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Chapter 22: respiratory tract infections, neoplasms, and childhood disorders Flashcards

1
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What are the three components of respiration

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1) ventilation
2) perfusion
3) diffusion

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What are the two types of shunts?

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1) anatomical: blood bypasses lungs

2) physiological: mismatch of ventilation and perfusion resulting in in adequate supply of O2

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What is the percentage of water and solutes in snot?

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95 percent water

5 percent solutes
- proteins, salts, immune cells

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4
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How much snot is produced day?

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1-2 L

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What are the five most common respiratory infections?

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common cold
rhinosinusitis
influence
pneumonia
TB
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List five viruses, the season they are prevalent in for the common cold

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1) RHINOVIRUS: early fall, late spring
2) SYNCYTIAL VIRUS: winter spring
3) CORONAVIRUS: winter spring
4) ADENOVIRUS: winter spring
5) PARAINFLUENZA

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What part of the respiratory infection does the common cold affect? What is the one exception?

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the upper resp tract

PARAINFLUENZA infects lower then upper

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8
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What 2 common cold viruses affect children under 3?

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SYNCYTIAL virus

PARAINFLUENZA

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What common cold virus affects people ages 5-50

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RHINOVIRUS

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10
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What are the risk factors for the common cold?

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age
previous exposure
season

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11
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What are the two ways the common cold can be transmitted?

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aerosolization (less dangerous)

fomite transference
- contaminated obj

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12
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How is incubation of the common cold?

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5-7 days

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13
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When is the common cold transmittable?

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0-3 days after symptom onset

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14
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What are the portals of entry for the common cold?

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nasal mucosa

conjunctiva (most common)

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15
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Describe the manifestations of the common cold

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sore/scratchy throat

Nasal congestion or runny rhinorrhea

sneezing/coughing

malaise, fatigue, h/a, myalgia

fever in children, less common in adults

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16
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What type of treatment approach is used for the common cold?

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symptomatic

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17
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What are the six risk factors for rhinosinusitis/sinusitis?

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ALL OBSTRUCT DRAINAGE

1) upper resp tract infections
2) allergic rhinitis
3) nasal polyps
4) pressure changes
5) decongestant misuse
6) swimming and diving

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What are the three types of rhinosinusitis/sinusitis?

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ACUTE:
viral
bacterial (less common, inc duration)
fungal (rare)

SUBACUTE (4-12 wks)

CHRONIC (>12 wks)

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What are the three common organisms (2 viruses, one bacteria) that cause acute rhinosinusitis/sinusitis?

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rhinovirus

haemophilus influenza

streptococcus pneumonia

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20
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What is the common cause of chronic rhinosinusitis/sinusitis?

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fstaphylococcus aureus

allergens

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Describe the manifestations of rhinosinusitis/sinusitis

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similar to cold/allergic rhinitis

1) maxilla pain/pressure inc on bending
2) h/a, PURULENT nasal discharge, FEVER, dec smell
3) PAIN IN TEETH

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22
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list the 4 ways that rhinosinusitis/sinusitis is treated

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1) abx if necessary
2) intranasal corticosteroids
3) topic alpha-adrenergic decongestants
4) surgery for chronic

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23
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After AIDS, what is the last uncontrolled pandemic killer of humans?

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Influenza

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24
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What age group is influenza infection highest in?

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Children

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25
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What age group is mortality for influenza greatest in?

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elderly

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26
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What are the two types of influenza that can cause epidemics?

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Influenza A and B

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27
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What is the more mild form of influenza

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influenza C

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28
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Explain what the antigen drift is in relation to influenza

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RNA segments alter during replication creating new subtypes

make it difficult to vaccinate

29
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How is influenza spread?

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inhalation of droplets

30
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Describe the incubation period and contagious period for influenza

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INCUBATION: 1-4 days

CONTAGIOUS: 24 hrs prior and days after symptom onset

31
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List the symptoms of influenza in order of pathogenesis.

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1) rapid onset of upper resp infection
2) epithelial dmg is possible resulting in rhinorrhea
3) malaise
4) fever, chills
5) myalgia, h/a, cough, sore throat

32
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List six complications of the flu

A 
SINUSITIS
OTITIS MEDIA
BRONCHITIS
BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA
VIRAL PNEUMONIA
REYE SYNDROME
33
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What is reye syndrome?

A

rare but often fatal condition of…

encephalitis and liver swelling

34
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What is otitis media?

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middle ear inflammation

35
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What groups of the population (4) is the flu shot recommended for?

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1) > fifty years old
2) immunosuppressed
3) chronic health issues
4) high risk environment

36
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When is the flu shot contraindicated?

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1) <six months old
2) allergic reactions to components
3) acute febrile illness
4) h/o gullaine-barre syndrome

37
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What is the sixth leading cause of death in Canada?

38
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What is pneumonia?

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resp disorder involving inflammation of the structures of the lung

39
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What are the 2 general causes of pneumonia?

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1) Infectious

2) non-infectious (ex gastric secretions aspirated)

40
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List the five risk factors for pneumonia

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1) impaired immune system
2) chronic lung disease
3) airway instrumentation
- tracheostomy
4) mechanical ventilation
5) strong microorganism

41
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What is it called when you get pneumonia r/t mechanical ventilation?

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VAP: ventilation assisted pneumonia

42
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What is the criteria to be diagnosed with community acquired pneumonia?

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must be acquired outside hospital or within 48 hours of admission

43
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What are the most common causes of community acquired pneumonia? (microorganisms) (4)

A

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA

haemophilus influenza

staphylococcus aureus

gram neg bacilli

44
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What are the most common causes of hospital acquired pneumonia? (nosociomal)

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pseudomonas aeruginosa
staphylococcus aureus
enterbacter species
klebsiella pneumonia
Escherichia coli
seratia species
45
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What part of the respiratory tract does hospital acquired (nosociomal) pneumonia usually affect?

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lower respiratory tract

46
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What is the most common organism for community acquired pneumonia? What is this type of pneumonia called?

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Streptococcus pneumonia

Pneumococcal pneumonia

47
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where does streptococcus pneumonia colinze?

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in the mucous membrane of the nasopharynx

may not progress

48
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What feature of streptococcus pneumoniae increases its durability?

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has a polysaccharide capsule that delays digestion by phagocytes

49
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List the manifestations of pneumonia

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1) fever
2) malaise
3) chills
4) productive cough
5) dec AE and crackles
6) pleuritic pain
7) elderly may not have fever, but instead loss of appetite and conffusion

50
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What is legionnaire disease?

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it Is pneumonia caused by inhalation of aerosolized contaminated water/soil

51
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What are some objects that could cause the spread of legionnaire disease?

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air conditioners

large water tanks

52
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What bacteria causes legionnaire disease?

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Legionella pneumophila

53
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Describe the manifestations of legionnaire disease

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same as pneumonia, but
rapid onset

1) dry cough
2) diarrhea
3) CNS alterations
4) arthralgia

54
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What is the usual cause of primary atypical pneumonia?

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mycoplasma pneumoniae

55
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Describe the manifestations of primary atypical pneumonia

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Patchy lung involvement

typical pneumonia symptoms but:

1) minimal lung consolidation as confined to alveoli and pulm institium
2) moderate amount of sputum
3) minimal rise in WBC

56
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What is the biggest risk and the implication of this risk of primary atypical pneumonia?

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damage to the lung epithelium predisposing lungs to other infections

57
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What organism is the causes the most deaths on its own?

58
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What bacteria causes TB? describe its characteristics

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Mycobacteria tuberculosis hominus

1) airborne droplet
2) waxy cell wall (abx resistance)
3) aerobic (O2 rich environment)

59
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List 3 risk factors for TB

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1) living in a country with high incidence
2) crowded/confined living conditions
3) immunocompromised

60
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Describe the pathogenesis of TB

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1) airborne droplet inhaled and settles in alveoli
2) macrophage engulfs, bacteria multiply inside until macrophage ruptures
3) more WBC and fibroblasts accumulate
4) formation of granuloma
5) lymphocytes activated in a delayed hypersensitivity response to release cytokines that can kill bacilli (can also dmg lung tissue)

61
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Describe what primary TB is.

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not previously unsensitised.

often asymptomatic and develop latent TB (non active, non contagious)

5 percent progress to active TB

62
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Describe the manifestations of primary TB

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Fever
pleuritic pain
wt loss
fatigue
night sweats
cough/dyspnea
63
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What is secondary TB?

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it is reinfection or reactivation of primary tb lesion

cell mediated hypersensitivity dmgs airway causing cavitation

64
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Describe the manifestations of secondary TB

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low grade temp
night sweats
fatigue
anorexia
wt loss
cough
dyspnea
orthopnea (SOB
65
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What is a potential complication of secondary TB?

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pleural effusion

66
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Describe the treatment for TB

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multidrug regimen with chemo

DRUGS: izonazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, ethambutol

VACCINE: BCG bacillus calmette-buerin

67
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Explain what a positive TB skin test indicates

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It is triggered by a cell mediated immune response

it indicates past exposure, not necessarily current infection/active

68
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What are paraneoplastic syndromes?

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syndromes caused by secretions from tumor

anorexia, cachexia, and fever are often considered this

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