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Pulmonary Pathology
Pulmonary infections
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02/27/2008

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Term

Bacterial pneumonia involving entire lobe with intralveolar exudate

Definition
Lobar
Term
Most common pathogen in lobar pneumonia
Definition
Streptococcus pneumonia
Term

Bacterial pneumonia patcy with one or more lobes; bronchioles to alveoli exudate

Definition

lobular pneumonia

Bronchopneumonia

Term
Pathogens common in Lobular pneumonia
Definition
Staphylococcus, Haemophilus, Klebsiella
Term
Labs for acute bacterial pneumonia show elevation in what cells?
Definition

WBC

 

PMN

 

Left shift

Term
Common bacterial pathogen in pneumonia with elderly, CHF, malnourished
Definition
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Term
Common pathogen in bacterial pneumonia as complication of viral pneumonia and in IVDU and COPD
Definition
S. aureus
Term
Common pathogen in bacterial pneumonia of diabetics and alcoholics
Definition
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Term
Common pathogen in bacterial pneumonia in children and COPD patients
Definition
Haemophilus influenza
Term
Common source of bacterial pneumonia due to Legionella pneumophila
Definition
aerosol of contaminated water (AC units)
Term
Stages of acute bacterial lobar pneumonia
Definition

1. Congestion - exudate, lots of bacteria, few polys

2. Red hepatization - many polys, RBC, fibrin

3. Gray hepatization - fibrinopurulent exudate persists

4. Resolution - architecture intact or scarring

Term
3 complications of acute pacterial pneumonia
Definition

abscess - tissue destruction & polys

empyema - suppurative exudate in pleural cavity

pleuritis - suppurative inflammation of pleura

Term

Morphology: interstitial, septal, predominance of lymphocytes, alveolar space free of cellular exudate

 

Which type of pneumonia?

Definition
Community acquired atypical pneumonia
Term

Etiology most commonly involves aerobes and sometimes anaerobes

 

Which type of pneumonia?

Definition
Aspiration pneumonia
Term

Etiology most commonly involves gram negative rods (i.e. Pseudomonas) and staph aureus

 

Which type of pneumonia?

Definition
nosocomial pneumonia
Term

Morphology of Tb

Definition

caseous necrosis and granulomatous

 

cavitation (apex of one or both lobes)

Term
Budding yeast with thick capsule and stain with India ink
Definition
cryptococcus
Term

Opportunistic Mold with nonseptate hyphae and branches at right angles

Definition
mucormycosis
Term
Opportunistic mold with septate hyphae and branch at acute angles
Definition
Aspergillos
Term

Display intranuclear (owl eye) inclusion and intracytoplasmic inclusion

Definition
CMV pneumonia
Term
Silver stain (GMS) shows intraalveolar foamy exudate
Definition
Pneumocystis pneumonia (i.e. carinii)
Term
Angioinvasive fungi with narrow width and uniform caliber
Definition
Aspergillus
Term
Angioinvasive fungi with broad width and variable caliber
Definition
Zygomycosis (Mucormycosis)
Term
Viruses typically lead to what kind of pneumonia?
Definition
interstitial pneumonia
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