03a: Pneumonia Flashcards
Including lobar pneumonia, what are other forms that pneumonic process can take?
- Interstitial
- Necrotizing (small cavities under 2 cm)
- Lung abscesses (cavities over 2 cm)
List the three key clinical features seen in patient with classic pneumonia.
- Fever
- Cough (with/without sputum)
- Dyspnea
May have pleuritic chest pain
List the physical exam signs you would find in classic pneumonia (lobar consolidation).
- Dullness to percussion
- Increased fremitus
- Crackles and bronchial breath sounds
Which clinical features would make you suspect atypical pneumonia as opposed to classical pneumonia?
Dry cough and prominence of extra-pulmonary symptoms (HA, myalgia, N/V, diarrhea)
(X)% of healthy adults aspirate pathogens that cause pnuemonia in their sleep. Aspiration occurs more frequently in which patients?
X = 50
Pts with impaired consciousness, neuromuscular disorders, or oropharynx/swallowing disorders
Pneumonia patients in “outpatient group 1” are under age (X), have no history of (Y) disease or risk factors for (Z) infection.
X = 60 Y = Cardiopulmonary Z = gram-neg
24 y.o. med student with no past med history presents with pneumonia symptoms. Which pathogens most likely on your differential?
Outpatient Group 1:
- S. pneumo
- Mycoplasma pneumo
- Chlamydia pneumo
- Viral (Rhinovirus, Influenza, Parainfluenza)
Pneumonia: Outpatient group 1 first-line agents/drugs.
Macrolides or doxycycline
T/F: Pneumonia patients responding to antibiotics will show radiologic resolution before clinical improvement.
False - clinical improvement 2-4 days but radiologic resolution takes 4-6 weeks
50 y.o. patient with COPD presenting with pneumonia symptoms. Which pathogens most likely on your differential?
Outpatient Group 2:
- S. pneumo
- H. flu
- Viral
Pneumonia: Outpatient group 2 first-line agents/drugs.
- Resp fluoroquinolone
OR - Beta-lactam with Macrolide
T/F: Bacteremia occurs in 20-30% of S. pneumo CAP.
True
List the criteria used to decide if pneumonia patient should be admitted to hospital.
CURB-65
C: Confusion
U: Uremia (BUN over 20)
R: RR over 30/min
B: Low Blood P
Age 65 or older
T/F: All nursing home residents presenting with pneumonia symptoms should be admitted to hospital, regardless of age.
True
T/F: Health-Care Associated Pneumonia is in hospitalized patients or in patients with extensive health-care contact (such as nursing home).
Partly true, but NOT in hospitalized patients
Ventilator associated pneumonia occurs (X) hours after (Y) procedure.
X = 48-72 Y = intubation
List the criteria that, if even one is present, patient should be admitted to ICU.
- Septic shock
2. Resp failure requiring ventilation/intubation
T/F: Microbiologic diagnosis/ID for pneumonia is only established in about 50% of cases.
True - treatment recommendations often empiric (based on likely pathogens)
T/F: Parapneumonic effusion and empyema are common in pneumococcal pneumonia.
False - effusion common, but empyema rare (2%)
Hemorrhagic bullous myringitis, infection of (X), present in 5% of pneumonia patients with (Y) as pathogen.
X = tympanic membrane (and nearby ear canal) Y = mycoplasma pneumo
Neutrophil (immune) impairment: which infectious pathogens (general) are you most worried about?
Extracellular bacteria and fungi
T-Lymphocyte (immune) impairment: which infectious pathogens (general) are you most worried about?
Intracellular bacteria, fungi, parasites, viruses
Splenectomy and (X)-cell immune impairment: which infectious pathogens (general) are you most worried about?
X = B
Spleen and B cell response are critical for adaptive immunity and killing of encapsulated bacteria
Why might cancer patient have transient neutropenia?
Chemo-induced bone marrow suppression
Patient with rheumatic disease is on anti-TNF immunosuppressant and presents with pneumonia symptoms. Which infectious pathogen are you worried is he particularly at high risk for?
TB
Lung transplant: 50% of patients develop (X) pneumonitis.
X = CMV
List the two key parts of the general diagnostic workup for pneumonia.
- Pulse oximetry
2. CXR
T/F: Specific workup for etiology of pneumonia typically done in low-risk cases (since the tests take time).
False - indicated for highest mortality cases and/or if specific risk factor present
Why are serologic titers not very useful clinically for an infection (like pneumonia)?
Need to be compared with convalescent titers 2-3 months post infection
Patient presents with pneumonia and symptoms severe enough that you admit her (inpatient, non-ICU). List the potential pathogens highest on your list.
- S. pneumo
- H. flu
- Viruses
- Atypicals, anaerobes
Patient presents with pneumonia and symptoms severe enough that you admit her (inpatient, non-ICU). List the drugs used to treat this class of patients.
- Ceftriaxone AND
2. Macrolide or resp fluoroquinolone
Increased risk of H. flu in which two patient populations?
Smokers and COPD
Patient presents with pneumonia and symptoms symptoms of sepsis, so you admit him to ICU. List the potential pathogens highest on your list.
- S. pneumo
- Legionella
- MRSA
- Gram negs
Hospital Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) is pneumonia that was not present or incubating at time of admission, but occurs (X) hours or more after admission.
X = 48
Patient was briefly hospitalized for a week 2 months ago post-surgery and is now presenting with pneumonia symptoms. Under which category of pneumonia would this fall?
Healthcare associated pneumo (HCAP)
HAP, VAP, and HCAP (pneumonias): which pathogens are common in these patients?
- Gram negs
- S. aureus, Strep
Increased risk for MDR organisms
HAP, VAP, and HCAP (pneumonias): which treatment regimens would you start right away?
Empiric for:
1. MRSA (Vanco or Linezolid) 2. Pseudomonas (Piperacillin and quinolone)
MOST lung abscesses that result from pneumonia are caused by (X). Which other organisms can cause these abscesses?
Aspiration of:
X = anaerobes
S. aureus, Gram neg, Nocardia, Actinomyces
Patient was treated for pneumonia a month ago and returns to ER with productive cough and hemoptysis. You notice he has poor dental health and immediately suspect (X). Which other symptoms would you be looking for to confirm this?
X = lung abscess
- Putrid (gross smelling) sputum
- Fever/night sweats
- Weight loss (and maybe anemia)
Uncomplicated parapneumonic effusion: (exudate/transudate) that is (acidic/basic) and glucose is (high/low/normal).
Exudate;
Neither (no acidosis)
Normal
Complicated parapneumonic effusion: (exudate/transudate) that is (acidic/basic) and glucose is (high/low/normal). Very high levels of (X) are also characteristic of these effusions.
Exudate;
Acidic; low glucose
X = LDH
T/F: All parapneumonic effusions require drainage.
False - not uncomplicated effusions
List the available pneumococcal vaccines, which generate Ab that target (X).
X = capsular polysaccharide
- Pneumovax (23 serotypes that cause 85-90% infections)
- Prevnar 13 (most common 13 serotypes to cause disease)
T/F: Pneumococcal vaccines produce Ab response that lasts up to 10 years.
True
T/F: Everyone should be receiving pneumococcal vaccines.
False
Which patients should be receiving pneumococcal vaccine?
- Over 65 OR
2. Chronic illnesses (COPD, CHF, FM, EtOH abuse, cirrhosis, asplenia)
Patient with PCP treated with Bactrim. Which other therapy is indicated for this infection if (X) symptom is present?
Prednisone if:
X = hypoxemia
PaO2 under 70 mmHg OR
A-a gradient over 35
Dullness to percussion and no breath sounds over lung suggestive of (X). But if you heard bronchial sounds, (Y) is more likely.
X = pleural effusion Y = consolidation
What’s on your differential for transudative pleural effusion?
- CHF
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Cirrhosis
What’s on your differential for exudative pleural effusion?
- Cancer
- TB
- Pneumonia
- PE
- CVD
Patient has pleural effusion, so you do thoracentesis. Which labs do you request to assess the fluid?
Pleural fluid: LDH, cholesterol, cell count/differential, total protein, gram stain/culture
Serum: LDH and total protein
Following thoracentesis, which calculations must be done to assess if fluid is transudate/exudate?
- Pleural protein/serum protein
- Pleural LDH/serum LDH
- Pleural LDH/upper limit of normal serum LDH
List the criteria that (if any one of them is met) characterizes pleural fluid as exudate.
- Pleural/serum total protein over 0.5
- Pleural/serum LDH over 0.6
- Pleural LDH more than 2/3 of upper normal limit for serum LDH