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What is the function of type 1 pneumocytes

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Gas exchange

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What is the function of type 2 pneumocytes

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Surfactant production

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Respiratory failure could be a result of defects in what 3 main areas?

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Ventilation, perfusion and gas exchange

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What blood o2 concentration classifies as respiratory failure

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PaO2

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What O2 and CO2 concentrations class as type 1 respiratory failure

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PaO2

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What O2 and CO2 concentrations class as type 2 respiratory failure?

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PaO26.3kPa

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Proximal airway obstruction

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Stridor

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Distal airway obstruction

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Wheeze

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What would you find on examination, if someone has restricted opening of their small airways?

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Crackles

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What would you find on examination, if someone has narrowed small airways

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Wheeze

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Sound conduction through solid lung

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Cronchial breathing

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Lung consolidation or pleural effusion- what would you see on examination?

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Dull percussion

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What would you see on examination if someone had a pneumothorax or emphysema?

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Hyperesonant

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Benign, primary lung neoplasm

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Adenochondroma

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What are the 4 main type of lung cancer?

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Small cell carcinoma, squamous carcinoma, adenocarcinoma and undifferentiated large cell carcinoma

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Non small cell carcinomas account for what proportion of lung diseases?

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85%

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How do secondary tumours usually present?

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Multiple bilateral nodules

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Which lung cancers are more peripherally sited?

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Adenocarcinomas

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What type of lung cancer is often seen with hypercalcaemia due to parathyroid related peptide in the neoplasm?

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Squamous carcinoma

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What is the usualy (90%) cause of squamous carcinoma?

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Iriitants e.g. smoke, cause the normal pseudostratified columnar epithelium to undergo a reversible metastatic change to stratified squamous- may keratinise (like skin)

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1st metastatic cell undergoes irreversible genetic changes

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Dysplasia

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In which lung cancer is thyroid transcription factor expressed?

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Adenocarcinoma

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What is a type of adenocarcinoma that is typically termed ‘adenocarcinoma in situ’ that is the spread of well differentiated mucinous or non mucinous neoplastic cells on alveolar walls. Not invasive and mimic pneumonia.

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Bronchioalveolar carcinoma

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Low grade, benign tumours not associated with smoking

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Carcinoid tumours

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'Oat cell' carcinomas- metastasise early, poorly differentiated. Secreted ACTH and almost all in smokers.
Small cell carcinoma
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What skin condition is a paraneoplastic effect of lung carcinoma?
Acanthosis nigricans
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Hypertrophic pulmonary osteroarthropathy
Clubbing
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What coagulopathy is common paraneoplastic effect of lung cancer?
Thrombophelbitis migrans
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Name a new drug used for lung cancers, that target epidermal growth factor receptors
Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors e.g. gefitinib and erlotinib
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Lymph in pleural space
Chylothorax
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Pus in pleural space
Empyema
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Benign pleural tumour
Fibroma
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Most common malignant secondary pleural tumour
Adenocarcinoma
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Primary malignant pleural tumour
Malignant mesothelioma
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What risk factor is commonly associated with malignant mesothelioma?
Aspestos exposure
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How does early malignant mesothelioma typically present?
Small plaques on parietal pleura, may produce significant pleural effusion
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These are found on the lower thoracic wall and diaphraymatic parietal pleura- marker of aspestos exposure .No physiological effect, not pre-malignant.
Fibrous pleural plaques
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Causative organism of bronchiolitis
RSV
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Inflammatory exudate in alveoli and distal small airways consolidations
Pneumonia
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2 anatomical types of pneumonia
Bronchopneumonia and lobar pneumonia
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Which type of pneumonia is most often primary (previously healthy)?
Lobar pneumonia
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Which type of pneumonia is often caused by strep.pneumoniae?
Lobar pneumonia
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Which type of pneumonia is most common
bronchopneumonia
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Which type of pneumonia is often patchy and bronchocentric?
Bronchopneukonia
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Describe the appearance of lobar pneumonia
congestion- red then grey
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Which pneumonia typically heals with scarring?
Bronchopneumonia
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What autoimmune sydrome can present as pulmonary vasculitis- intra-alveolar haemorrhage and glomerulonephritis
Goodpasture's syndrome
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Name 4 obstructive lung condiitons
Bronchiectasis, COPD (chronic bronchitis and emphysema), asthma and bronchiolitis
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Permanent dilation of bronchi and bronchioles caused by destruction of the muscle and elastic tissue. Results from chronic nectrotizing infection
Bronchiectasis
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Which obstructive lung condition presents as copious amounts of foul smelling sputum?
Bronchiectasis
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Predisposing conditions of bronchiectasis
CF, primary ciliary dyskinesia (kartagener's syndrome), bronchial obstruction, rheumatoid arthritis, IBD
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What is the histological presentation of COPD
Mucous gland hyperplasia and hypersecretion
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Does emphysema occur with or without fibrosis?
Without
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Differenct between emphysema and overinflation?
Both dilation of airspaces distal to terminal bronchioles, without obvious fibrosis. Emphysema- airspace wall destruction too.
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3 classes of emphysema
Centrilobar (centriacinar) Panlobar (panacinar) Paraseptal (distal acinar)
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Airspaces in the centre of lobules.
Centrilobar
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Which type of emphysema is associated with smoking or coal dust?
Centrilobar
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All airspaces distal to terminal bronchioles. Lower lobes mainly. Seen in 30-80% patients with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
Panlobar
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Airspaces at the periphery of lobules. Often adjacent scarring and fibrosis. Pneumothorax if ruptures.
Paraseptal
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COPD with pred. bronchitis stereotype
Blue boater
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COPD with pred. emphysema stereotype
Pink Puffer
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Cor. pulmonale (dilated Right side of heart) seen in COPD patients with pred. bronchitis or pred. emphysema?
Pred. bronchitis
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Conditions which presents as mucosal inflammation and oedema and hyperinflated lungs?
Asthma
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What types of asthma are there?
Atopic, acute, aspirin induced, occupational
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Which type of asthma is a type 1 hypersensitivity reaction in children/adults?
Atopic asthma
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Is interstitial lung disease a restrictive or obstructive lung disease?
Restrictive
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What are the 3 characteristics of interstitial lung disease?
Increase tissue in alveolar-capillary wall- ifnlammation and fibrosis Reduced lung compliance Increased gas diffusion distance
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Diffuse alveolar wall damage caused by shock, trauma, infection etc. activated complement and results in a massive cytokine release, presenting as acute dyspnoea, tachypneoa and respiratory distress
Adult respiratory distress syndrome
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honeycomb lung
Chronic interstitial lung disease
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4 types of chronic interstitial lung diseases
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Pneumoconiosis Sarcoidosis Collagen vascular diseases- associated lung disease
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Cobblestone pleural surface- contraction of interstitial fibrous tissue accenuates lobular architecture
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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Multisystem inflammatory disorder, commonly involving mediastinal lymph nodes and lung.
Sarcoidosis
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Discrete non-caseating granulomas with frequent lymph node involvement
Sarcoidosis
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Inflammatory disorder presenting as chronic interstitial lung disease, commonly in young females
Sarcoidosis
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'The dust diseases'
Pneumoconioses
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Give 1 example of fibrous pneumoconiosis
Asbestosis

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