Lung Pathology exam 4 with verified answers

1. What is the clinical picture (ie patterns, and signs and symptoms, including different severities)? How might you pick it up in clinic? - Answers--sudden shortness of breath, chest pain, dizziness, light head, fainting, palpiation, irregular heart beat, coughin and sometimes with blood, irregular sweating. It's important to note the SUDDEN onset in clinical features. 1. What is pulmonary hypertension? be able to describe signs symptoms, causes, effects and complications. - Answers--increased pressure in pulmonary circulation -caused: cardiac disease, mitral stenosis, pulmonary artery hypertension, lung disease (interstital), recurrent Pulmonary embolism, idiopathic -Symptoms: Dyspnea, fatigue, chest pain, leg swelling, Tachycardia. -Complication: heart failure, blod clots 17. What are causes of pneumonia infection in the lung? What type or types of patient might be more likely to get this (think broadly) - Answers--Immune disorders, lifestyle affecting normal immune system, smoke, alcohol. -COPD, interstital, Lupus or other obstructive pulmonary disease which limits the proper function and traps particles,bacteria, virus more easily within the lungs.