[5] Bacterial Disease Lower Respi Part 1 Flashcards
Lower respiratory organs are usually ? (normally devoid of
microorganisms)
axenic
Lung inflammation accompanied by fluid-filled alveoli and
bronchioles
BACTERIAL PNEUMONIAS
- involvement of a distinct region of the lung;
entire lobes of the lungs
Lobar pneumonia
- more diffuse patchy consolidation which
usually may spread throughout the lungs as a result of original
pathologic process in small airways
Bronchopneumonia -
invasion of the lung interstitium
Interstitial pneumonia -
- primary atypical pneumonia or
walking pneumonia
Mycoplasmal pneumonia
acquired in any healthcare
setting, is a common illness among the elderly and
immunosuppressed patients
Healthcare associated pneumonia
pneumonia that - most serious and most frequent in adults
bacterial pneumonia
is the classic acute community-acquired
pneumonia
Strep. Pneumoniae
pneumonia Most common type
PNEUMOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA (CAP)
Fever, chills, congestion, cough, chest pain
○ Results in short, rapid breathing
○ Blood enters the lungs, causing rust-colored sputum that
has neutrophils present when smeared
PNEUMOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA (CAP)
Gram positive (+) bacteria, cocci
Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Virulence Factors for PNEUMOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA (CAP) (4)
Adhesins
Polysaccharide capsule
Phosphorylcholine
Pneumolysin
mediates binding of the bacterium to epithelial cells
of the pharynx
Adhesins
protects them from lysis by
phagocytes
Polysaccharide capsule
- a chemical inserted into cell wall which
stimulates endocytosis of the bacterium
Phosphorylcholine
- a cytotoxin that binds to cholesterol in the
cytoplasmic membranes of ciliated epithelial cells, producing transmembrane pores that result in the lysis of the cells; it also
suppresses the digestion of phagocytized bacteria
Pneumolysin
plehgm color chart: phlegm almost always
points to a bacterial infection
Yellow or
Green
plehgm color chart: could be the result of a viral
infection or chronic diseases like congestive
heart failure and Gastroesophageal reflux disease
(GERD)
white
plehgm color chart: The rusty appearance of brown phlegm points to old blood
- Bacterial infections like bronchitis and
pneumonia
brown
plehgm color chart:A sign of blood in your phlegm
- Infections like pneumonia, tuberculosis, or lung
cancer
red or pink
plehgm color chart: Referred to as melanoptysis
- Result of smoking or a fungal infection
- It may also appear if you have inhaled high
amounts of something black like coal and smoke
black
diagnosis for PNEUMOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA (CAP)
Diplococci in sputum smears
treatment for PNEUMOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA (CAP)
penicillin