Respiratory Flashcards
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What are three respiratory tract defence against inhaled particles?
Defending against inhaled particles:
Filters particles from inhaled air
Prevents particles contacting and damaging inhaled surfaces
Removal of particles
What are the 6 airway defence mechanisms?
Aerodynamic filtration
Mucociliary escalator
Antibacterial agents
IgA
Protective reflexes
Leucocytes
How does the mechanism of aerodynamic filtration work?
Coiled turbinates leads to turbulence causing particles above 10um to impact on the airway mucosa (think workshop filters)
Bronchi filter anything over 3um
Particles 1-5um are deposited in the bronchioles and alevoli
Describe the process of the mucociliary escalator
Layer of mucous then cilia surrounded by aqeous solution allowing them to beat
Goblet cells produce mucuous
Traps and transports particles from airways to pharynx
Acts as a physical barrier, prevents dehydration, dilutes soluble gases and contains anti-bacterials
What two anti-bacterials does mucus contain?
Lysozome- bacteriolytic protein that hydrolyzes peptidoglycan
Lactoferrin- Fe-binding protein synthesised by neutrophils and ep cell, retarding bacterial and fungal growth
What factors affect mucocilliary carpet function?
Changes in viscocity of mucous- temperature, dehydration, inflammation
Injury to epithelium- trauma, infections, irritation
What can cause respiratory epithelial metaplasia?
Secondary to chronic irritation- bronchitis
Ciliated columnar to stratified squamous
What does IgA do in airways?
transports through mucus and precipitates antigens for phagocytosis
What are the protective reflexes?
Coughing, sneezing
What are the different alveolar defences?
Macrophages- alveolar, intersitial, intravascular
Phagocytose- particles and agents
Recruit neutrophils
Coordinate inflammation
Ascend mucocilary escalator
What agents cause cat flu and what does it cause?
Feline herpes virus and feline calicivirus
Causes conjunctivitis, rhinits
Conjuncitivis can lead to pus which is a secondary bacterial product- virus damages epithelial cells (impairs clearence) causing secondary bacterial infection
What are 3 examples of developmental abnormalities of the upper airways and their effects?
Cleft palate- failure of two palatine shelves to close, can cause aspiration of the food- aspiration pneumonia
Guttural pouch tympany- nasopharyngeal opening defect- air in guttural pouch leads to dyspnoea and dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) and aspiration pneumonia
Brachiocephalic airway syndrome- combination of anatomical problems- stenotic nares, everted laryngeal saccules, elongated soft palate, causes airway obstruction- cyanosis and syncope (fainting)
What is epistaxis and what are the sources and potential causes?
Epistaxis is bleeding from the nose
Sources- upper airways and lower respiratory tract
Causes- inflammation, infection, trauma, neoplasia, clotting defects
What ate the 5 typical signs of inflammation?
Redness- vasodilation and congestion/haemorrhage
Swelling- infiltration of cells and fluid
Heat- increased blood supply
Pain- due to compression of tissue sensors
Loss of function- depends on site
What is the difference between actue and chronic inflammation?
In both acute and chronic there is the same processes- serous, catarrhal, purulent but in acute there is healing and resolution where is in chronic the insult persists and causes pathological changes
How is inflammation classified?
By the type of exudate
Serous- clear watery discharge, mild, increased production from mucoserous glands, hyperaemia and oedema
Catarrhal- viscous mucoid, increased mucoserosal secretions, minor numbers of inflammatory cells
Fibrinous- thick, fibrinous and haemorrhagic- many inflammatory cells and haemorrhagic discharge, increased vascular permeability with or without necrosis
Purulent- thick, white, green, brown- many inflammatory cells, especially neutrophils and cell debris
What pathological changes does chronic inflammation cause in the respiratory tract?
Causes mucosal hyperplasia- goblet cell hyperplasia, seromucous gland hyperplasia
Epithelial metaplasia
Chronic inflammatory cells- macrophages, lymphocytes
Fibroplasia
What can be found secondary to chronic inflammation in horses and cats?
Polyps
Seen in horses and cats
Cat- arise in the auditory tube or tympanic bulla extend into pharnx or along ear canal
What are some common causes of airway inflammation?
Pollen
Dust
Fomites
Foreign bodies
Parasites
Infectious agents
What viral agents are associated with inflammation of the URT?
BEEF FCCC
Bovine herpes virus 1 (IBR)
Equine herpes virus 1/4
Equine influenza virus
Feline herpes virus 1- cat flu
Feline calicivirus- cat flu
Canine distemper virus
Canine adenovirus 2- kennel cough
Canine parainfluenza virus- kennel cough
What is needed for an infectious disease?
Julian’s favourite phrase
An infectious disease is an aetiological agent, on a susceptible host, in a favourite environment
What is an example of a viral URT infection- give a brief overview
IBR- bovine herpes virus 1
Infection of nasal and conjunctiva epithelial cells leadind to serous or catarrhal exudate
Can spread throughout respiratory tree and damage mucociliary escalator leading to impaired defenses
Secondary bacterial infection can cause influx of neutrophils and putulent discharge- usually resolved












