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| robin082006
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| Slacker
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how can u tell by the picture. I can't even tell which tissue it is. Do guys recommend any sources i should look at to get fimiliar with with histologic slides?
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| robin082006
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I just guess they are neutrophiles
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It is silicosis. In silicosis we have honeycomb appearance in the lungs with macrophages that ingested silia dusts in the borders. this is a picture of silicosis and you can compare it with the one in the question. aren't they the same?
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| DrVirgo
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The picture is showing alveoli of the lung. Their function is gas exchange. So which of the choices affects gas exchange? (thats what I think they are asking)
I think maybe asbestosis or silicosis?
Any ideas?
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| osteomed09
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I chose asthma -- because the mucus produced would affect gas exchage
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| eytanraz
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osteomed09, asthma would affect bronchi and expiration, here are alveoli. Why not pneumonia?
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| DrVirgo
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Does everyone agree that it has to be some type of restrictive lung disease that interferes with gas exchange? I think silicosis because it causes fibrosis of the lung.
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| liwei
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D the others are about interstitials
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| DrVirgo
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If you think D) Lobar Pneumonia, can you explain why please?
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| liwei
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it is normal alveoli, only lobar Pneumonia affect alveoli in this one
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| fox
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Yup the pic is that of a normal alveolus
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| muzammil
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i think its silicosis not asbnestosis bcz i cant see the asbestos bodies
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| muzammil
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those going in favour of pneumonia dont u think the pic given is not that of conolidation neither doesn it shows neutrophilic infilatration.
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| muzammil
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plz correct me if i am wring about pneumonia picture
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| MRMAVERICK
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MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT THESE WERE FIBROBLASTS
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| fox
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Guys the question clearly says which disease will affect the tissue shown....its not a pic of the pathological tissue. Here it a normal alveolus, hence they wanna know which ds will primarily affect at level of alveolus.
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