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Week 6: Pneumonia Flashcards

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4 major categories of microbes that cause disease

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bacteria
fungi
parasites
viruses

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2
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99% of cultureable bacteria are

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anaerobes

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3
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Minute ventilation definition

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Amount of air inhaled or exhaled per minute

TV x RR

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Alveolar ventilation definition

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Amount of air reaching alveolus per minute

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Dead space ventilation definition

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Volume of air inhaled that does not take part in gas exchange

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6
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Anatomic deadspace definition

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Total volume of conducting airways: mouth/nose to terminal bronchioles
~150 mL average

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Alveolar deadspace definition

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Volume of air in the alveolus that doesn’t participate in gas exchange

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Physiologic deadspace definition

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Sum of anatomic and alveolar deadspace

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9
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What 4 factors affect the diffusion transport of a gas from alveolar air to pulmonary capillary blood ?

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Membrane thickness
Membrane surface area
Pressure difference across the membrane
Diffusion coefficient of gas

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What are the 5 etiologies of hypoxemia ?

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Hypoventilation 
Ventilation perfusion mismatch (low VQ ratio)
Right to left shunt
Low FiO2
Diffusion impairment
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Causes of hypoventilation

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Impaired central drive
Spinal cord problems
Problems with nerve supplying resp muscle
Problems at neuromuscular junction
Problems with respiratory muscles (myopathy)
Defects in chest wall

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12
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Characteristics of hypoventilation

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Good response to O2 therapy
P(A-a)O2 is usually normal
PaCO2 high

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Most common cause of hypoxemia

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VQ mismatch

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14
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What causes VQ mismatch ?

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All lung diseases

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15
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What is the goal of hypoxia pulmonary vasoconstriction

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Maintain matching between ventilation and perfusion by reducing perfusion to areas with reduced ventilation

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Characteristics of right to left shunt

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Poor response to O2 therapy
PCO2 normal
P(A-a)O2 is elevated

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17
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What can cause extremely short capillary transit time (a cause of diffusion impairment) ?

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High cardiac output

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18
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Key anatomic components of the ventilatory pump

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Respiratory muscles
Rib cage and abdomen
Cortical and brain stem that control ventilation
Neural connections

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19
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Describe airway branching

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Trachea —> primary bronchi —> smaller bronchi —> bronchioles —> respiratory bronchioles —> alveolar ducts —> alveolar sacs

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20
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Type I vs Type II alveolar cells functions

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Main site of gas exchange

Secrete surfactant

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21
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What 3 pressures is ventilation dependent on ?

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Atmpspheric, alveolar, intrapleural

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What happens during inspiration ?

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Muscles contract —> increase thoracic volume —> decrease alveolar pressure —> air moves into the lungs

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23
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What 3 factors affect ventilation ?

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Surface tension of alveolar fluid
Compliance of lungs
Airway resistance

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24
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What affect does surfactant have on surface tension ?

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Increase surfactant —> decrease surface tension

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25
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What is lung compliance ?

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How much effort is required to stretch the lungs and chest wall

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26
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Tidal volume definition

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Amount of air inhaled or exhaled with each breath under resting conditions

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27
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inspiratory reserve volume definition

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Amount of air that can be forcefully inhaled after a normal tidal volume inhalation

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Expiratory reserve volume definition

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Amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled after a Normal tidal volume exhalation

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29
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Residual volume definition

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Amount of air remaining in the lungs after a forced expiration

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30
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Total lung capacity definition

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Maximum amount of air contained in the lungs after a maximum inspiratory effort
TLC= TV+IRV+ERV+RV

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Vital capacity definition

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Maximum amount of air that can be expired after a maximum inspiratory effort
VC= TV + IRV + ERV

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Inspiratory capacity definition

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IC = TV + IRV

33
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Functional residual capacity definition

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FRC = ERV + RV

34
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Dalton’s Law

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Partial pressures

35
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Henry’s Law

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Quantity of gas that will dissolve in a liquid is proportional to the partial pressure of the gas and its solubility

36
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Two types of gas exchange and where they take place

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Pulmonary
- occurs in alveoli
Systemic
- occurs between systemic capillaries and tissue cells

37
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Conducting structures of the respiratory system

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Nasal cavities 
Nasopharynx, oropharynx, larynx 
Trachea 
Bronchi 
Bronchioles
38
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Respiratory structures of the respiratory system

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Respiratory bronchioles 
Pulmonary alveoli 
- alveolar ducts 
-alveolar sacs 
-alveolus
39
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3 components of conducting airways

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Mucosa
-epithelium, basement membrane, lamina propria
Submucosa
-loose connective tissue containing seromucous glands
Adventitia
- outer connective tissue layer
-binds airway to adjacent structures

40
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4 definable layers of the trachea

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Mucosa 
- respiratory epithelium 
Submucosa 
- seromucous glands 
Cartilaginous layer 
Adventitia 
- loose connective tissue
41
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Histological differences when bronchi enter the lungs

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Rings of cartilage —> irregular cartilage plates

Circular of smooth muscle appears

42
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3 important functions of mucus

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Traps bacteria, viruses and foreign material
Antimicrobial properties
Lubricates and protects

43
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Ways that pathogens can evade the immune system

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Intracellular invasion 
Capsule 
Antigenic variation 
Immune modulation 
Immune privileged sites
44
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Common signs and symptoms of infection

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Fever (>38C)
Chills, rigours, sweats
Signs of inflammation: pain, erythema, swelling, pus
Lymphadenopathy
Weight loss, fatigue, poor energy and appetite
Typical skin changes or rash

45
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What are the “big 3” that have dramatically improved life expectancy over the past 100 years ?

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Improved hygiene
Vaccines
Antibiotics

46
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4 main barriers to infection

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Microbial
Chemical
Physical
Immunological

47
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What 3 factors should you consider when you are making a differential diagnosis

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Host
Local epidemiology
Exposures

48
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Causes of pneumonia (mechanisms)

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Aspiration
Droplet transmission
Hematogenous spread

49
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Top 3 typical causes of CAP

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Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
Moraxella catarrhalis

50
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Top 2 atypical causes of CAP

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Chlamydophila pneumoniae

51
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Most common cause of CAP in infants and young children

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Viral (RSV)

52
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5 common causes of HAP

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Strep p. 
H. Influenzae
Staph A. 
Pseudomonas 
Eneterobacteraciae
53
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Clinical presentation of pneumonia

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Cough
Fever
Dyspnea
Abnormal lung exam: rales, rhonchi, dullness to percussion

54
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Laboratory data for pneumonia diagnosis

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Elevated WBC
Abnormal CXR
Maybe respiratory sample

55
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Treatment for healthy outpatient with CAP

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Amoxicillin or doxycycline

56
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Treatment for CAP outpatient with co-morbidities

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Amoxicillin-clavulanate + azithromycin

57
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Treatment for CAP inpatient

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Ceftriaxone + azithromycin

58
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Common Treatment for HAP or VAP

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Pipercillin-Tazobactam +/- vancomycin

59
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Drugs for treatment of pseudomonas

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PO: Ciprofloxin
IV: pip-taco, ceftazidime, cefepime, meropenem, imipenem

60
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What is the difference between gram positive bacilli and mycobacteria ?

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Thicker cell wall
Waxy
Hydrophobic

61
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How long is pulmonary TB treatment ?

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Minimum 6 months

62
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Steps to TB infection

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  1. Droplet nuclei containing tubercle bacilli enter lungs and travel to alveoli
  2. Tubercle bacilli multiply in alveoli
  3. Small # of tubercle bacilli enter bloodstream —> spread through body
  4. Macrophages surround tubercle bacilli
  5. If immune system can’t contain —> rapid multiplication —> TB disease
63
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Basic viral structure

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DNA or RNA genes
Capsid
Envelope (sometimes)
Protein molecules

64
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General viral lifecycle

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  1. Attachment
  2. Entry
  3. Replication and gene expression
  4. Assembly
  5. Release
65
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Characteristics of Influenza

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Enveloped 
Single stranded (-) sense RNA
66
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Proteins on influenza

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Hemagglutinin

Neuraminidase

67
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What affect do neuraminidase inhibitors have on viruses ?

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Block replication

68
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3 main clinical presentations of adenovirus

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Respiratory tract infection
Gastroenteritis
Conjunctivitis

69
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Pneumonia definition

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Inflammation of the pulmonary parenchyma

70
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3 anatomical classifications of pneumonia

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Lobar
Broncho
Interstitial

71
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Pneumonia predisposing factors (6)

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Suppression of cough 
Impaired systemic immunity 
Impaired mucociliary apparatus 
Impaired alveolar macrophage function 
Pulmonary edema 
General debility
72
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Pathological stages of lobar pneumonia

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Congestion
Red hepatization
Grey hepatization
Resolution

73
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Characteristics of bronchopneumonia

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Patchy infective consolidation of the lung in a predominantly lobular distribution
Usually bilateral

74
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Complications of bacterial pneumonia

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Bacterial dissemination
Lung abscess formation
Empyema
Death

75
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Pathology of tuberculosis

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Macroscopic appearance of cassation necrosis

Microscopic appearance of necrotizing granulomatous inflammation

76
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Pathology of fungal infection in immunocompromised host

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Necrotizing pneumonia
Angioinvasion
Consequent tissue infarction
Systemic dissemination

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