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What is bronchiectasis?

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Chronic disorder characterised by permanent dilation of the bronchi, accompanied by inflammatory changes in their walls and in adjacent lung parenchyma.

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Pathogenesis of bronchiectasis?

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Recurrent inflammation of the bronchial walls combined with fibrosis in the surrounding parenchyma –> traction on the weakened walls causes irreversible dilatation.

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Categories of bronchiectasis causes?

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May be

  • post inflammatory or
  • post obstructive.
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What are the post inflammatory causes of bronchiectasis?

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  • Pneumonia, measles, whooping cough
  • Congenital hypogammaglobulinemia CF, immotile cilia syndrome
  • ABPA
  • Reactions to inhaled toxic fumes
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What are the post obstructive causes of bronchiectasis?

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  • Neoplasm
  • Foreign body
  • Inspissated mucous: asthma
  • External compression: hilar lymph nodes, aortic aneurysm
  • Rare: bronchial webs, atresia
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Pathogenesis of obstructive bronchiectasis?

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Obstructive -> impairment of normal clearing mechanisms -> pooling of secretions distal to obstruction -> inflammation of the airway.

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Pathogenesis of bronchiectasis in CF?

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Accumulation of thick viscid secretion -> obstruct airways -> susceptibility to bacterial infections -> widespread damage to airway walls (destruction of elastin, SM) -> fibrosis -> dilation of bronchi.

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What is allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis?

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Hyeprsensitivity to fungus Aspergillosis fumigatus.

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Characteristics of ABPA?

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  • High serum IgE
  • Serum Abs to Aspergillus
  • Intense airway inflammation (mostly eosinophils)
  • Formation of mucous plugs
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Morphology of bronchiectasis?

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  • Usually bilateral lower lobes
  • Involves most vertical airways
  • most severe in distal bronchi and bronchioles
  • airways dilated (up to 4x N
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How do bronchi appear on cut surface of lung in bronchiectasis?

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Cysts filled with mucopurulent secretions

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Histology of bronchiectasis?

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Varies with stage/chronicity
Active:
-intense inflammatory exudate in bronchial walls;
-desquamation of lining epithelium
-extensive necrotising ulceration
Chronic complication: fibrosis bronchi-al/-olar walls with gradual lumen obliteration

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What may isolated upper lobe bronchiectasis result from?

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May be secondary to destructive tuberculous lesions

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Bronchiectasis lobar involvement in CF?

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Upper and middle lobes involved

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Distribution of bronchiectasis in a1-antitrypsin deficiency?

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Basilar distribution

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What is a lung abscess?

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Local suppurative process within the lung; characterised by necrosis of lung tissue.

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Common causes of lung abscess?

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  • Aspiration
  • Antecedent primary lung infection
  • Septic embolism
  • Neoplasia
  • Direct penetration by adjacent organ / trauma
  • Haematogenous seeding
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Common pathogens lung abscess?

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  • G+ve and G-ve strep
  • S. aureus
  • Many G-ves!
  • Anaerobic bacteria common
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Most common side for lung abscess?

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Most abscesses in R lung as R main bronchus more vertical

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When is aspiration most likely?

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-Acute alcoholism
-Coma
-Anesthesia
-Sinusitis
-Gingivodenta sepsis
When cough reflexes suppressed

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Sites of septic emboli causing lung abscess?

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  • Thrombophlebitis (any part of systemic venous circulation)

- IE on R heart

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Morphology of abscesses in the lung secondary to pneumonia / bronchiectasis?

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Usually multiple, basal and diffusely scattered

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what is the cardinal histologic change in abscesses?

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Suppurative destruction of the lung parenchyma within the central area of cavitation. Chronic: fibroblast proliferation may develop a fibrous wall.

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Clinical features of lung abscess?

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  • Cough
  • Fever
  • Copious foul smelling purulent sputum
  • Fever
  • CP
  • May develop clubbing
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What is tuberculosis?
infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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What are mycobacteria?
Aerobic, non-motile bacilli
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What is primary TB? What characterises it?
Occurs following first exposure to the organisms. Usually self limited and characterised by area of necrotising granulomatous inflammation in the lung and draining LNs (Ghon's complex)
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Common location of Ghon focus?
Lower portion of R upper lobe or upper portion of R lower lobe.
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Healing of Ghon focus?
Fibrosis and calcification; BUT may contain viable organisms for many years.
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What are the clincopathologic consequences of progressive TB?
- Cavitary fibrocaseous TB - miliary TB - tuberculous bronchopneumonia
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What is cavitary fibrocaseous tuberculosis?
- Erosion into bronchiole -> drainage of caseous focus transforms into cavity - infective material disseminates through airways to other lung sites
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Mechanism of miliary TB?
Haematogenous dissemination: - TB confined to lungs - involving other organs
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Favoured sites of miliary TB distal seeding?
- Bone marrow - Liver - Spleen - Kidney - LNs - Pericardium
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What is tuberculous bronchopneumonia?
TB may spread rapidly throughout large areas of lung parenchyma producing a diffuse bronchopneumonia or lobar exudative consolidation.
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what is a calcified Ghon complex?
Ranke complex
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What is secondary TB?
- Reactivation of dormant focus of primary infection | - Reinfection
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Location of secondary TB?
Within 1-2cm of apical pleura of upper lobe of 1 or both lungs (higher oxygen tension favours growth)
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Appearance of secondary TB foci?
Sharply circumscribed, firm, grey-white-yellow areas with variable central caseation and peripheral fibrosis.
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Histology of TB?
- Granulomatous inflammation with epithelioid histiocytes, lymphocytes and Langhan's giant cells. - Caseation often present
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What are Langhan's giant cells?
Contain nuclei arranged in a horse shoe shaped pattern at cell periphery
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What are the causes of granulomatous inflammation in lung?
INFECTIONS: mycobacteria, fungi, parasites NON-INFECTIOUS: sarcoidosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Wegener granulomatosis, Churg Strauss syndrome, rheumatoid nodules
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What are diffuse parenchymal lung diseases?
=Interstitial lung disease. - Interstitial inflammation, granulomatous inflammation or fibrosis. - All compartments can be affected
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Inflammation of sarcoidosis?
Non-necrotising granulomatous inflammation, distributed along lymphatic pathways (bronchovasular bundles, interlobular septa and the pleura).
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What is diffuse alveolar damage?
=ARDS. | Patients develop respiratory failure and pulmonary oedema.
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Radiographic appearance of diffuse alveolar damage?
Widespread consolidation
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Phases of diffuse alveolar damage?
3 phases: i) Exudative (acute) ii) Organising iii) Fibrotic (chronic)
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Macroscopic appearance of diffuse alveolar damage?
Acute: 3-4x heavier than N; congested, oedematous w/ dark red cut surface Chronic: rubbery firm with yellow grey appearance; fine cysts may be present
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Histologic appearance of diffuse alveolar damage?
ACUTE: alveolar spaces show hyaline membranes; oedema ORGANISING phase: pneumocyte hyperplasia, interstitium inflamed with reactive fibrosis CHRONIC phase: denser fibrosis, microscopic cysts.
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Radiographic appearance of idipathic pulmonary fibrosis?
Bilateral, symmetric, irregular linear opacities causing reticular pattern; honeycombing subpleurally.
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Macroscopic appearance idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
- decreased overall volume - cobble stoned appearance due to scar retraction - diffuse fibrosis with lower lobe predominance - honeycomb cystic changes peripherally
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Microscopic appearance idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
- patchy interstitial fibrosis in subpleural / paraseptal distribution with areas of normal lung - dense honeycombing and fibroblastic foci
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What is honeycomb lung?
Represents irreversible end stage manifestation of many interstitial inflammatory and proliferative lung diseases
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Causes of honeycomb lung?
- idiopathic interstitial pneumonias - diffuse alveolar damage - asbestosis - miliary TB - sarcoidosis - CT disease - drugs - radiation
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Appearance honeycomb lung?
Uniformly sized cysts ranging from a few mm to >1cm in diamter; set in background of dense scarring.
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What is pleuritis?
Inflammation of the pleura
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Causes of pleuritis?
Infections: e.g. bacteria, TB, viral, fungal, parasitic | Non-infectious: trauma, infarction, CT disorders, uremia, tumour involvement
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Normal of pleural surface?
No more than 15mL of serous, relatively acellular clear fluid.
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What is a transudate?
-Low protein (
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What is the pathogenesis of a transudate?
Transudate accumulates when the flow of fluid through a serous membrane exceeds normal resorptive process.
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What is an exudate?
- Higher protein (>3g/dL) - Higher specific gravity >1.015 - High LDH - High cellular content - Contains many inflammatory cells or neoplastic cells - Implies local problems: infection, inflammatory condition, neoplasm
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Pathogenesis of exudate?
Exudate results from altered permeability of or damage to the capillaries that are in the serosal CT. Allows escape of cells and protein into the serous cavity.
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What is a large, unilateral effusion (>1L) suspicious for?
Malignancy, esp in elderly
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How may pleural effusion fluid with many cancer cells appear grossly?
May form a thick, whitish layer at bottom of collection bag
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What is suggested by chocolate brown pleural effusion fluid?
Fluids contains numerous pigmented melanoma cells
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Characteristic of mesothelioma effusion fluid?
Often contains a high concentration of hyaluronic acid which increases the viscosity
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Aetiology mesothelioma?
Strong association with asbestos
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Exposure to what precipitates greatest risk of developing mesothelioma?
Crocidolite exposure
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Macroscopic appearance mesothelioma? (inc progression)
- Initially numerous small nodules or plaques covering series - nodules fuse, form diffuse thickening - Final: massive encasement of viscera, causes complete obliteration of pleural / peritoneal cavity - Can invade into lungs or through chest / abdo wall - tumour is firm, rubbery, grey-white or soft and gelatinous
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What are the histological types of mesothelioma?
Epithelioid: tubulopapillary structures Sarcomatoid: sheets and fascicles of spindle cells
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Ddx mesothelioma?,
Primary lung adenocarcinoma
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What is the mesothelial marker?
Calretinin
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Prognosis mesothelioma?
- Avg survival from onset of symptoms 12-15m | - mortality 100%

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