Respiratory Flashcards
(40 cards)
Most common cause of Rhinitis is
Adenovirus
Aspirin-intolerant asthma is characterized by
- Asthma
- Apsirin-induced bronchospasms
- Nasal polyps
Angiofibroma is
Benign tumor of nasal mucosa composed of large blood vessels and fibrous tissue
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma associated with
EBC in african children and chinese adults
Biopsy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma revels
Pleomorphic keratin-positive epithelial cells
Acute epiglottitis is due to
H. influenzae type B
Laryngeal papilloma due to
HPV 6 and 11
Lobar pneumonia characterized by
consolidation of entire lobe of the lung
What bacterias cuase Lobar pneumonia
S. pneumoniae
Klebsiella
Bronchopneumonia characterized by
Scattered patchy consolidation centered around bronchioles
Interstitial pneumonia AKA
Atypical pneumonia
Interstitial pneumonia characterized by
diffuse interstitial infiltrates
What organisms cause Aspiration pneumonia
Anaerobic bacteria in the oropharynx:
- Bacteroides
- Fusobacterium
- Peptococcus
What affects malnourished and debilitated individuals, alcoholics, diabetics
Kebsiella
What organisms cause bronchopneumonia
- S. aureus
- H. influenzae (COPD)
- Pseudomonas (CF)
- Moraxella
- Legionella (Water source Silver Stain)
Organisms causing Interstitial pneumonia
- Mycoplasma
- Chlamydia
- RSV
- CMV
- Influenza
- Coxiella
Complications of Mycoplasma pneumoniae
IgM autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Erythema multiforme
Primary TB results in
Focal, caseating necrosis in lower lobe
Hilar LN undergoes fibrosis and calcification forming Ghon complex
Secondary TB occurs in
Apex
Pott disease
When TB reaches lumbar vertebrae
Chronic bronchitis characterized by
Hypertrophy of bronchial mucinous glands
What is seen in productive cough of asthma pt
Curschmann spirsl
Charcot-Leyden crystals
Curschmann spirals are
Spiral shaped mucus plugs in asthma
Charcot-leyden crystals are
Eosinphil-derived crystals in asthma