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LECOM Path Ch 15 Lung

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Cell that secretes surfactant   type II pneumocyte  
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Bronchioles lack this vs Bronchi   cartilage and submucosal glands  
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Resorption atelectasis is caused by   blocked airpassage  
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Mediastinum shifts ____ resorption atelectasis   towards  
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Mediastinum shifts ____ compression atelectasis   away from  
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Only non-reversable atelectasis   Contractive  
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2 causes of pulmonary edema   hemodynamic and microvacsular injury  
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Heavy, wet lungs, engorged alveolar capillaries, hemosiderin laden macrophages in alveoli Dx and most common cause   increased hydrostatic pressure and L sided heart failure  
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ALI or ARDS also called   Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema  
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Histological hallmark of ARDS   diffuse alveolar damage  
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Finding in ARDS after DAD   alveolar hyaline membranes  
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This cell proliferates during resolution of ARDS   type II pneumocyte  
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Presence of these 2 factors implicate endolethium damage in ARDS   endothelin and von Willebrand factor  
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4 signs implicating epithelial damage in ARDS   blebing, frank necrosis, swelling, vacuolization  
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Cell implicated in damaging lungs in ARDS   neutrophil  
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4 common causes of ARDS   sepsis, diffuse pulmonary Infx, Gastric aspiration, trauma  
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What do type II pneumocytes give rise to, to re-line the epithelium   type I cells  
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X-ray finding in ARDS   diffuse bilateral infiltrates  
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Acid-base status in ARDS   respiratory acidosis  
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Idiopathic rapidly progressive widespread ALI Name? Age?   Acute Interstitial Pneumonia 50yo  
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Increase in resistance to airflow due to partial or complete obstruction Dx?   Restrictive airway disease  
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Reduced explansion of lung parenchyma and decreased total lung capacity   restrictive disease  
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4 prototypical obstructive pulmonary diseases   emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, bronchiectasis  
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Grouped to make COPD   emphysema and chronic bronchitis  
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Most causative agent of COPD   cigarette smoking in 90% of Pts but only 10% of smokers develop COPD  
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Restrictive Lung Disease: Total lung capacity   decreased  
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Restrictive Lung Disease: Residual volume   decreased  
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Restrictive Lung Disease: FEV1 sec   decreased  
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Restrictive Lung Disease: FVC   decreased  
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Restrictive Lung Disease: FEV1sec/FVC   normal to increased  
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Restrictive Lung Disease: PaO2   decreased  
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Restrictive Lung Disease: A-a gradient   increased  
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Obstructive Lung Disease: FEV1sec   decreased  
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Obstructive Lung Disease: FVC   decreased  
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Obstructive Lung Disease: FEV1sec/FVC   decreased  
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Obstructive Lung Disease: PaO2   decreased  
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Obstructive Lung Disease: A-a gradient   increased  
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Obstructive Lung Disease: Residual Volume   increased  
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Obstructive Lung Disease: Total lung capacity   increased  
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Irreversible enlargement of airspaces distal to the terminal bronchiole accompanied by destruction of their walls WITHOUT obvious fibrosis   emphysema  
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3 associations with emphysema   cigarette smoking, women, blacks  
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MC type of emphysema   Centriacinar 95%  
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Central or proximal parts of acini affected, sparing distal alveoli Dx   centriacinar emphysema  
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Anatomical location most affected in centriacinar emphysema   upper lobe/apical  
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Walls of centriacinar type emphysema contain ?   black pigment  
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Uniformly enlarged acini from respiratory bronchiole to terminal aalveoli   Panacinar emphysema  
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Anatomical location most affected in panacinar emphysema   lower anterior / bases  
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Panacinar emphysema associated with:   α1-antitrypsin deficiency  
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Centriacinar emphysema is associated with:   heavy smoking  
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Anatomical location most affected in Paraseptal /distal acinar emphysema   upper half/ along the plura  
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Associated with paraseptal/distal acinar emphysema:   spontaneous pneumothorax  
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Anatomical with irregular emphysema:   scarring  
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Location of α1-antitrypsin gene   Chromosome 14 Pi loci  
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Hypothesis of pathogenesis of emphysema   too much neutrophil/protease too little α1-antitrypsin  
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3 early finding of emphysema   Increase (SIG) smooth muscle, inflammatory cells, Goblet cells  
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3 most common causes of death from emphysema   respiratory acidosis/coma; right sided heart failure: massive collapse of lungs from pneumothorax  
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Thin, tripoding Pt, with increased AP diameter, dyspneic, breathing through pursed lips Dx and name   emphysema; pink puffer  
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Emphysema can lead to this cascade w/ poor prognosis   cor pulmonale then congestive heart failure from pulmonary HTN  
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2 collateral routes for filling from behind an obstruction   pores of Kohn, and canals of Lambert  
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Large apical subplural blebs larger than 1cm Dx   Bullus Emphysema  
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Filling of stroma/mediastinum /subcutaneous tissue with air from torn alveoli Dx?   interstitial emphysema  
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Persistent cough w/ sputum x 3 months in at least 2 years, without other cause   Chronic bronchitis  
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Earliest feature of Chronic bronchitis   hypersecretion of mucus in lare airways w/ hypertrophy of submucosal glands in trachea and bronchi  
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Physiologic cause of early chronic bronchitis Sxs   hypersecretion/obstruction in small airways  
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Reid index; describe   ratio of thickness of mucus gland layer to thickness of wall between epithelium and cartilage  
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Normal Reid index and increased or decreased in chronic bronchitis   0.4; increased in chronic bronchitis  
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Lymphocytes in airways, enlargement of mucus glands in trachea and bronci Dx   Chronic bronchitis  
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Heavyset smoker Pt, Hypercapnia, hypoxia, mild cyanosis Dx and name   chronic bronchitis; Blue Bloater  
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Age of onset: Bronchitis ; Emphysema   Bronchitis: 40-45 Emphy.: 50-75  
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Cough: Bronchitis ; Emphysema   Bronchitis: Early-lots of sputum Emphy.: late- little sputum  
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Infections Bronchitis ; Emphysema   Bronchitis: Common Emphy.: Occasional  
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Respiratory Insufficiency in : Bronchitis ; Emphysema   Bronchitis: Repeated Emphy.: Terminal  
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Cor Pulmonale in : Bronchitis ; Emphysema   Bronchitis: Common Emphy.: Rare, terminal  
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Radiograph findings: Bronchitis ; Emphysema   Bronchitis: prominent vessels and big heart Emphy.: hyperinflation and small heart  
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MC type of asthma and type of hypersensitivity reaction   Atopic Asthma; Type I IgE-mediated  
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Pt with negative RAST, respiratory distress common with viral Infx   Non-Atopic Asthma  
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Child, chronic rhinitis, and nasal polyps, respiratory distress and urticarial. What was the Pt given?   Asprin  
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Cell implicated in atopic asthma as being hypersensitive and cytokines produced by them   TH2; IL-4, IL-5, IL-13  
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2 difinitive mediators of acute asthma   leukotrienes CDE and acetylcholine  
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Chromosome and gene linked to asthma   Chromosome 5q; IL13 genes  
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BUZZ: Curshman spirals Dx and what are they   asthma, spiral mucus plug with shed epithelial cells  
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Lungs with numerous eosinophils with Charcot-Leyden crystals Dx and what are they   Asthma, granules collect to form galectin-10 crystals  
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5 characteristics of asthmatic “airway remodeling”   - thickening of wall – deposition of collage I and III under BM collagen IV- increased vascularity – hyper-plasia –trophic mucus glands and bronchial smooth muscle  
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2 bugs mostly found in children w. bronchiectasis   H. flu, and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa  
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Irreversible dilation of bronchi and bronchioles   bronchiectasis  
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4 usual bacteria causing bronchiectasis   mycobacterium tuberculosis, Staph aureus, H. flu, Pseudomonas  
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3 viruses causing bronchiectasis   adenovirus, influenza, HIV  
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Fungi causing bronchiectasis   Aspergillus  
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Most common underlying cause of bronchiectasis in USA   cystic fibrosis  
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Kartagener Syndrome cause and 3 associations   missing/short dynein arm in cilia; bronchiectasis, sinusitis, situs inversus  
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Most common area affected by bronchiectasis   lower lobes  
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X-ray: browded bronchial markings extending to periphery Dx?   bronchiectasis  
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Severe, persistent cough in a CF Pt, copious bloody foul smelling sputum Dx   bronchiectasis  
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Growth factor that is implicated as the “driving factor” in IPF and cell that releases it   TGF-β1; type I pneumocyte  
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Cobblestoned pleural surface of lung, lower lobe predominant fibrosis in subpleural regions and interlobular septa   IPF  
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Patchy interstitial fibrosis of different age, with fibroblastic foci   IPF  
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Dense fibrosis forming cystic spaces lined by hyperplastic Type II pneumocytes. BUZZ?   honeycomb fibrosis; IPF  
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Chronic interstitial inflammation, large amount of lymphocytes in uniform or patchy distribution   NSIP cellular pattern  
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Diffuse or patchy interstitial fibrosis without honeycombing, fibroblastic foci, or temporal heterogeneity   NSIP fibrosing pattern  
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Pt: Cough, dyspnea X-ray: peribronchial patchy airspace consolidation Micro: polypoid plugs of loose connective tissue in alveolar ducts Dx? And BUZZ?   Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia and Masson Bodies  
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Effects of this inhaled substance are significantly increased by contaminant tobacco smoking   asbestos  
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Simple CWP affects which regions preferentially   upper lobe and upper portion of lower lobes adjacent to respiratory bronchioles  
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Coal macule and noodule Micro and difference   carbon-laden marcrophages; nodule has delicate network of collagen fibers  
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Dilation of adjacent alveoli, ccentrilobular emphysema, with collections of carbon-laden macrophages w/ delicate collagen network Dx?   simple CWP with centrilobular emphysema  
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Multiple lesions >2cm in upper lobes with necrotic centers, surrounded by dense collagen and dark pigment Dx and cause ?   Complicated CWP or PMF in coal workers  
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What does CWP make Pt’s more susceptible to?   really nothing has been proven (maybe emphysema?)  
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FA Blue: Dust cell ?   alveolar macrophage with carbon in it  
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Most prevalent chronic occupational disease in the world?   silicosis  
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Pt with new job as Sand blaster for 6 mo with abundant lipoprotein rich material in alveoli diagnosed with alveolar proteinosis. What is the real Dx?   Acute Silicosis  
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Mine worker died from blunt force trauma to the head Autopsy: tiny, discrete pale->blackened nodules in the upper lungs Dx?   early chronic Silicosis  
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FA Blue: Eggshell calcifications in hilar LNs Dx?   Silicosis  
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PMF: massive upper lobe nodules, concentric layers of hyalinized collagen surrounded by dense capsule of more condensed collagen. How to Dx the cause?   polarized microscopy shows birefringent silica particles  
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Silicosis: 3 characteristic findings   fibrotic lesions in hilar LNs, Eggshell calcifications, birefringent particles in nodules  
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Silicosis increases Pt’s susceptibility to ?   tuberculosis and CA?  
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Silica particles are said to release this from macrophages, initiating fibrosis   TNF  
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Typical Silico-tuberulosis nodule appearance   Collagenous nodule with central caseation  
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More common? Amphibole or serpentine asbestos   Serpentine  
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More pathogenic? Amphibole or serpentine asbestos   amphibole  
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Lung carcinoma increase w/ asbestos exposure   5 fold  
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Lung carcinoma increase w/ asbestos esposure and smoking   55 fold  
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Diffuse pulmonary interstitial fibrosis is Dx. How to tell if asbestos is responsible?   presence of asbestos bodies  
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Describe asbestos body microscopically   golden-brown fusiform or beaded rods, translucent center and iron positive  
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Single asbestos body found in biopsy of Diffuse pulmonary interstitial fibrosis. Pathogenic?   No, common in normal people  
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Ferruginous body? What is it?   iron-protein coated inorganic inhaled particulates  
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Fibroblastic foci with varying degrees of fibrosis, progressing to honeycomb areas. DDx?   UIP and asbestosis  
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Better prognosis UIP or NSIP?   NSIP  
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Region preferentially affected by asbestosis   lower lobes and subpleural  
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Most common finding in asbestos exposed patients? What is it composed of?   pleural plaques of collagen and often calcium  
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MCC of Pleural plaques?   asbestos exposure  
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Pleural plaques are made of and contain what?   collagen and calcium, NO ASBESTOS BODIES  
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Increased risk of mesothelioma with asbestos exposure?   1000 fold  
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What is more common with asbestos exposure   lung carcinoma and mesothelioma  
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What is more common in Asbestos +smoking than just asbestos   lung carcinoma (not mesothelioma)  
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X-ray: irregular, bilateral lower lobe linear densities, and circumscribed density over R hemidiaphragm Dx? And cause?   asbestosis and pleural plaque from asbestos exposure  
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Sarcoidosis is Dx by?   exclusion; r/o other granulomatous diseases  
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Sarcoidosis is driven by this cell and the cytokines it releases   CD4+ Helper T-cells; IL-2, IFN-γ  
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Typical description of sarcoid lesion in any tissue   noncaseating granuloma with tightly clustered epi-cells and Langhan or foreign body giant cells  
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Mikulicz syndrome   bilateral sarcoidosis of parotid/submaxillary/sublingual glands  
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Sarcoid Pt cc? x-ray?   SOB, cough, hemoptysis, CP; Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy  
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Pt with cough, night sweats and fatigue, hilar and mediastinal LA with some calcifications. Broch biopsy shows giant cells, non-caseating granuloma, Schaumann and asteroid bodies Dx?   sarcoidosis  
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3 findings consistent with Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis   interstitial pneumonitis w/ lymphs, plasma cells and macrophages; noncaseating cranuloma; interstitial fibrosis  
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What type(s) of hypersensitivity reaction is Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis   Type III and IV  
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Farmers Lung, what is responsible?   actinomyces spores  
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This attracts eosinophils   IL-5  
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Irregular shaped shadows in lung fields on CT scan, thickened alveolar septa from infiltrates of eosinophils, peripheral eosinophilia, no noted vasculitis, fibrosis, or necrosis   Simple pulmonary eosinophilia  
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Rapid onset Fever, dyspnea, hypoxemic respiratory failure, diffuse lung infiltrates of >255 Eos. Dx and Tx?   Acute eosinophilic pneumonia w. respiratory failure; corticosteroids  
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Focal cellular consolidation of peripheral lung substance, lymphs and eos in alveoli and septal walls, F, night sweats, dyspnea Dx and Tx?   Chronic eosinophilia pneumonia and Corticosteroids  
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Numerous smokers’ macrophages in the airspace w/ iron and lamellar bodies made of surfactant, thickened alveolar septa with lymph infiltrates and plump cuboidal pneumocytes lining the septa   Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia DIP  
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DIP without the pneumocyte destruction and hypertrophy   respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease  
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Bilateral, patchy, asymmetrical pulmonary opacifications, lavage reveals acellular granular PAS+ in alveolar contents Dx?   PAP Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis  
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Pulmonary infarcts usually affect what part of the lung 75%   lower lobes  
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Emboli vs post mortem clot differentiation   Lines of Zahn; white lines  
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Physical finding in PE   friction rub  
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Pulmonary BP is usually what ratio of normal BP?   1/8  
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Pulmonary HTn is Dx at what PBP/SBP ration?   1/4  
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5 classification of Pulmonary HTN   Pulm. Arterial HTN; P-HTN w/ L heart disease; P-HTN w/ lung disease/hypoxemia; P-HTN 2* multiple emboli; and misc. P-HTN  
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Changes in pulmonary arteries with P-HTN   medial hypertrophy, intimal fibrosis, arteriosclerosis, more prominent in the arterioles.  
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Lesions in certain P-HTNs with tufts of capillary formation spanning lumens   plexifor lesion  
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Mutation in this gene coding for a receptor lead to a common cause of P-HTN   BMPR2  
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Major causes of secondary P-HTN   hypoxemia and respiratory acidosis  
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Goodpasture Syndrome most common in age? Sex?   10-20yo males  
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Cause of Goodpasture Syndrome   autoantibodies to the α3-chain of collagen IV  
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Necrotizing hemorrhagic interstitial pneumonitis, 20yo white male smoker Dx? And what happens next?   Goodpasture; renal failure  
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Linear deposits on basement membrane of septal walls w/ necrosis of alveolar walls   Goodpasture  
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10yo boy, cough, hemoptysis, anemia, diffuse pulmonary infiltration, blood in alveoli, no anti-basement membrane antibodies Dx?   Ideopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis  
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Hemoptysis, bronch biopsy: poorly formed granulomas and capillaritis Dx?   Wegner granulomatosis  
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MCC of acute, typical community acquired pneumonia? Describe   Strep Pneumonia; gram + “lancet” diplococci  
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MCC of exacerbation of COPD   H. flu  
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Child had “the flu” and started to feel a little better, then came down with patchy lobular consolidation on CXR. Child very sick with fibrin-rich exudate Dx? Describe   H. influenza; pleomorphic gram - rod, IgA protease, attachment pili  
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H. Influenza in the blood, capsulated or no?   yes  
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Second most common bacterial cause of COPD exacerbation   Moraxella Cattarrhalis  
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Child has the flu, then pneumonia. X-ray shows empyema. Most likely cause.   Staph Aureus  
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Alcoholic, pneumonia, thick gelatinous sputum Dx? And Description   Klebsiella pneumonia; Gram negative  
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Pneumonia in CF Pt, yellow-green sputum   Pseudomonas aeruginosa  
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Kidney transplant Pt, visits trashy uncle with crappy AC. Gets deadly pneumonia Dx?   legionella pneumophila  
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4 stages in order for lobar pneumonia?   congestions, red hepatization, grey hepatization, resolution  
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MCC of community acquired atypical pneumonia   Mycoplasma pneumonia  
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Red/blue congested area of lung, with smooth pleura, and interstitial inflammation, mostly lymphs   atypical pneumonia  
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Children get what influenza type(s)   B, C  
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Deadly bird flu serotype   H5N1  
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2 MC groups of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonias   Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudamonas, Staph. Aureus  
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2 common results of aspiration pneumonia   death or abscess  
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2 common Gram + causes of lung abscess formation   Strep family and Staph Aureus  
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Most frequent mode of introduction of abscess forming bacteria to the lung   aspirations  
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Most likely causative organisms of post-pneumonia abscess   Step Pneumoniae, Staph. Aureus, K.pneumoniae  
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Typical presentation of aspiration abscess   R sided singular  
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Typical presentation of post-pneumonia   multiple, basal, scattered  
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Fungi found along the Ohio/Mississippi river and in the Caribbean   Histoplasma  
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Fungi found in the central and southeastern united states   Blastomyces  
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Fungi found Southwest, Far west, and Mexico   Coccidioides  
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Fungi from bird or bat dropping   Histoplasma  
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Difference in Dx of Coccidioides and Histoplasma   intra-macrophage Dx of small thin walled yeast for histoplasma and large, thick walled, non-budding sphere filled with endospores for Coccidioides  
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Epitheliod cell granuloma in apex of lung, undergoing caseating necrosis DDx?   Coccidioides and histoplasma  
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Tree-bark appearance of healed granuloma in lung   histoplasma  
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Granuloma with caseating necrosis, large spere with endospores in macrophages on biopsy Dx?   Coccidioides  
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Granuloma with caseating necrosis, small, thin walled yeast in macrophages on biopsy. Dx?   Histoplasma  
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Suppurative granuloma with extracellular thick walled round budding yeast with a nuclei on biopsy Dx?   Blastomyces  
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Viral pneumonia in immunocompromised host   CMV  
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Opportunistic fungal infection in Immunocompromised   Pneumocystis jiroveci  
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Opportunistic bacterial pneumonia in immunocompromised   Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare  
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Common type of infection of HIV Pt at CD4 >200   bacterial and tuberculosis  
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Common pneumonia in HIV when CD4 <200 but >50   Pneumocystis jiroveci  
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Common pneumonia in HIV when CD4 <50   CMV and M.avium-intracellulare  
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MCC of early lung transplant infections   bacteria  
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MC timeframe for lung transplant infection?   3-12 months  
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MC fungal infections in post lung transplant Pt?   Candida and aspergillus  
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Lung transplant Pt, biopsy with lymphs and plasma cells around small vessels and in the submucosa Dx?   Acute rejection  
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Lung transplant Pt, Biopsy: dissufe patchy fibrous occlusion of small airways, with very little inflammatory cells. Dx and type?   bronchiolitis obliterans and chronic rejection  
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90-95% of lung tumors are carcinomas MCC of cancer mortality world wide   lung cancer  
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Lung Cancer presentation age   40-70; peak 50-60  
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Lung tumor of smokers shows this preference for gene mutation   G:C>T:A in the p53 gene  
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MC malignancy in those exposed to asbestos   lung cancer  
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5 oncogenes common in lung cancer   c-MYC, c-MET, c-KIT, KRAS, EGFR  
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4 common deletions or inactivations in lung cancer   p53, RB1, p16(INK4a), loci on 3p  
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MC mutations in small cell lung cancer   3p(100%), RB(90%), p53(90%) BCL2(90%)  
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MC mutations in non-small cell lung cancer   p16(INK4a) (70%), p53(50%)  
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C-KIT: how is it altered in majority of lung cancers   overexpressed not mutated  
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Gene altered in familial clustering of lung cancer   CPY1A1  
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Lung cancer in a non-smoker. Sex? Type? Mutations present? And absent?   Women; adenocarcinoma; EGFR mutation; lack KRAS and p53 changes  
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MC form of lung cancer in women   adenocarcinoma  
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2 MC lung cancers in men   adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma  
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2 MC types of lung cancer in smokers   squamous cell and small cell  
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Small Cell carcinoma Mets likely? Response to chemo?   highly metastatic; high initial response to chemo  
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Non-Small cell carcinoma Mets likely? Response to chemo?   less often metastatic; less responsive to chemo  
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Cancer in peripheral lung most likely   adenocarcinoma  
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Squamous cell carcinoma: early or late extra-thoracic metastasis?   late  
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5 most common mets location for primary lung cancer, in order   hilar lymph nodes, adrenals, liver, brain, bone  
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Most Common Lung Cancer   Metastatic  
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2 common positive substances in adenocarcinomas of the lung   muscin and TTF-1  
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Adenocarcinoma: size? Mets rate?   Small, slow growing; metastasize widely and early  
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Type of adenocarcinoma with better outcome   “Scar” bronceoalveolar type  
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KRAS mutation, think this type of lung cancer   adenocarcinoma  
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Female, non-smoker, Asian. Lung cancer Dx. Type and mutation common?   adenocarcinoma and EGFR  
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Peripheral lung nodule made of columnar, peg shaped cells, that were spreading across the pre-existing lung architecture. The tumor was removed surgically. Dx? And likelihood of the Pt surviving?   non-mucinous broncioalveolar carcinoma. Excellent 5 year prognosis  
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Lobar pneumonia on x-ray. Biopsy: tall, columnar cells, with cytoplasmic and intra-alveolar muscin growing along alveolar septa without destruction. Dx? And 5-year prognosis post surgery?   Mucinous broncheoalveolar carcinoma, poor surgical candidate  
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Man, smoker, central cavitary lung tumor. MCC?   Squamous cell carcinoma  
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Squamous cell carcinoma. Most likely stain positive for what?   p53  
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MC mutation in squamous cell carcinoma?   p53  
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Overexpression with no mutation of this can be seen in 80% of squamous cell carcinoma   EGFR  
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Lung mass with cells staining positive for keratin. Darkly eosinophilic cytoplasm. Dx?   squamous cell carcinoma  
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2 histologic hallmarks of squamous cell carcinoma   keratinization and or intercellular bridges.  
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MC genetic changes in Small cell carcinoma   p53 and RB1 mutations, high levels of BCL2  
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Small cell carcinoma stains positively for this “CD” and the reason?   CD57; neuroendocrine origin  
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Small cell carcinoma: how aggressive? Mets? Surgical candidate?   most aggressive; widely metastasizing; not likely cureable by surgery  
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Lung mass biopsy: ill defined boarder, “salt and pepper pattern” chromatin, cells in clusters, extensive necrosis Dx? And another characteristic finding w/ stain?   small cell carcinoma; basophilic vascular walls from DNA of apoptosed cells, “Azzopardi effect”  
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Small Cell: smoking associated?   very highly associated: 99% are smokers  
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Lung mass biopsy: cells with large nuclei, prominent nucleoli, moderate amount of cytoplasm, no glands, no squamous cells. Dx?   Large Cell Carcinoma  
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P53, RB1, high levels of BCL2, neuroendocrine stains+, and organoid/ palisading/ rosette/ trabecular growth patterns. Dx?   Large cell carcinoma  
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Venous congestion and edema of head, neck, and arm Dx and cause?   superior vena cava syndrome; invasive lung carcinoma into superior vena cava  
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Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma: invasive? Metastatic?   non-invasive: non-metastatic: kills by suffocation if not resected  
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Tumor <2cm, no pleura/mainstem involvement   T1a  
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Tumor 2-3 cm, no pleura/mainstem involvement   T1b  
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Tumor 3-5cm or mainstem involcemnt 2cm from carina   T2a  
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Tumor 5-7cm or lobar atelectasis   T2b  
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Tumor >7cm   T3  
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Tumor involving any surrounding pleura, entire lung atelectasis, or nodules in same lobe   T3  
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Tumor with nodules in different ipsilateral lobe   T4  
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Tumor invading any other organ or structure   T4  
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N0   no mets  
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N1   ipsilateral hilar or peribronchial node involvement  
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N2   ipsilateral mediastinal or sub-carinal nodes  
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N3   any supraclavicular/scalene node or contralateral hilar or peribronchial node  
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M0   No distant mets  
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M1a   contralateral lobe/pleura nodule/ malignant effusion/  
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M1b   distant mets  
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Stage Ia   T1 N0 M0  
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Stage Ib   T2 N0 M0  
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Stage IIa   T1 N1 M0  
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Stage IIb (1)   T2 N1 M0  
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Stage IIb (2)   T3 N0 M0  
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Stage IIIa (1)   T1-3 N2 M0  
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Stage IIIa (2)   T3 N1 M0  
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Stage IIIb (1)   Any T N3 M0  
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Stage IIIb (2)   T3 N2 M0  
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Stage IIIb (3)   T4 Any N M0  
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Stage IV   Any T Any N M1  
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Increased ACTh or ADH points to which lung cancer?   Small Cell  
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Hypercalcemia points to which lung cancer?   Squamous cell  
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Lung tumor in someone younger than 40, non-smoker Think___   neuroendocrine, carcinoid  
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Collar-button lesion Dx?   carcinoid tumor  
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Finger-like mass in main stem bronchi, with intact mucosa overlying, Biopsy: uniform round nuclei, moserate eosinophilic cytoplasm, no necrosis, 1 mitoses per 10hpf Dx?   typical carcinoid tumor  
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Finger-like mass in main stem bronchi, with intact mucosa overlying, Biopsy: uniform round nuclei with prominent nucleoli, moderate eosinophilic cytoplasm, necrotic foci, 5 mitoses per 10hpf Dx?   atypical carcinoid tumor  
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Carcinoid tumor with Sxs: diarrhea, flushing, and cyanosis Dx? Also seen with?   Carcinoid syndrome; Small and Large cell carcinomas  
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Lung with multiple discrete tumors throughout, peripheral and central. Dx?   metastatic lung cancer  
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Mutations common in mesothelioma   Chromosomal deletions 1p,3p,6q,9p, or 22q EVEN Q  
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Mesothelioma prognosis   50% dead in 1 year, rare to live 2 years  
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Positive stain of acid mucopolysaccharide, and perinuclear keratin stain, long microvilli on EM Dx?   mesothelioma  
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