Restrictive Lung Disorders: Dr. Hameed
Restrictive Lung Disorders: Dr. Hameed
Restrictive Lung Disorders: Dr. Hameed
Dr. hameed
Restrictive Lung Diseases
• Characterized by:
– Reduced lung compliance
– More pressure needed to expand lungs
– Lungs are stiff
• Characterized by:
– Rapid onset of life-threatening respiratory insufficiency,
– Cyanosis
– Tachypnea
– Tachycardia
– Bilateral pulmonary infiltrates (non cardiogenic edema)
– Severe arterial hypoxemia that is refractory to oxygen therapy
• Morphology:
• Capillary congestion
• Necrosis of epithelial cells
• Interstitial, alveolar edema, hemorrhage
• Collection of neutrophils
• Alveolar collapse (loss of surfactant)
• Fibrin thrombi
• Hyaline membrane lining alveolar ducts
Diffuse alveolar damage in acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress
syndrome. Some alveoli are collapsed; others are distended. Many are lined by bright
pink hyaline membranes (arrow).
Acute Lung Injury – Acute Respiratory
Distress Syndrome ARDS
• Proliferative phase
• 1-3 weeks
• Proliferation of type II pneumocytes
• Macrophages, removing cell debris
• Fibrotic phase
• Resolution with minimal fibrosis
• Repair/Fibrosis, thick alveolar walls
• Progressive fibrosis (honeycomb lung) Rare
Acute Lung Injury – Acute Respiratory
Distress Syndrome ARDS
• Clinical:
– Mortality was 100%
– Now 30-40% with good ICU support
– Poor prognosis: old age, multisystem failure, high
levels of IL-1 (proinflammatory cytokines)
Chronic Restrictive Lung
Diseases
Chronic Restrictive Lung Diseases
• Cyanosis
• Corpulmonale
• Peripheral edema
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