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OPT Respiratory II

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pulmonary thromboembolism   when blood clots from somewhere else in the body (95% come from the deep leg veins) occlude the pulmonary arteries; seen in prolonged bedrest, birthcontrol  
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saddle emboli   large embolus that lodges on bifurcation of pulmonary artery causing complete blockage  
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acute cor pulmonale   acute dilation of the right heart that can cause sudden death  
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pulmonary hypertension   usually secondary to obstructive lung disease, recurrent pulmonary emboli or heart defects (left to right shunts)  
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Goodpasture syndrome   glomerulonephritis with interstitial pneumonitis; autoimmune disorder that attacks type IV collagen in basement membranes in kidneys and lungs  
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Wegener granulomatosis (pulmonary angiitis and granulomatosis)   group of systemic vasculitides affecting the upper and lower respiratory tract and kidneys  
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pneumonia   any infection involving the lung  
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bronchopneumonia   patchy distribution of inflammation that involves multiple lobes but little damage to the septa; lung is restored after resolution  
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lobar pneumonia   part or all of a lobe is filled with exudate; usually Streptococcus pneumoniae  
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primary atypical pneumonia   infections by viruses and mycoplasma that cause inflammation of the interstitial tissues; inflammatory reaction is contained to the alveoli and the alveolar spaces are free of exudate  
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae   organism that most commonly causes primary atypical pneumonias  
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Streptococcus pneumoniae   aka {pneumococcal pneumonia}; most common cause of community-acquired acute pneumonias and often in lobar pneumonias  
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lobar pattern of pneumonia   1. congestion 2. red hepatization 3. gray hepatization 4. resolution  
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fibrinous pleuritis   begins during the red hepatization stage and resolves with the infection  
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bronchopneumotic pattern   patchy pattern of inflammation, no pleural involvement  
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Haemophilus influenzae   organism that causes acute exacerbation of COPD  
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Staphylococcus aureus   organism that causes nosocomial pneumonia and follows some viral respiratory infections  
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Klebsiella pneumoniae   Gram- organism that causes bacterial pneumonia in chronic alcoholics  
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Legionella pneumophila   agent of {Legionnaire's disease}; lives in artificial water containment and is inhaled, resistant to many antibiotics  
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Nosocomial pneumonia   hospital acquired pneumonias  
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa   common pathogen associated with nosocomial infections  
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aspiration pneumonia   occurs in patients that aspirate gastric contents causing infection  
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lung abscess   area of suppurative necrosis in lung parenchyma that forms large cavities; anaerobic bacteria from the mouth can form these  
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chronic pneumonia   localized lesion in immunocompromised usually with granulomatous inflammation  
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis   causative agent in chronic pneumonias  
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tuberculosis   communicable disease caused by {Mycobacterium tuberculosis}; usually an asymptomatic pulmonary infection  
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tuberculin (Mantoux) test   detects infection of M. tuberculosis using the allergenic hypersensitivity reaction to tubercular antigens  
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purified protein derivative (PPD)   injected intracutaneously and induces visible induration if positive  
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caseous necrosis   central necrosis of cheesy necrotic debris  
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caseating granulomatous inflammation   type of inflammation seen in tuberculosis and chronic pneumonias  
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primary tuberculosis   develops in non-sensitized, previously unexposed people, almost always by inhaling the organism  
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Ghon focus   tubercle in the lung  
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Ghon complex   tubercles in lungs and lymph nodes  
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progressive primary tuberculosis   occurs when primary tuberculosis progresses without interruption; seen in HIV patients, lymphohematogenous dissemination is a dreaded complication  
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secondary tuberculosis   reactivation of a primary lesion when the host is weakened  
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cavitation   large areas of lung necrosis from continuously growing tubercles  
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tuberculous pneumonia   tuberculosis that spreads to involve large areas of the lungs  
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miliary tuberculosis   systemically disseminated tuberculosis that occurs once blood vessels become involved  
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scrofula   involvement of neck lymph nodes by tuberculosis  
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bronchogenic carcinoma   leading cancer death in industrialized countries; from cigarette smoking  
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non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)   lung cancer best treated by surgery; includes squamous cell carcinomas (smokers)  
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small cell lung cancer (SCLC)   lung cancer best treated by chemo because has usually metastasized  
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mesothelioma   pleural tumor due to occupational exposure to asbestos; smoking in conjunction with asbestos does not increase the risk of this cancer  
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nasopharyngeal carcinoma   linked with Epstein-Barr virus, in Chinese people; non-keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (undifferentiated) is most common type and very radiosensitive  
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carcinoma of the larynx   cancer seen in men, smokers, usually squamous cell carcinomas; persistent hoarseness  
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