Atelectasis and Acute Lung Injury — Flashcards

Identify the type of lung carcinoma that is an undifferentiated malignant epithelial tumor lacking glandular or squamous differentiation, often characterized by large cells with prominent nucleoli.

What type of atelectasis occurs due to complete obstruction of an airway?_____

_____ is characterized by the destruction of alveolar air sacs

_____ pneumonia is characterized by neutrophils in the air sacs with an intra-alveolar exudate (location)

Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia contains alveolar spaces filled with balls of fibroblasts, also known as _____ bodies

_____ is characterized by macrophages laden with carbon, causing inflammation and fibrosis

Histopathology showing the _____ effect are suggestive of a small cell carcinoma of the lung.

_____ bodies are seen in cryptogenic organizing pneumonia.

The diagnosis is _____ carcinoma of the lung.

Asbestos bodies contain _____ and thus may be visualized using a Prussian blue stain