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Case 3 - Pneumonia, TB and Covid Flashcards

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Common organisms causing CAP

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Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
Moraxella catarrhalis

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Atypical organisms causing CAP

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Legionella pneumophilia
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Mycoplasma pnuemoniae

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Causes of HAP

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Escherichia coli
MRSA
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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What is key to assessment of pneumonia?

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Prompt assessment
CXR on admission - consolidation seen

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Differentials for CXR consolidation

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  • Pneumonia
  • TB - upper lobes consolidation
  • Lung cancer
  • Lobar collapse - blockage of bronchi
  • Haemorrhage
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What scoring system is used to manage and predict mortality rate of pts with pneumonia?

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CURB 65 - use local prescribing guides according to this
Also A-E

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Management of pneumonia

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  • Depends on CURB 65 score
  • Do not delay abx (or IV fluids if indicated)
  • +/- Paracetamol
  • FBC, U&Es, CRP and sputum culture
  • ABG if low sats
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Management of high CURB 65 score

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ITU referral
Atypical pneumonia screen - serology and urine legionella test

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CURB 65 score

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  • Confusion, MMT 2 or worse
  • Urea >7mmol
  • RR 30 or more
  • BP 90 systolic or less OR 60 systolic or less
  • Age 65 or above
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What is legionaires disease?

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  • Form of pneumonia
  • Usually caused by legionella pneumophilia
  • Associated with infected water in showers or hot tubs
  • ASK pt recent travel or stay in a hotel?
  • Associated with higher CURB 65 scores
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Pneumonia follow up

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  • HIV Test
  • Immunoglobulins
  • Pneumococcal IgG serotypes
  • Haemophilus influezae b IgG
  • F/u in clinic 6 weeks for rpt CXR to ensure resolution
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Causes of non-resolving pneumonia

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Complication - empyema, lung abscess
Host - immunocompromised
Antibiotic - inadequate dose, poor oral absorption
Organism - resistant or unexpected organism not covered by emperical abx
Second diagnosis - PE, cancer, organising pneumonia (swirls of inflammatory tissue)

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Range of effects of Covid 19

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  • common cold –> SARS-Cov
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What is SARS-Cov-2?

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome related coronavirus 2 - name of virus, not the disease that results from it

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Patients who require hospital admission with Covid 19:

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  • Hypoxic
  • Lymphopaenia - low WCC
  • Bilateral, lower zone changes on CXR
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Management for pts in hospital with Covid 19?

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  • O2 supplementation, some onto CPAP or invasive ventilation
  • Evidence based Dexamethasone (and consider Tocilizumab +/- Remdesivir)
  • Abx may be needed if supsected superadded bacterial infection
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Cliniical features of TB

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  • Fever and nocturnal sweats - drenching
  • Weight loss - weeks/months
  • Malaise
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Features of respiratory TB specifically

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  • Cough +/- purulent sputum
  • Haemoptysis
  • Pleural effusion presentation?
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Features of non-respiratory TB

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  • Erythema nodosum (tender red lumps on shins)
  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Meningitis
  • Disseminated miliary TB?
  • Cardiac - pericardial effusion?
  • Abdominal symptoms
  • Bone and joint symptoms
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Differentials for haemoptysis

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Infection:
* Pneumonia
* TB
* Bronchiectasis or cystic fibrosis
* Cavitating lung lesion (fungal?)

Malignancy:
* Lung cancer
* Mets

Haemorrhage:
* Bronchial artery erosion
* Vasculitis
* Coagulopathy

Other:
* PE

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TB risk factors

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  • History of TB
  • Known TB contact
  • Born in country with high TB incidence
  • Foreign travel to country with high incidence
  • Immunosupression - IV drug use, HIV, solid organ transplant recipients, renal failure/dialysis, malnutrition/low BMI, DM, alcoholism
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Management principles (investigations) of TB

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  • A-E and culture where possible
  • Side room and infection control (masks, negative pressure room)
  • If productive cough - 3x sputum samples for AAFB (Zeihl Neelsen) and TB culture
  • If non productive - consider bronchoscopy
  • Routine bloods - esp LFTs and include HIV test, Vit D levels
  • CT chest if TB suspected but clinical feattures/CXR not typical
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Management (drugs principles) of TB

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  • If diagnosis between pneumonia and TB unclear - start abx for pnuemonia as per CURB 65 guideline while investigating TB
  • If critically unwell and high chance of TB (no time to wait for AAFB) then start anti TB medication AFTER sputum samples sent
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Who to notify with TB diagnosis?

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  • TB nurse specialists - support patient in investigation, during treatment, public health issues and initiate contact tracing
  • Public health
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How long does TB culture take?
* 6-8 weeks - so treatment often started before culture confirms sensitivity etc * Gene Xpert - novel PCR test is available in some centres which can give immediate info re sensitivity and resistance
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Regime and drugs for TB
* 4 abx for 2 months, then 2 for a further 4 months = 6 months total minumum * Rifampicin - 6 months Isoniazid - 6 months Pyrazinamide - 2 months Ethambutol - 2 months
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What is important to measure for dose of anti-TB meds?
Weight - doses are weight dependent
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What to monitor/get a baseline of before anti-TB drugs commence?
* Baseline LFTs and monitor - multiple TB drugs can cause hepatitis as side effect * Baseline visual acuity - Ethambutol can cause retrobulbar neuritis
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How do we help compliance with anti-TB drugs?
* Compliance is crucial with anti-TB drugs * Direct observed therapy sometimes * Leaflets to show common side effects * Can detain if necessary under Public Health
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What is given alongside anti-TB treatment and why?
Pyridoxine - Vit B6 while on Isoniazid Prophylaxis for peripheral neuropathy
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What to do if suspect CNS TB?
* MRI brain scan - more likely to identify tubercles than CT
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Major side effects of Rifampicin
Rifampicin: * Hepatitis * Rashes * Febrile reaction * Orange/red secretions (inc contact lenses) * Drug interactions eg warfarin, OCPs
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Major side effects of Isoniazid
Isoniazid: * Hepatitis * Rashes * Peripheral neuropathy * Psychosis
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Major side effects of pyrazinamide
Pyrazinamide: * Hepatitis * Rashes * Vomitting * Arthralgia
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Major side effects of ethambutol
Ethambutol: * Retrobulbar neuritis
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Pneumonia care bundle
* Controlled O2 * Abx - depending on CURB 65 score * Prophylactic dalteparin
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Discharge criteria for pneumonia
* Normal O2 sats * Normal Obs * Improved symptoms + CRP * F/u CXR in 6 weeks time arranged
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Management of anaphylactic reaction to drug
* A-E assessment * Remove trigger * Maintain airway * IM adrenaline 0.5mg * Repeat every 5 mins * IV hydrocortisone 200mg * IV chlorphenamine 10mg (antihistamine) * Treat bronchospasm with Nebs salbutamol * Treat laryngeal oedema with Nebs adrenaline
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When do we treat latent TB?
Once active TB is excluded via CXR * if close contact of active TB * HIV/immunocompromised * Any age and healthcare professional May have anti-TB treatment fir 3 or 6 months and f/u CXR at 3 and 12 months to assess
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When can diagnosis of idiopathic cough be made?
* Cough for more than 3 weeks * No clear cause of cough - normal ENT, CXR, CT, lung function tests, normal sputum culture etc
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Antibiotic treatment for CAP vs HAP
CAP - Amoxicillin HAP - Co-amoxiclav
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CURB 65 score and management recommendation
* A CURB-65 score of 0-1 requires home treatment * 2 requires consideration for hospital treatment * 3-5 would need hospital admission alongside consideration for ITU referral.
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Antibiotic choice for low severity pneumonia (CURB 65 of 0-1)
* Amoxicillin * Doxycycline/clarithromycin/erythromycin if allergic to penicillin
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Gold standard for testing for Mycoplasma
Blood serology PCR
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