pathogenesis of constrictive bronchiolitis?
inflammation–> scarring/ fibrosis–> narrowing of aiway
NO TREATMENT
What does bronchial obstruction lead to?
atelectasis
What is atelactasis?
collapse of expsnded lung tissue
When does right middle lode syndrome occur?
compression from the hilar lymph nodes
What is bronchiectasis?
irreversible dilation of bronchi caused by destruction of bronchial wall muscle and elastic elemants
Nonobstructive bronchectasis usually follows infection with….
adenovirus and RSV