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Obstructive Lung Diseases Flashcards

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what genetic factors are associated with obstructive lung diseases?

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  • α1 antitrypsin deficiency
  • polymorphisms in TGFB (transforming growth factor B) gene which is important for immune cell activation
  • polymorphism in matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)
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obstructive diseases are a _______ disorder

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airway: tracheal to terminal bronchiole

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atelectasis is linked to _____ emphysema

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septa/distal acinar emphysema

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an ↑ in the Reid index is seen in _____

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chronic bronchitis

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a patient’s sputum analysis comes back with presence of Charcot Leyden crystals. What is this a result of?

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Charcot Leyden crystals are breakdown products of eosinophils (can be seen in asthmatic patients)

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smoking is associated with ______ type of emphysema

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centrilobular (centriacinar) which affects the upper lung zones and the respiratory bronchioles are affected

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viral infections can cause ______ asthma by ________

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NON ATOPIC asthma;

the mucosal damage caused by the virus lowers the threshold of subepithelial vagal receptors to irritants

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septal emphysema is found next to ______

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atelectasis, along septa, margins of lobes and subplueral zones;
more common in upper lobes

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what cytokine activates eosinophils?

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IL-5

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_______ is a common cause of drug induced asthma

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aspirin

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______ is a skin finding on atopic asthma

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wheal and flare

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describe the cough in chronic bronchitis

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  • PRODUCTIVE cough

- cough for at least 3 straight months for at least 2 years

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in bronchiectasis, the airways are _____

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dilated all the way to the pleura and filled with mucus and pus

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virus induced mucosal damage lowers the threshold of _________

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subepithelial vagal receptors to irritants in non atopic asthma

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is there fibrosis associated with emphysema?

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NO

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_______ is a distinctive feature of chronic bronchitis

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hyper secretion of mucus

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patient has abnormal enlargement of the airspace proximal to the terminal bronchioles, what is this disease?

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bronchiectasis;

if it was distal to the terminal bronchioles, it would be emphysema

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what is the Reid index?

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the ratio of the thickness of the mucous gland layer t the thickness of the entire bronchial wall (thickness of the all between the epithelium and cartilage)

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define bronchiectasis

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permanent dilation fo the bronchi/bronchioles PROXIMAL to the acinus secondary to destruction of supporting tissue

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what are some causes of bronchiectasis?

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  • obstruction and chronic infection (tumor, foreign body)
  • congenital/hereditary conditions (CF, immunodeficiency, Kartagener Syndrome)
  • necrotizing/suppurative pneumonia
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_____ emphysema is associated with alpha 1 anti trypsin deficiency

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panlobular (panacinar); entire acinus and the lower lung zones are involved

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what are some differences between atopic and non atopic asthma

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non atopic:

  • NO ↑ in serum IgE
  • no skin wheal and flare reaction
  • no family history (strong family history in atopic)
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eosinophilic granuloma is a pulmonary disease almost exclusively in ______ and ______ is the culprit cell

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smokers;

langerhans cells

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Kartagener Syndrome is a AR disorder of ______

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ciliary microtubules → persistent infection leadings to bronchiectasis

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emphysema is characterized by abnormal permanent airspace enlargement ____ to the terminal bronchioles accompanied by destruction for airspace walls with/without fibrosis
DISTAL; WITHOUT fibrosis
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pneumothorax is a complication of ______ emphysema
septal/ distal acinar emphysema; | can form bullae that can rupture into the pleural cavity
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obstructive lung diseases is characterized by _____ resistance to air flow and _________
↑ resistance to air flow and limited expiratory rates on forced expiration
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______ is pathognomonic for eosinophilic granulomas
Birbeck granules on EM
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what are some obstructive lung diseases?
- emPhysema (Pink Puffer) - chronic Bronchitis (Blue Bloater) - bronchiectasis - asthma (only one that is reversible)
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what are some histological findings in someone with obstructive lung diseases
- hyper inflated lungs with or without bullae - moth eaten appearance of lung parenchyma - destruction of alveolar septa WITHOUT fibrosis → enlarged airspaces - destruction of elastin in small airways
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what are Curschmann spirals?
found in patients with asthma. they are mucous that have shed epithelial cells in them
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what are some similarities between atopic and non atopic asthma?
same treatment and same inflammatory mediators
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binding of the inhaled antigen (on second exposure) to ______ on mast cells will cause degranulation of mast cells
IgE antibodies
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in ____ lung diseases the respiratory bronchiole, alveoli and alveolar ducts are affected
restrictive lung disease | restrictive is due to a lung parenchymal disorder
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_________ of the seromucinous glands and _______ of the goblet cells is seen in chronic bronchitis
hypertrophy of seromucinous glands and hyperplasia of the goblet cells
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bronchoconstriction in drug induced asthma (due to aspirin) is caused by _____
leukotrienes because aspirin inhibits COX pathway which then ↑ the activity of lipoxygenase pathway → ↑ leukotrienes ↓ production of prostaglandins ↑ production of leukotrienes
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what clinical presentation is required to diagnose someone with chronic bronchitis?
cough that occurs for at least 3 consecutive months in at least 2 consecutive years
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small airways disease, which causes the airflow obstruction in chronic bronchitis, is characterized by: goblet cell metaplasia, ______, and ________
- smooth muscle hyperplasia | - peribronchiolar fibrosis
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what are the types of emphysema?
- centrilobular (centriacinar) - panlobular (panacinar) - septal (distal acinar) - irregular (paracicatricial)
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wheezing is very apparent in ________ because FEV1 <30%
asthma
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the respiratory drive in chronic bronchitis is driven by ____
low pO2
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what is the TLC, FEV1, FVC, and the FEV1:FVC ratio of obstructive lung diseases?
TLC is ↑ (obstructive lung diseases have issue with expiration) FEV1 is ↓ FVC: ↓ or normal FEV1:FVC: reduced
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chronic bronchitis is an example of a _____ lung disease
obstructive
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basement membrane thickening, bronchiole smooth muscle hypertrophy, goblet cell hyperplasia, edema with patchy epithelial necrosis and Cruschmann spirals and Charcot Layden crystals are histological findings in what disease
asthma
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_______ metaplasia of the bronchial epithelium is a microscopic finding in bronchiectasis
squamous
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goblet cell metaplasia at the level of _____ is seen in _________
bronchioles (they normally do not have goblet cells); | chronic bronchitis
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____ zone of the lung and the _____ are affected in centrilobular emphysema
upper zone; respiratory bronchioles acinus includes: respiratory bronchiole, alveolar duct and alveoli (all are distal to terminal bronchiole) respiratory bronchiole is the most proximal/central part of the acinus
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In asthma, ____ cells are inappropriately activated by the inhaled antigens
TH2 cells; which release cytokines: IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13
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what cytokine stimulates IgE production?
IL-4
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describe the mutation and the chromosome involved in the alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency; what is an AE of this disease?
- gene point mutation on chromosome 14 that result in abnormal protein folding - can lead to chronic liver disease because the abnormal protein accumulates in the liver
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what do you see in the early phase of the mast cell degranulation in atopic asthma?
- bronchoconstriction (due to direct vagal stimulation) - increased mucous production - vasodilation
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polymorphism in TGFB signaling leads to ____
inadequate repair of elastin injury
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airway disorder is _____ lung disease
obstructive
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what are some changes in the lungs in response to the inhaled irritants in chronic bronchitis
- hypertrophy of seromucinous glands | - ↑ goblet cells in surface epithelium
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why is inspiration/expiration the issue in obstructive lung diseases
expiration; | inspiration is an active process so you can overcome the obstruction but expiration is passive you cannot overcome it
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what is the pathogenesis of obstructive lung diseases such as emphysema
- imbalance of proteases and antiproteases coupled with inadequate repair mechanisms
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FEV1: FVC ratio is ↑ , what type of lung disease is this?
restrictive
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what inflammatory cells do you expect to see in the late phase of atopic asthma
activation of eosinophils, PMN's and T cell and will get activation of epithelial cells which recruit more TH2 cells and eosinophils
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what is status asthmaticus?
asthma that does not respond to therapy such as from bronchodilators
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