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    Obstructive Pneumonia Pathophysiology

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    This document outlines the risk factors, pathophysiology, and progression of pneumonia. It begins with predisposing factors like age, tobacco use, and poor nutrition that can increase risk. When bacteria like Staphylococcus pneumoniae enter the lungs, the immune system mounts an inflammatory response that can cause irritation, increased mucus, and eventually obstructed airways. Over time, this chronic inflammation can lead to impaired gas exchange, hypoxia, and lung consolidation or collapse, resulting in obstructive pneumonia. If left untreated, it may further progress to conditions like pulmonary hypertension, bronchogenic cancer, or right lung atelectasis.

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    This document outlines the risk factors, pathophysiology, and progression of pneumonia. It begins with predisposing factors like age, tobacco use, and poor nutrition that can increase risk. When bacteria like Staphylococcus pneumoniae enter the lungs, the immune system mounts an inflammatory response that can cause irritation, increased mucus, and eventually obstructed airways. Over time, this chronic inflammation can lead to impaired gas exchange, hypoxia, and lung consolidation or collapse, resulting in obstructive pneumonia. If left untreated, it may further progress to conditions like pulmonary hypertension, bronchogenic cancer, or right lung atelectasis.

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    This document outlines the risk factors, pathophysiology, and progression of pneumonia. It begins with predisposing factors like age, tobacco use, and poor nutrition that can increase risk. When bacteria like Staphylococcus pneumoniae enter the lungs, the immune system mounts an inflammatory response that can cause irritation, increased mucus, and eventually obstructed airways. Over time, this chronic inflammation can lead to impaired gas exchange, hypoxia, and lung consolidation or collapse, resulting in obstructive pneumonia. If left untreated, it may further progress to conditions like pulmonary hypertension, bronchogenic cancer, or right lung atelectasis.

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    Obstructive Pneumonia Pathophysiology

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    LINGAW1990
    This document outlines the risk factors, pathophysiology, and progression of pneumonia. It begins with predisposing factors like age, tobacco use, and poor nutrition that can increase risk. When bacteria like Staphylococcus pneumoniae enter the lungs, the immune system mounts an inflammatory response that can cause irritation, increased mucus, and eventually obstructed airways. Over time, this chronic inflammation can lead to impaired gas exchange, hypoxia, and lung consolidation or collapse, resulting in obstructive pneumonia. If left untreated, it may further progress to conditions like pulmonary hypertension, bronchogenic cancer, or right lung atelectasis.

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    Risk Factors and Pathophysiology

    Predisposing Factors: Precipitating Factors:


    Age: 79 y/o Bacteria: Staphylococcus Pneumoniae
    Tobacco Use: From age 20-50 y/o
    Nutritional State: High Intake of Sodium, alcohol used
    Obesity

    Organism enters to the respiratory


    tract

    Activation of Defense Mechanism:


    Inflammation process

    Loss of effectiveness of the immune


    system

    Bacteria go to the alveoli

    Irritation of airway and release of


    Colonization and multiplies goblet cells

    Infection
    Increase mucus Occluded Airways
    Exudates from the bacteria and WBC production
    erode the lung Chronic Inflammation
    Narrowing and
    Cough crackles, obstruction of the
    Dead Space happen Inflamed and fluid filled air sacs
    hyperventilation, airway blood flow
    constriction and DOB

    Loss of elasticity of the alveoli


    Impaired O2 and
    CO2 exchange
    Decrease CO2

    Lung consolidation
    Predisposing Factors:
    Age: 79 y/o
    Hypoxia and Tobacco Use: From age 20-50 y/o
    hypoxemia
    Nutritional State: High Intake of Sodium,
    alcohol used
    Obesity

    OBSTRUCTIVE PNEUMONIA

    Pulmonary artery vasoconstriction

    Increase Pulmonary Artery


    Pressure
    Predisposing Factors: Intimal fibrosis and hypertrophy of
    Obstruction of a bronchus
    Age: 79 y/o smooth muscle layers of
    Tobacco Use: From age 20-50 y/o pulmonary arteries
    Nutritional State: High Intake of Sodium,
    Injury to columnar cells alcohol used
    Obesity
    PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

    Circulating blood absorbs gas in


    the peripheral alveoli Predisposing Factors:
    Age: 79 y/o
    Nutritional State: High Intake of Sodium,
    alcohol used
    Retraction of the right lung
    Obesity
    Exposure to atmospheric pollutants: Dust,
    Carcinogens
    Uninvolved surrounding lung tissue
    distends

    Susceptible to absorption
    of carcinogens
    Displacing the surrounding
    structures and mediastinal shift
    towards the atelactic area Proliferation of basal cells

    Diaphragm is elevated and chest Hyperplasia f basal cells


    wall flattens

    Metaplasia Invasion of bronchi walls BRONCHIOGENIC


    CANCER
    RIGHT ATELECTASIS

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