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Chapter 24-Pulmonary Infections Flashcards

1
Q

What is hap?

A

Pneumonia that occurs in a patient hospitalized for 2 or more days in the past 90 days

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2
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How long after admission must pneumonia develop to be considered hap

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48 hours or more

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3
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Vap develops more than ___ hours after intubation.

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48

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4
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What can cause pneumonia

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Inhalation of infectious particles
Aspiration of organisms
Spread of infection from adjacent structures
Spread of infection from blood
Reactivation of latent infection, caused by immunosuppressive

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5
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Patients with hiv typically develop pneumonia from

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P.jirovecii or p.Carinii

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6
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Cytomegalovirus pneumonia typically develops in patients receiving

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Bone marrow or organ transplants

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7
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What organism typically causes cap

A

Streptococcus

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8
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What is the most common organism causing necrotizing pneumonia

A

Mrsa

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9
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What is nosocomial pneumonia

A

Hospital acquired pneumonia

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10
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Most common organism for vap

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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11
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Symptoms of pneumonia

A

Fever
Cough
Excess sputum
Pleuritic chest pain

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12
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What pneumonia causing organisms are considered high risk

A

Acinebacter
Steno
P.aeruginosa

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13
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What is the drug of choice for p jirovecii

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Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim

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14
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What drug is used for severe p.jirovecii

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Pentamidine

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15
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What organism causes tb

A

M. Tuberculosis

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16
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Risk factors for tb

A

Head and neck cancer
Celiac disease
Receiving corticosteroids

17
Q

What are the phases of pulmonary tb

A

Primary
Reactivation
Endobronchial tb
Tuberculoma

18
Q

What are symptoms of primary tb

A

Fever

Chest pain

19
Q

Symptoms of reactivation tb

A

Fever
Cough
Night sweats
Weight loss

20
Q

Complications of tb include

A

Emyema
Bronchiectasis
Pulmonary parenchyma distruction
Hemoptysis

21
Q

What is extrapulmonary tb

A

Tb that spreads beyond the lung

22
Q

What can be effected by extrapulmonary tb

A

Cns system
Musculoskeletal system
Lymph nodes

23
Q

What is the gold standard for tb diagnosis

A

Culture isolation- but it could take 4-6 weeks to grow

24
Q

What is the isolation requirement for tb

A

Airborne

25
Q

What are treatments for tb

A

Isoniazid
Rifampin
Pyrazinamide
Ethambutol

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