Week 5 (Exam 2) Flashcards
Malignant glands invading lung tissue
Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma: Most common one
Stains positive for TTF-1
Tests for all exudative effusions
pH, Glucose, WBC w/diff, Micro studies, cytology
Mainstay of COPD
Bronchodilators, oral corticosteroids
O2 - at least 15 hours/day if below 88%
Inhaled corticosteroids for those at high risk
How do you minimize alveolar collapse from ARDS-induced alveolar collapse / loss of surfactant?
Low tidal volumes combined with Positive end-expiratory Pressure
Place patient in Prone Position
Intra- vs Extra-lobar Pulmonary Sequestration
Extralobar usually presents after birth, has independent vessels, pleura, possibly airways
Viral Pneumonia in Children cause
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Young smokers (reversible) Progressive scarring leading to cysts, can rupture into pneumothorax
Clinical use of Linezolid
Community and Hospital Acquired Pneumonia
Main species are Staph Aureus and Strep Pneumonia
Skin infections also caused by S Aureus
Prostanoids (4)
Used for Pulmonary HTN
Epoprostenol, Treprostinil, Iloprost, Selexipag
Fluoroquinolone MOA
DNA Gyrase Inhibitor (esp for G-)
Topo IV blockade (esp for G+ Respiratory)
Structure of CPAM
Communicates with Tracheobrochial tree
Can be detected on fetal US
Can be deadly from hydros or pulmonary hypoplasia
Can be infected later in life
Pneumoconiosis
Usually occupational inhalation of inorganic dusts causing inflammation responses
Restrictive pattern
Plexiform Lesions
Pathognomonic of PAH
Focal proliferation of endothelial and SM cells
Waves of inflammatory injury leading to fibrosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
(different foci of fibrosis)
Usually have respiratory disease 3-5 years prior
Criterion for Pulmonary Artery HTN
Sustained elevation of mPAP at or over 20mmHg at rest
normal is 14 +/- 3 mmHg
Major bugs with MDR status
MRSA
VRE (vance-resistant enterococci)
Molecular Testing associated with Adenocarcinoma
EGFR
ALK
PDL-1
Acute ARDS develops rapidly and includes… (3)
Severe Dyspnea
Diffuse Pulmonary Infiltrates
Hypoxemia
Paraneoplastic Syndromes Associated with Squamous Carcinoma
Hypercalcemia (PTH-Related Peptide aka PTRP)
Thin red forms on Acid Fast stain
Mycobacterium Avium
Metabolism of Ceftriaxone
Not Eliminated by the Kidney
ALK gene rearrangements
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor
Hamartoma Histology
Low Power: Marble with smooth edges
High Power: Fibrous, benign glandular epithelium around hyaline cartilage
Clarithromycin side stuff
Less GI upset but still a CYP450 inhibitor
Why take tetracycline with plenty of water?
Can cause esophageal irritation and ulceration
Age distribution of olfactory neuroblastoma
Adolescence and Middle Age peaks
Shaped like a dumb-bell
Atopic Asthma
Typically childhood
Elevated IgE (eosinophils, Mast Cells, Lymphocytes)
Triggered by allergens
What is the significance of neuromuscular blockage in ARDS?
Reduces mortality: most patients require sedation or even paralytics
Histology of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Eosinophils
Immature Dendritic Cells (that’s what they are) (S-100 and CD1a Positive)
Varying Fibrosis and Cysts
Bronchiectasis
Necrotizing end stage of Infection and Obstruction (ABPA, Cystic Fibrosis, Tb, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia)
Imipenem MOA
b-Lactam: Penicillin stuff
Horner’s Syndrome
Enopthalmos (sunken eyeball) Ptosis (drooping eyelid) Miosis (persistent small pupil) Anhidrosis (no face sweating) This is an Oculo-SYMPATHETIC palsy
Penicillins and Aminoglycosides
Dont combine them IV
What makes a PE unstable?
Hypotension!!
RV strain, elevated cardiac enzymes
Exudative Phase of Pleural Effusion
Alveolar Edema and Neutrophil Inflammation
Diffuse Alveolar Damage
Atelactasis from edema, reduced lung compliance
Bilateral opacities on CXR
Hypoxemia, Tachypnea, Hypercarbia
Prevnar 13
S Pneumoniae Vaccine
How are pulmonary sequestrations mainly different from CPAM?
Lack of connection to tracheobronchial tree
Independent (systemic) arterial supple
ECG of PAH
Right Ventricular Hypertrophy:
R Axis Deviation in V1
RAE in Lead II
Incomplete Bundle Branch Block
Toxicities of gentamycin
Black box warnings: Nephro-, Neuro- and Ototoxicity
Neuromuscular blockade, superinfection
Labs of GPA
C-ANCA
Macrolide MOA
Binds 50S subunit to block peptide chain elongation
Blue Bloater Vs Pink Puffer
Chronic Bronchitis vs Emphysema
Treatment for Goodpastures
Plasmapheresis (and steroids and cyclophosphamide)
Reversal agent for LMWH
Protamine Sulfate
Ambrisentan Toxicities
Does NOT accelerate warfarin metabolism, oral contraceptives. Still use 2 though
Heerfordt’s Syndrome
Anterior Uveitis, Parotitis, CN VII palsy, fever
Seen in Sarcoidosis
Labs of PAH
Maybe more BNP
Indications for Thoracentesis (for Pleural Effusion)
All effusions with more than 1cm layering in decubitus
Guanylate Cyclase Sensitizer
Used for Pulmonary HTN
Riociguat
Key diagnostic criteria for ARDS
PaO2 / FIO2 equal or less than 300mmHg
aka Arterial Oxygen Pressure / Inspired O2 Fraction
Erythromycin side stuff
Can cause Epigastric Pain
Inhibits CYP450 metabolism
Kohn Complex
Parenchymal Lesion with Hilar LN involvement
Found in Tb
Common Tb finding in elderly
Lower lobe infiltrates (with or without Pleural Effusion)
Radiological differences between Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis and IPF
Hypersensitivity honeycombing spares the bases of the lungs
Types of Emphasema
Spontaneous PTX
a-1 Antitrypsin Def
COPD
Localized
Respiratory Bronchiolitis - Interstitial Lung Disease
Dose Dependent Smoking-Related (reversible if stopped)
Macrophages present to lesser extent
Peribronchiolar Metaplasia (abnormally in ciliated cells)
May lead to fibrosis
Keratin Pearls
Squamous Carcinoma of the lung
orange cytoplasm
Endothelin Antagonists (3)
Used for Pulmonary HTN
Bosnian, Ambrisentan, Macicentan
PE on EKG
Sinus Tach 44% of the time
RV strain: Inverted T in V1-V4, maybe inferior leads
sometimes RBBB
S1, Q3, T3 (Deep S in Lead 1 / Q wave in 3 / Inverted T in 3)
Major bugs with PDR status
P Aeruginosa
Acinetobacter Baumannii
Klebsiella
Airway Remodeling Associated with Asthma
Fibrosis
Decreased Responses to Bronchodilators and Corticosteroids
What do you give with Pulmonary HTN and a Positive Vasopressor Test?
Calcium Channel Blocker: Nifedipine, Diltiazem, or Amlodipine
Progression of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the lung
Normal to Squamous Metaplasia to Squamous Carcinoma in Situ to Invasive Squamous Carcinoma
Gentamycin MOA
Aminoglycoside
Binds 30S ribosomal subunit: Misreading of tRNA, no protein synthesis
Etiology of Congenital Pulmonary Adenomatoid Malformation (CPAM)
Arrested development of pulmonary tissue with formation of intrapulmonary cystic masses
Clinical uses for gentamycin
Respiratory tract infections
LAM histology
Low power: Cell proliferation around cystic spaces
High power: Small nests of tumor cells
Clinical use for Amoxacillin +/- Clavulanate
Community Acquired Pneumonia
What are the three etiologies of atelectasis?
Resorption
Compression
Contraction
Epoprostinol
Continuous IV, Needs to be kept cold, works like a prostacyclin to treat PAH
BMPR2
Known genetic mutation for PAH in patient or 1st degree relative
Treat naive PAH pt with WHO FC II or III that doesn’t have evidence of rapid disease progression
- Combo therapy: Ambrisentan and Tadalafil
Alternative: Monotherapy macitentan, ambisentan, riociguat, sildenafil, tadalafil
Distinguishing feature of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Plasma Cells
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
Background of Asthma or Cystic Fibrosis
Increased Serum IgE
Positive Skin Test
Thick dark mucus in bronchi (w/ the hyphae)
Treat naive PAH pt with WHO FC III and evidence of rapid disease progression
- Continuous IV Epoprostenol or Treprostinil, or SC Treprostinil
Alternative: Consider adding inhaled or oral prostanoid
Toxicity to Cefpodoxime + Cefditoren
b-Lactam allergy
Superinfection
Transthoracic Echocardiogram
Estimates Pulmonary A systolic pressure via Tricuspid Regurgitation gradient
(also looks at RV, LV chamber size)
Diagnosis of ARDS
Clinical: Acute onset. Bilateral Infiltrates, Hypoxemia, HF exculsion
a-1 Antitrypsin normal function
Protects lungs from neutrophil elastase
Without it, you get damage from neutrophils in the liver and lungs
Diffuse Alveolar Damage indicators
Edema + Fibrin + Cell Debris = Hyaline Membranes!
Red Man Syndrome
Vancomycin
Major 3rd generation oral cephalosporins
Cefditoren
Cefpodoxim
e-Proxetil
Risk factors for Increased mortality in MDR pathogens or HAP
Ventilatory support for HAP
Septic Shock
PE echo findings
Long Axis: Large R resulting in compressed LV
Short Axis: D-Shaped LV from RV enlargement
Proliferative phase of Pleural effusion
Most recover, some get progressive lung injury and fibrosis
How to treat adenovirus, parainfluenza, RSV
No vaccine, give abx for superinfections
CT imaging of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Honeycombing with traction bronchiectasis
Perivascular Epitheliod Cells maybe with a Pneumothorax
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)
LOF of TSC2 tumor suppressor
Gold standard for Obstructive Sleep Apnea dx
Polysonogram