Atypical Pneumonias Flashcards

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Typical appearance of Legionella pneumonia

A

Young person, just returned back from travels, stayed in hotel with dodgy air-conditioning

Plumber working with air-conditioning

In country with contaminated water

Hyponatraemia, cough, renal failure

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Antibiotic for Legionella

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Clarithromycin, erythromycin, levofloaxin

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Typical appearance of Mycoplasma pneumonia

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Older children, young adults

autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and erythema multiforme

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4
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Antibiotic for Mycoplasma

A

Clarithromycin/doxycycline

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Typical appearance of PCP (pneumocystis jirovecii)

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Immunocompromised, HIV, drug user, fungal

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6
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Antibiotic for PCP

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Co-trimoxazole (jirovecii rhymes with tri)

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Typical appearance of Pneumocystis Psittaci pneumonia

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has pet parrots, birds
Mucoid sputum (think birds in water?)
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8
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Antibiotic for pneumocystis psittaci pneumonia

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Doxycycline (do-ves are birds)

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Appearance of strep pneumonia

A

most common, rusty sputum, lobar pneumonia

adults

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10
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Gram -ve enterobacteria pneumonia

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alchoholic, from achalasia

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Typical appearance of haemophilus influenzae

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Atypical, nursery workers, COPD

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12
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Typical appearance of Klebsiella pneumonia

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Cavitating pneumonia, alchoholic

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13
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‘Red hepitisation’

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Lobar pneumonia

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14
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Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

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CF, UTI, burns, scars

gram -ve bacilli

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15
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Typical Coxiella burnetti

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Q fever, sheep, farmer, goats, pyrexia

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16
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Antibiotic for klebsiella

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cefotaxime (kleb is a pleb who pays tax)

17
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Antibiotic Chlamydophilia pneumonia

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Doxycycline

18
Q

Antibiotic for Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

A

Ciprofloaxin and Gentamicin (cip gently for pseudomonas)

19
Q

Typical appearance of Klebsiella Pneumonia

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Alcoholic, COPD, elderly

Red currant jelly sputum (think red berry dragon soop)