Ch 9 Pathoma Respiratory Tract Pathology (9.3-End) Flashcards
Pneumonia is a ___ of the ___. It occurs when normal defenses are impaired. Name 3 normal defenses
infection; lung parenchyma; 1) cough reflex; 2) mucociliary escalator; 3) mucus plugging
Name 6 clinical features of pneumonia
1) fever and chills; 2) productive cough with yellow-green (pus) or rusty (bloody) sputum; 3) tachypnea w/pleuritic chest pain (bradykinin and PGE2); 4) decreased breath sounds; 5) dullness to percussion; 6) elevated WBC
Diagnosis of pneumonia is made in these 3 ways
1) chest xray; 2) sputum gram stain and culture; 3) blood cultures
Name the 3 patterns of pneumonia classically seen on chest X-ray (and what typically causes them)
1) lobar pneumonia; 2) bronchopneumonia; 3) interstitial pneumonia; (1 and 2 are usually bacterial, and 3 is usually viral)
Lobar pneumonia is characterized by ___ of a ___. Usually bacterial/viral/fungal. Most common causes are ___ (95%) and ___.
consolidation; entire lobe of the lung; bacterial; strep pneumo; Klebsiella pneumoniae
Name the 4 classic gross phases of lobar pneumonia (and what causes that)
1) congestion (due to congested vessels and edema); 2) red hepatization (due to exudate, neutrophils, and hemorrhage filling the alveolar air spaces, giving normally spongy lung a solid consistency; 3) gray hepatization (due to degradation of red cells in exudate); 4) resolution
Bronchopneumonia is characterized by ___ centered around ___. Often focal/multifocal and unilateral/bilateral. Caused by a variety of bacterial/viral/fungal organisms

scattered patchy consolidation; bronchioles; multifocal; bilateral; bacterial

Interstitial (___) pneumonia is characterized by ___. Presents with mild/moderate/severe ___ symptoms (minimal ___ and low __). “___” presentation. Caused by bacteria/virus/fungal infxn.

atypical; diffuse interstitial infiltrates (inflammation in wall of alveolar air sacs without consolidation); mild; upper respiratory; sputum; fever; atypical; bacteria and virus
Aspiration pneumonia is seen in pts at risk for ___ (e.g. __ and __ pts). Most often due to ___ in the ___. Name 3 common organisms. Classically resents in a right/left upper/lower lobe __.
aspiration; alcoholics; comatose; anaerobic bacteria; oropharynx; 1) Bacteroides; 2) fusobacterium; 3) peptococcus; right lower; abscess (anatomically the right main stem bronchus branches at a less acute angle than the left)
What is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia? In what patient age group is it seen in? What kind of pneumonia does it form?
Streptococcus pneumoniae (95%); middle-aged adults and elderly; lobar pneumonia
What is the most common cause of secondary pneumonia? What is the 2nd most common cause of secondary pneumonia? What kind of pneumonia do they cause?
Strep pneumo (lobar); staph aureus (bronchopneumonia)
Klebsiella pneumoniae is __ flora that is ___. It affects __ and ___ individuals, especially these 3 groups. It has a ___, which results in a ___ sputum (___). Often complicated by ___. It forms __ pneumonia
enteric; aspirated; malnourished; debilitated; elderly in nursing homes; alcoholics; diabetics; thick mucoid capsule; gelatinous; currant jelly; abscess; lobar
Staph aureus forms ___ pneumonia. It is the 2nd most common cause of ___. Often complicated by __ or ___.
bronchopneumonia; secondary pneumonia; abscess; empyema (pus in pleural space)
Name 5 organisms that cause bronchopneumonia
1) staph aureus; 2) haemophilus influenzae; 3) pseudomonas aeruginosa; 4) moraxella catarrhalis; 5) legionella pneumophila
Haemophilus influenzae forms __ pneumonia. It is a common cause of ___ and ___.
bronchopneumonia; secondary pneumonia; pneumonia superimposed on COPD (leads to exacerbation of COPD)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa forms __ pneumonia. It is seen in ___ patients.
bronchopneumonia; cystic fibrosis
Moraxella catarrhalis forms __ pneumonia. It is a common cause of ___ pneumonia and ___.
bronchopneumonia; community-acquired; pneumonia superimposed on COPD (leads to COPD exacerbation)
Legionella pneumophila forms ___ pneumonia. It is a common cause of ___ pneumonia, pneumonia ___, or pneumonia in ___. It is transmitted from ___. It is an extracellular/intracellular organism best visualized by ___.
bronchopneumonia; community acquired; superimposed on COPD; immunocompromised states; water source; intracellular; silver stain
What is the most common cause of walking pneumonia? Who does it usually affect?
Mycoplasma pneumoniae; young adults
Complications of mycoplasma pneumoniae atypical pneumoniae includes __ and __. How does it gram stain?
autoimmune hemolytic anemia (IgM against i antigen on RBCs causes cold hemolytic anemia); erythema multiforme; Not visible on gram stain due to lack of cell wall
What is the second most cause of atypical pneumonia in young adults? What is the most common cause of atypical pneumonia in infants? What causes atypical pneumonia in post transplant immunosuppressive therapy?
chlamydia pneumoniae; respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); CMV
Influenza virus causes ___ pneumonia in the __, __, and those with ___. It also increases risk for ____.
atypical pneumonia; elderly; immunocompromised; preexisting lung disease; superimposed S aureus or H influenzae bacterial pneumonia (thats what will kill you)
___ causes atypical pneumonia with high fever (__ fever). Seen in __ and ___.
Coxiella burnetti; Q; farmers, veterinarians
Coxiella is a ___ organism but it is distinct from most of those because of thee 3 reasons.
rickettsial; 1) causes pneumonia; 2) does not require arthropod vector transmission (survives as highly heat-resistant endospores); 3) does not produce a skin rash












