Lung CA
squamous cell carcinoma
smoking/copd, hila, nonproductive cough, hemoptysis, pna/atlectasis common d/t air obstuction
Lung CA
adenocarcinoma
large cell undifferentiated
- arise centrally, distort trachea
Lung CA
neuroendocrine tumor
from bronchial mucosa
^smoking!!
agressive, mets, worse prognosis
pulm htn
defect in gene _____
common cause__
> 25 mmhg
that codes bone morphogenetic protein receptor BMPR2
copd
pulm htn
changes in precapillary pulm arteries= resistant to
corpulmonale d/t
vasodilation
r ventricle fails
pulm htn
cxr=
enlarged r heart