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Week 7: Respiratory Flashcards

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Restrictive Lung disease

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-Reduction in lung volume due to a pathology in the lungs, pleura, or surrounding strcutures

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Causes of Restrictive Lung disease

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** PAINT**
P Pleural Pathologies
A Alveolar Pathologies
I Interstitial Pathologies
N Neuromuscular Patholgies
T Thoracic cage abnormalities

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Intrinsic vs extrinsic causes of Restricitve lung disease

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Intrinsic: Intersitial, alveolar, diffuse cellular infiltrates
Extrinsic: Low Resp muscle tone, chest wall defomities, space occupying

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Symptoms of Restrictive Lung disease

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Dyspnoea: reduced lung compliance = increased work of breathing
Cough: Increased interstitial lung tissues stiffness triggers reflex
Malaise: Chronic hypoxia
Muscle weakness: Prolonged hypoxia and Resp muscle overuse

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Sings of RLD

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Reduced chest expansion
Tachypnoea
Decreased breath sounds upon auscultation
Inspiratory crackles (due to fibrosis)
Cyanosis

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RLD Ventilation and perfusion

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Impaired Ventilation: Stiff, less compliant lung tissue restricts lung expansion, decreasing total lung capacity and tidal volume.
Gas Exchange Issues: Thickened alveolar-capillary membrane slows oxygen diffusion, causing hypoxemia, especially during physical exertion.
Perfusion: Lung perfusion may remain normal or increase, but uneven ventilation worsens hypoxemia.
Dyspnea: Patients experience increased shortness of breath, particularly during activities that raise oxygen demands.

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RLD: V/Q mismatch

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Mismatch Impact: Areas of the lung receive inadequate oxygen, leading to hypoxemia.
Hypoxic Vasoconstriction: Alveolar hypoxia causes pulmonary arteriolar constriction, diverting blood flow from poorly ventilated areas.
Long-term Effects: Chronic hypoxemia can lead to pulmonary hypertension and right heart strain.
RLD Feature: V/Q mismatch is a hallmark of restrictive lung diseases, affecting gas exchange and oxygen delivery.

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hypoxaemia

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Low oxygen in blood

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Interstitial Lung disease (ILD)

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  • Effects the tissues between the capilary endothelium and alveolar endothelium
  • can progress to pulmonary fibrosis
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Classifications of ILD

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  • Inorganic exposure: non organic substances eg asbestos or silica dust
  • Organic exposure:
  • Smoking
  • Rare forms of ILD: eg LAM or vasculitis
  • Idiopathic: unknown cause
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How does asbestos cause ILD

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inhalation of asbestos fibres, resulting in lung scarring and impaired respiratory function.

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Mesothelioma

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A rare and aggressive cancer that primarily affects the lining of the lungs, abdomen, or heart, and is strongly associated with asbestos exposure.

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Diagnosing RLD

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Chest X-Ray: reduced lung volume, flattened diaphragm, other abnormailites
Spirometry: decreased TLC, VC, FVC
aterial blood gas: reduced PaO2, normal or low PaCO2

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Management of RLD

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  • Minimise exposure
  • Steroids: to reduce inflammation
  • Lung transplantation
  • Pulmonary rehab, eduction + Resp muscle conditioning
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Management of RLD

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  • Minimise exposure
  • Steroids: to reduce inflammation
  • Lung transplantation
  • Pulmonary rehab, eduction + Resp muscle conditioning
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Management of RLD

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  • Minimise exposure
  • Steroids: to reduce inflammation
  • Lung transplantation
  • Pulmonary rehab, eduction + Resp muscle conditioning
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Mucous Layer as a Immune Defence

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Traps pathogens and/or foreign particles; expels them via the muco-ciliary escalator

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Epithelium as a resp immune defence

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Contains goblet cells that secrete mucous; creates a physical barrier

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Lamina Propria as resp immune defence

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Contains immune cells (e.g., macrophages, dendritic cells)

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Type I Pneumocytes role in immune defence

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Physical barrier between the lung and the airway

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Type II Pneumocytes role in immune defence

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Secrete surfactant to protect the lung against collapse and/or infection

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Compromised resp immunity causes

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Defective mucous Inability for the lung to trap/remove pathogens (e.g., in cystic fibrosis)
Dysfunctional cilia E.g., dysfunction caused by smoking or drug use
Immune cell defects

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Process of Acute Pulmonary Inflamation

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Recognition, Innate Immunity, Adaptive Immunity, Repair phase

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Process of Acute Pulmonary Inflamation - Recognition

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Innate immune cells detect threats using pattern recognition receptors, such as Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and NOD-like receptors (NLRs), which identify pathogen- associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) from pathogens and damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) from damaged or dying cells.

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Process of Acute Pulmonary Inflamation - Innate Immunity
Activated macrophages, ILCs, and dendritic cells release cytokines that induce vasodilation and recruit additional immune cells to the site of inflammation.
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Process of Acute Pulmonary Inflamation - Adaptive
Antigen-presenting cells activate T cells, with CD8+ T cells executing targeted cell killing and CD4+ T cells assisting B cells in producing specific antibodies for enhanced pathogen clearance.
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Process of Acute Pulmonary Inflamation - Repair Phase
Damaged tissue is cleaned by macrophages and fluid is resorbed by lymphatics, while TGF-beta-induced fibrosis and type II pneumocyte proliferation restore the alveolar lining and repair tissue integrity.
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Chronic Pulmonary inflamation steps
1. **Recognition** *Cells persistantly dectect and respond to stimuli, leading to continous activation* 2. **Resolution** *release of anti inflmatory mediators and removal of inflamatory cells to counteract Inflmation* 3. **Remodelling** *Persistant inflmation leads to tissuse remodelling, chronic famage results in structural chnages and fibrosis as the tissuse atempts to repair and adpat*
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Granuloma
**an organised collection of macrophages that have transformed into epithelioid cells, forming a compact cluster** Typically found in chronic inflamatory conditions such as Tb, serve as a structual attmept to contain and isolate persistant pathogens or irritants
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Alveoli Inflmation changes
Inflammation impairs gas exchange, causing symptoms like shortness of breath and hypoxemia.
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Bronchi Inflamation changes
Inflammation leads to swelling and mucus production, resulting in cough, wheezing, and difficulty breathing.
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Interstitium inflamation changes
Inflammation reduces lung compliance and gas exchange, causing chronic dry cough and progressive dyspnoea.
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Parenchyma
Inflammation affects overall lung function, leading to decreased lung volumes and symptoms such as fatigue and exercise intolerance.
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Cold (URTI) Management
**Antivirals** - used in high risk patients **Antibiotics** - only indicated in cases of secondary bacterial infection (0.5-2.0% of cases)
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Complications of Pharyngitis
1. **Peritonsillar abscess** - pus near tonsils cuasing pains and difficulty swallowing 2. **Deep Neck space infection** - afffects breathing and swallowing 3. **Rheumatic fever** - caused by strepcoc A 4. **Glomerulonephritis** - Caused by Streptoccocal, blood in urine and high BP 5.** Scarlett fever** - also strep
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Management of Pharyngitis
1. **Assess for life threatening features** - Check for airway obstruction, deep neck space infection, sepsis 2. **Antibiotics** - used if bacterial cuases suspected, hugh risk Rheumatic fever, severe symptoms, not improving after 7 days, or immunosupressed 3. **Tonsillectomy** Consider for recurrent significant pharyngitis; refer if ≥7 episodes/year, ≥5 episodes/year for 2 years, or ≥3 episodes/year for 3 years.
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Laryngitis
**Symptoms:** Voice Hoarsness and other almost always caused by virus, but alsp vocal strain or excessive coughing
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Epiglottitis | signs, symptoms
**Signs and Symptoms:** 1. Fever 2. Resp Distress 3. Stridor 4. Neck Hyperextension 5. Tripod position **NB:** it is a life threatening airway obstrcution
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Epiglottitis Management
1. **Secure airway** - Prioritise airway management; only do with specialist involvement 2. **Limit Intervention** - Avoid procedures that could worsen the condition before expert help is available. 3. **Antibitoic therpay** - Give IV antibiotics (3rd generation cephalosporin), with steroids if necessary.
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Acute Otitis Media (AOM)
**What is it:** presence of fluid in the middle ear along with acute inflammation, often associated with dysfunction of the Eustachian tube (pharyngotympanic tube). **Symptoms:** typically include ear pain, hearing loss, fever, and lethargy, and ear discharge may occur if the tympanic membrane ruptures.
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Acute Otitis Media (AOM) Complications
1. **Otitis Media with Effusion (OME)** - Persistant fluid in middle ear, can lead to hearing loss 2. **Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM).** - Long term ear infection 3. **Mastoiditis** - spread of infection to mastoid air cells, cuases erythema, swelling and pain
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Signs and Symptoms of Lung Cancer
**Lung Cancer Specific** * New or changed cough * Chest/shoulder pain * Hoarse voice * Loss of weight or appetite * Recurrent/persistent chest infection * Lymphadenopathy * Haemoptysis **General Cancer** * Fatigue, weight loss, night sweats
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Investigations to do for lung cancer
**Blood tests** * CBE * Electrolytes * Calcium * Liver function tests * Albumin * Lactate dehydrogenase **Imaging** * Chest X-ray * CT chest * PET scan
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Purpose of Imaging in cancer
* To identify the primary tumour * To identify spread to regional lymph nodes * To identify spread to distant organs (metastasis)
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PET Imaging
**Positron emission tomography** * Injection of a tracer that is then imaged * Functional imaging based on the glucose activity of tissue * metabolic activity of tumour/Lymph nodes/metastasis

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