Topics you may consider review before Pathology and

Mechanism of Disease

PATHOLOGY & MECHANISM OF DISEASES

1. Understand and interpret the Oxyhemoglobin Adenocarcinoma

Dissociation Curve and the factors associated. Bronchioalveolar carcinoma
2. Etiology, evaluation of Acid-Base disorders, its Hamartoma
associated arterial blood gases findings. Squamous cell carcinoma
Determine if a compensation has been occurred Bronchial carcinoid
or not, and its correlation with the clinical Tuberculosis
presentation: 8. Recognize the following structures and correlate
Respiratory acidosis with its clinical presentation:
Respiratory alkalosis Asbestos bodies
Metabolic acidosis Asteroid bodies
Metabolic alkalosis Charcot-Leyden crystals
3. Understand the pathophysiology, clinical Reinkes crystalloids
presentation, chest radiograph findings, Schaumann bodies
pertinent laboratory findings, Pulmonary 9. Identify the most commonly infectious process
Function Test findings, arterial blood gases associated with the respiratory system and its
results and the histopathologic findings of the clinical presentation.
following conditions: 10. Recognize the most common presentation and
Chronic Obstructive histopathologic findings of the following
Pulmonary Disease conditions and its clinical presentation:
Bronchial Asthma Bronchiectasis
Chronic Bronchitis Lung abscess
Emphysema Pneumonia
Sarcoidosis 11. Determine the most common lung carcinomas
Hypersensitivity and its correlation with the histopathological
Pneumonitis findings.
Interstitial 12. Recognize the clinical presentation of the
Pulmonary Fibrosis paraneopastic syndrome.
Pulmonary
Embolism REMEMBER:
Pleural Effusions
Pneumothorax and its types This is only a review guide.
Neuromuscular disorders
Use your class notes and class
4. Describe ABGs parameters to intubate a patient
and basic follow up once patient has been textbooks to review these topics:
intubated. Pathophysiology, Authors
5. Describe the findings associated with a normal Huether and McCance, 6TH Ed.
radiograph. Basic Pathology Textbook,
6. Describe and identify the alterations most Author Robbins, 9 TH Ed.
commonly found in chest radiographs, and the
correlation with the diseases discussed in class.
7. Recognize the histopathological findings
associated with:
Small cell and Non-small cell
carcinoma