Diseases of Respiratory System
Li yonghuai
From the department of Respiratory medicine
of the first affiliated hospital of Anhui Medical
University
Pulmonary medicine
we have learned the basic medical courses
Now we are learning the clinic medical courses,
then we are on the way to become a true
doctor
Now let’s begin
The course have 8 weeksclass, every
time has 3 periods
We will learn some respiratory diseases
Pulmonary medicine is also linked to the
field of critical care medicine, so we
must work hard to study it.
Background
Pulmonary diseases are major contributors to
morbidity and mortality in the general
population.
Although advances in the diagnosis and
treatment of many common pulmonary
disorders have improved the lives of patients,
these complex illnesses continue to affect a
large segment of the global population.
Pulmonary diseases can be
divided into the following:
Respiratory infectious diseases
Airways diseases (reactive and no-reactive )
Interstitial lung diseases
Pulmonary vascular disease
Primary pulmonary tumors
Pleural diseases
How to diagnose
symptoms
physical examination
CHEST IMAGING (chest radiograph or
computer tomography)
pulmonary function testing
bronchoscopic examination
laboratory techniques
laboratory techniques
Gram’s Stain and Culture of
Sputum(a sputum sample must have
>25 neutrophils and <10 squamous
epithelial cells per low-power field)
Blood,Pleural effusion and so on
Routine Test
How to treat
Abandon smoking
Oxygen therapy
Expansion of bronchus
How to learn
What is the disease (definition, symptoms,
physical examination, assistant examinations)
What cause the disease (etiology,
pathogenesis, pathology)
How to diagnose the disease( diagnostic
reasons, differential diagnosis )
How to treat the disease (therapeutic
principle, chemotherapy, prevention)
The scientific basis of many pulmonary
medicine is rapidly expanding.
Novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches
populate the published literature with great
frequency.
Maintaining updated knowledge of these
evolving areas is essential for the optimal
care of patients with lung diseases
Reference book
Clinic Diagnostics
Pathophysiology
Pharmacology
Harrison’sPulmonary and Critical Care
Medicine
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Chapter 1
Respiratory Infections
Acute respiratory tract infection
Upper respiratory tract
Lower respiratory tract
Of the upper and lower airway boundary
is throat
The functions of respiratory
tract
Ventilatory flow
Defenceto infection
Respiratory tract defences
Cough
Mucociliary clearance mechanisms
Mucosal immune system
If the defense was broke up, respiratory
tract would be infected
Acute upper respiratory tract
infections
What is acute upper respiratory tract
infections? (definition)
It is a kind of acute inflammation of upper
respiratory tract (nasal cavity, pharynx, and
laryngeal)
Most of it caused by
viral infection, less with
bacteria involvment
Definition of a disease contains
the following elements
The aetiology of diseases or (and)
pathogenesis
Remarkable clinic features (symptoms,
signs, assistant examinations)
types of acute upper respiratory tract infections
The common cold
Acute pharyngitis and laryngitis
Herpangina
Pharyngoconjunctival fever
Acute pharyngitis and tonsillitis
The common cold
Definition
The common cold is a mind, self-limited, viral
infection of upper respiratory tract
A common cold is usually harmless, although it
may not feel that way.
it's a runny nose, sore throat , cough, watery
eyes, sneezing and congestion —or maybe all of
the above.
Due to any one of more than 200
viruses can cause a common cold,
symptoms tend to vary greatly.
Most adults are likely to have a
common cold two to four times a year.
Children, especially preschoolers, may
have a common cold as many as six to
10 times annually.
Most people recover from a common
cold in about a week or two.
If symptoms don't improve, maybe
there are complications.
Causes
Although more than 200 viruses can cause a common
cold, the rhinovirus is the most common culprit, and
it's highly contagious.
A cold virus enters your body through your mouth or
nose.
The virus can spread through droplets in the air
when someone who is sick coughs, sneezes or talks.
But it also spreads by hand-to-hand contact with
someone who has a cold or by using shared objects,
such as utensils, towels, toys or telephones.
Touch your eyes, nose or mouth after such contact or
exposure, and you're likely to "catch" a cold.
Symptoms
Symptoms of a common cold usually appear about one to three
days after exposure to a cold virus.
Signs and symptoms of a common cold may include:
Runny or stuffy nose
Itchy or sore throat
Cough
Congestion
Slight body aches or a mild headache
Sneezing
Watery eyes
Low-grade fever (sometime up to 39 ℃)
Mild fatigue
Complications
Acute ear infection (otitis media).
Ear infection occurs when bacteria or viruses infiltrate
the space behind the eardrum. It's a frequent
complication of common colds in children.
Typical signs and symptoms include earaches and, in
some cases, a green or
yellow discharge from the nose or the return of a
fever following a common cold. Children who are too
young to verbalize their distress may simply cry or
sleep restlessly.
Ear pulling is not a reliable sign.
Wheezing.
A cold can trigger wheezing in children with asthma.
Sinusitis.
In adults or children, a common cold that doesn't
resolve may lead to
sinusitis —inflammation and infection of the sinuses.
Other secondary infections. These include strep
throat (streptococcal pharyngitis), pneumonia,
bronchitis in adults and croup in children. These
infections need to be treated by a doctor.
Diagnosis
History
Clinic features
Assistant examinations
Differential diagnosis
Acute lower respiratory tract infections
(Acute tracheobronchitis)
Sputum or not
Influenza (flu)
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What is differential diagnosis
There are similar symptoms, physical
examinations, and assistant examinations
between the disease that will be diagnosed and
that other diseases
we will differentiate these diseases according to
symptom, physical examination, assistant
examination, then, we can find the differences
among those diseases, at last, we can detect the
right diagnosis
The Distinction
Influenza .VS. Common Cold
·arunnyorstuffynose
·sneezing
·sorethroat
·wateryeyes
·afeelingthatyourearsareblocked
The symptoms of a common coldinclude:
· irritation in the throat or lungs
· headache
· high fever
· extreme fatigue
· severe muscle aches
· vomiting
· diarrhea
The symptoms of influenzainclude:
Symptoms Cold Flu
Fever
Sometimes, usually mild Typical,higher
(38.8-40°C,especiallyinyoung
children)persist3-4days
Headache Occasionally Common
General Aches Slight Usual; often and serious
General FatigueSometimes Usual; early;can last 2 to 3 weeks
Stuffy Nose Common Sometimes
Sneezing Usual Sometimes
Sore Throat Common Sometimes
Cough Mild to moderate; productive
cough
Common; even serious
Complications middle ear infection; generally
no serious complication.
bronchitis, ear infection, pneumonia; can
be life-threatening
Influenza .VS. Common Cold
Influenza .VS. Common Cold
↓
Treatment
Cold Flu
★There is no cure for the common
cold
★gettingplentyofrest
★drinking a lot of liquids
★gargling with warm salt water
★using cough drops, throat sprays,
or cold medicines.
★take medications such as
paracetamol .pain relievers, or fever
reducers are available over the
counter
★prescription antiviral drugs for flu
may be given in some cases
★avoid using alcohol and tobacco
★young children should avoid
taking aspirin during an influenza
infection
Influenza .VS. Common Cold
↓
Prevention
Cold Flu
★successfulimmunizationishighly
improbable
★washhandsregularly
★avoidclosecontactwithanyonewith
acold
★avoid touching the mouth and face
★sleep for 7-8 hours per night
★regular exercise
★GetVaccinated
Thesinglebestwaytopreventtheflu
istogetafluvaccinationeachfall.
Abouttwoweeksaftervaccination,
antibodiesdevelopthatprotectagainst
influenzavirusinfection.
Treatments and drugs
There's no cure for the common cold.
Antibiotics are of no use against cold viruses.
But the Other secondary infections. These
include strep throat (streptococcal
pharyngitis), pneumonia, bronchitis in adults
and croup in children. These infections need
to be treated
Acute tracheobronchitis
Definition
Is an inflammation of the tracheo-bronchial
tree
Usually in association with bacterial or viral
infection, but physical or chemical irritants,
antigens aspiration can also play a role
Cough and sputum are prominent
manifestation
Aetiology and pathogenesis
Infection
Can be caused by bacterial (such as
pneumococcus, hemophilies influenzae,
streptococcus, and staphylococci )
or viral (such as adenovirus, influenza virus,
respiratory syncytial virus, and parainfluenza
virus) infection
Is a commom complication of acute upper
respiratory tract infection
Physical or chemical factors
Aspiration of cold air, dust, irritant gas
or smoke (such as: haze, PM2.5)
Anaphylaxis
Varied allergens can produce the
inflammation
Such as: pollen, fungal spore, organic
dust, tropina, and the migration of
parasites in lung
Clinical manifestations
Cough and mucoid sputum (sometimes
is purulent sputum)
Rhonchi and coarse crackles
The symptoms will persist 2 to 3 weeks
Laboratory findings
White blood cell count and differential
count are normol but will be increased
in the severe bacterial infection
Sputum smear and culture may detect
the pathogenic organisms
Chest radiograph may present lung
marking increasein most cases
Diagnosis
The diagnosis can be established bases
on the history, clinical features, and
combined with the laboratory detections.
Sputum smear and culture may get the
pathogens.
Differential diagnosis
Acute upper respiratory tract infection
Sputum or not sputum
Nasopharynx symptoms or not
Physical examination and chest X-ray
are normal or abnormal
Bronchopneumonia (a type of pneumonia)
Chest x-ray shows the irregular patch
infiltration shadows go along with the lung
markings or just shows the lung
marking increase
Treatment
Most cases require measures directed only
at relieving cough, for it is self-limited
disease
For patients with fever or a predominant
tracheitis and purulent sputum, should give
antibiotic therapy and the sputum should be
Gram stained and cultured
Pneumonia
Infection of pulmonary
parenchyma with consolidation
Definition
Infection of pulmonary parenchyma
with consolidation
Definition
Gr. “disease of the lungs”
Infection involving the distal airspaces
usually with inflammatory exudation
(“localised oedema”).
Fluid filled spaces lead to consolidation
Organisms
Viruses –influenza, parainfluenza,
measles, varicella-zoster, respiratory
syncytial virus (RSV). Common, often
self limiting but can be complicated
Bacteria
Chlamydia[klə'mɪdɪə] ,
mycoplasma[,maɪko'plɑzmə]
Fungi['fʌŋgi:]
Lobar Pneumonia
Confluent consolidation involving a
complete lung lobe
Most often due to Streptococcus
pneumoniae (pneumococcus)
Can be seen with other organisms
(Klebsiella, Legionella)
Clinical Setting
Usually community acquired
Classically in otherwise healthy young
adults
Pathophysiology
Pneumonia results from
the proliferation of microbial pathogens at the
alveolar level
VS
the host’s response to those pathogens.
the host’s response
the proliferation
of microbial
pathogens
Microorganisms gain access to the lower
respiratory tract in several ways
The most common way : aspiration from the
oropharynx [,ɔro'færɪŋks] .
Small-volume aspiration occurs frequently during sleep
(especially in the elderly) and in patients with decreased
levels of consciousness
via hematogenous spread
Contiguous extension from an infected
pleural or mediastinal space
Pathological description of
pneumonia
Pathology
A classical acute inflammatory response
Exudation of fibrin-rich fluid
Neutrophil infiltration
Macrophage infiltration
Resolution
Immune system plays a part antibodies
lead to opsonisation, phagocytosis of
bacteria
ETIOLOGY
bacteria (Streptococcus pneumoniae is most
common)
mycoplasma , chlamydia , legionella
fungi
Viruses
protozoa
The “typical”bacterial pathogens
includes :
S.pneumoniae,
Haemophilus influenzae,
S. aureus
gram-negative bacilli (such as Klebsiella
pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa)
The “atypical”organisms
Include
Mycoplasma pneumoniae,
Chlamydophila pneumoniae,
Legionella spp.
respiratory viruses (such as influenza
viruses, adenoviruses, and respiratory
syncytial viruses (RSVs).
Anti-SARS
In the ∼10–15% of CAP cases that are
polymicrobial
the etiology often includes a combination
of typical and atypical pathogens.
Unfortunately, it is usually impossible to
predict the pathogen in a case of CAP
with any degree of certainty;
more than half ofcases, a specific
etiology is never determined.
So it is important to consider
epidemiologicand risk factorsthat
might suggest certain pathogens
EPIDEMIOLOGY
In USA, about 80% of the 4 million CAP
cases that occur annually are treated on
an outpatient ;about 20% are treated in
the hospital
Risk factors for CAP
Alcoholism
Chronic disease
Immunosuppression
An age of 70 years or older
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
can vary from indolent to fulminant in
presentation
and vary from mild to fatal in severity
symptom
fever with a tachycardic response
may have chills or sweats
cough that is either nonproductive or
productive of mucoid, purulent, or
blood-tinged sputum.
Severity of infection, the patient may
not be able to speak in full sentences or
may be very short of breath.
If the pleura is involved, the patient
may be chest pain.
Up to 20% of patients may have
gastrointestinal symptoms such as
nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.
Other symptoms may include fatigue,
headache, myalgias, and arthralgias.
physical examination
vary with
the degree of pulmonary consolidation
and the presence or absence of a
significant pleural effusion
An increased respiratory rate and use of accessory
muscles of respiration are common.
Palpation may reveal increased or decreased tactile
fremitus,
the percussion note can vary from dull to flat,
reflecting underlying consolidated lung and pleural
fluid, respectively.
Crackles, bronchial breath sounds, and possibly a
pleural friction rub may be heard on auscultation.
The clinical presentation may not be so obvious in
the elderly
DIAGNOSIS
When confronted with possible CAP
the physician must ask two questions:
Is this pneumonia?
and, if so, what is the etiology?
the former question is typically
answered by clinical and radiographic
methods
the latter requires the aid of laboratory
techniques
Whereas the former question is typically
answered by clinical and radiographic
methods,
the latter requires the aid of laboratory
techniques
Clinical Diagnosis
The newly emergence of cough, sputum, or
with chest pain ,hemoptysis
Fever
Related sings of pulmonary consolidation,
such as: decreased or increased fremitus,
the percussion note can vary from dull to
flat, Crackles ,etc
laboratory techniques
WBC > 10×10
9
or <4×10
9
standard postero-anteriorand lateral
chest radiography: localized alveolar
infiltrates and consolidation
Complications
Organisation (fibrous scarring)
Abscess
Bronchiectasis
Empyema (pus in the pleural cavity)
Viral pneumonia
Gives a pattern of acute
injury similar to adult
respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS)
Acute inflammatory
infiltration less obvious
Viral inclusions
sometimes seen in
epithelial cells
The immunocompromised
host
Virulent infection with common
organism (e.g. TB) –the African pattern
Infection with opportunistic pathogen
virus (cytomegalovirus -CMV)
bacteria (Mycobacterium avium
intracellulare)
fungi (aspergillus, candida, pneumocystis)
protozoa (cryptosporidia, toxoplasma)
Diagnosis
High index of suspicion
Teamwork (physician, microbiologist,
pathologist)
Broncho-alveolar lavage
Biopsy (with lots of special stains!)
Immunosuppressed patient –fatal haemorrhage
into Aspergillus-containing cavity
HIV-positive patient CMV (cytomegalovirus) and
“pulmonary oedema”on transbronchial
biopsy….