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Rubins Chap 12 (Second Half) Flashcards

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What is more important…the severity of emphysema or the type?

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The severity

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What are the histologic findings in emphysema?

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enlargement of airspaces distal to the terminal bronchioles with destruction of their walls w/o fibrosis

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What are the three types of emphysema?

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1- centrilobular
2- Panacinar
2- Localized

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Centrilobular emphysema is seen in…

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smokers, upper lobes of the lungs

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“cotton candy lung” describes what type of emphysema?

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Panacinar

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Who is panacinar emphysema seen in?

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smokers and alpha AT deficiency

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“Acini are uniformly involved and septal damage thoughout acini in lower lungs” describes what type of emphysema?

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Panacinar

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“destruction of alveoli and emphysema at only one or a few locations” describes which type of emphysema?

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Localized

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“Destruction of the cluster or terminal bronchioles near the end of the bronchiolar tree in the centrla part of the bronchioles near the end of the bronchiolar tree” describes which type of emphysema?

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Centrilobular

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Where in the lung is each type of emphysema usually found?

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Localized: apex of upper lobe
Centrilobular: upper lobes
Panacinar: lower lobes

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Are people with emphysema “pink puffers” or “blue bloaters”?

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Pink puffers

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What is asthma?

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reversible airway bronchoconstriction

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Exercised induced asthma is related to…

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magnitude of heat or water loss from the airway epithelium

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Drugs related to drug induced asthma?

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Aspirin

Beta blockers

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What is status asthmaticus?

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severe, acute asthma that is unresponsibe to therapy

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Histologic indings of status asthmaticus?

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Hyperplasia of smooth muscle, submucosal mucous glands, goblet cells, basal cells

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What are pneumoconiosis?

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Pulmonary diseases caused by mineral dust inhalation

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Primary defense against inhaled particles?

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Alveolar macrophages!

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Findings in simple nodular silicosis?

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20-40 post exposure

small whorled nodules (reflractile under polarized light)

Calcified hilar lymph nodes

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Findings in progresive massive fibrosis form of silicosis?

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Nodular mass with central cavitation in background of sciliosis–> smaller nodules coalesce

Usually in upper lobes!

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Findings in simple coal worders pneumo?

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Coal dust macules and nodules (scattered black foci of carbon

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Findings of complicated CWP?

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Simple CWP + lesions >2cm

Can progressive to massive fibrosis

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What is caplan syndrome?

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Many large nodules that are bilateral and associated with periphery

Like RA nodules

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Does asbestos produce little or a lot of fibrosis?

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Massive fibrosis! Even with a little dust

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What is asbestosis?
diffuse, interstitial fibrosis resulting from inhalation of asbestos fibers
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What type of lung finding is associated with asbestiosis?
"honeycomb lung"
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What are asbestos bodies?
Thin colorless asbestos fibers coated with Fe- protein--> appear golden/ brown and beaded on micoscopy
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What do asbestos pleural plaques look like?
Smooth, pearly white and nodular Have a "basket-weave" pattern Prefer parietal pleura
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Is asbestos exposure more likely to cause mesothelioma or carcinoma of the lung?
Carcinoma of the lung
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Histologic findings with beryliosis?
Scattered nocaseating granulomas (like sarcoidosis), no lymphocyte proliferation
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Histologic findings with Talcosis?
foreign body granulomas associated with BIREFINGENT platelike talk particles scattered in the parenchyma
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Name some examples of hypersensitivity pneymonitis?
Farmer's lung, Bagossosis, Maple-Sugar-stripper's lung, Bird fancier's lung suberpsis, ushroom workers disease
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Pathology seen with hypersensitivity pneumonitis?
bronchiolocentric intersitital pneumonia, noncaseating granumonas, pulm fibrosis
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What is the exaggerated response in sarcoidosis?
exaggerated helper T cell response--> granulomas in multiple organs
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Symptoms of sarcoidosis?
bilateral hilar LAD, erythema nodosum, uveitis, skin disease, lacrimal gland involvement, cough, dyspnea
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Special cell findings associated with sarcoidosis?
Ateroid bodies (crystals) and Schaumann bodies (calcifications)
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Serum markers for sarcoidosis?
Increased CD4 Increased serum ACE Increased urine Ca
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Another name for usualy interstitial pneumonia (UIP)?
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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Pathologic findings in UIP/ IPF?
patchy interstitia fibrosis fibrosis of "temporal heterogeneity" (different ages)
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Etiology of honeycomb lung?
interstitial and alveolar inflammation destroys the distal acinus and the proximal parts dilate and become lined by bronchiolar epithelium
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Gross lung changes seen in nonsprecific interstitial pneumonia (NIP)?
"ground glass" appearance
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Changes seen in desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP)?
1- accumulation of intra-alveolar macrophages 2- hyperplasia of type II pneumpcytes 3- "ground glass" appearance in lower lobes
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What is desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP) associated with?
ONLY seen in SMOKERS
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RB-ILD is found in what part of the lungs mainly?
Upper lobes! | Patchy accumulation of pigmented macrophages in the airspaces, centered on bronchioles
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Another name for Organizing pneumonia pattern?
BOOP: bronchiolitis oblterans organizing pneumonia
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Histologic features of BOOP/ OPP?
patchy areas of loos organizing fibrosis and chronic inflammatory cells int eh distal aireays Plugs of organizing fibroelastic tissue occlude bronhioles, alveolar ducts and surround alveoli
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Where in the lungs is BOOP. OPP seen?
distal airways, it is patchy
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Where in the lungs is RB--ILD seen?
Upper lobes and it is patchy
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Defining features of LIP (lymphoid interstitial pneumona?
lumphoid aggregates noncaseating granulomas, increased risk of lymphoma
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Describe the interstitial nodules seen in langerhans histiocytosis?
stellate border extending into the interstitim
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Markers of LAM cells seen in lymphangioleiomyomatosis?
HMB-45 + Estrogen - Progesterone receptor +
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Wegeners commonly affects which organs?
KIdney and lungs
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Wegener is a disease of what sized vessels?
Small and medium--> aseptic, necrotizing, granumlomatous infalmmation
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What cell marker is indicative for Wegener?
+ c-ANCA
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Symptoms of Churg-strauss syndrome?
Asthma, eosinophelia, vasculitis, renal problems
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CXR patterns of a pulmonary hamartoma?
"coin lesions" and "popcorn" calcifications
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2 main cardinogens in cigarettes?
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Arsenic
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Which type of lung cancer is more prevalent...small cell or non-small cell?
Non-small cell (>85%)
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Name the lung cancer: "Keratin pearls", male smoker, CENTRAL tumor, Increased PTH (increased Calcium in blood and urine)
Squamous cell carcinoma
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Name the lung cancer: glands or mucin, NONSMOKER, female, peripheral location
Adenocarcinoma
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Name the lung cancer: columnar cells that grow along breexisting bronchioles and alceoli, clara cell link, NONSMOKERS, peripheral
Bronchiolalveolar carcinoma
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Name the lung cancer: poorly differentiated large cells, SMOKING, in central location OR the periphery, poor prognosis
Large cell lung cancer
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Name the lung cancer: Well differentiated neuroendocrine cells, CHROMOGRANAN +, nonsmoker, Central or peripheral, CHILDHOOD
Carcinoid tumor
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Name the lung cancer: Poorly differentiated small cells, neuroendocrine cells, MALE SMOKERS, CHROMOGRANIN +, central, paraneoplastic syndrome
Small cell Lung cancer
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Most common pulmonary lymphoma?
MALT lymphoma (martinal B cell)
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Which class of lung cancers respond to chemo?
small cell lung cancer
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Name the Lung cancer: "cannonball lesions"
Mets
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Name some paraneoplastic syndrome:
acanthosis nigrans, polymyocytic, clubbing, Eaton-lambert syndrome, cushing
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Paraneoplasic syndrome specific for small cell lung cancer:
SIADH, encephalomyoitis, anit-Hu
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Paraneoplasic syndrome specific for squamous cell lung cancer:
hypercalcemia

Unit 4: Pathoma (3 decks)

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