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Community Acquired Pneumonia Flashcards

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Histological appearance

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-Thickened walls
-Pus and blood in air spaces

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Pulmonary symptoms of CAP

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-Preceding URTI common
-Cough (92%)
-Breathlessness (67%)
-New sputum production (54%)
-Haemoptysis (15%)

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Extrapulmonary symptoms of CAP

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-Confusion
-Abdominal pain
-Non-specific systemic
=GI upset
=myalgia
=headache

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Examination findings of CAP

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-Fever
-Rigors
-Tachycardia
-Hypotension
-Tachypnoea
-Coarse inspiratory crackles
-Reduced expansion
-Bronchial breathing
-Pleural rub on side of pneumonia
-Confusion
-Abdominal tenderness

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Definition of CAP

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-Symptoms and signs consistent with lower respiratory tract infection
-New CXR shadowing (loss of definition of heart border, consolidation, etc.,)
-No other explanation

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Common CT findings in CT

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-Air bronchogram
=Air in bronchi (alveolus filled with pus and blood)

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Epidemiology of CAP

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-Incidence between 5 and 11 per 1000 in UK and rises with age

Mortality:
-<1% in the community
-6-12% among patients hospitalised
-Over 35% in patients admitted to ITU

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Commonest pathogens in CAP

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-S. Pneumoniae
-Virus
-Hospitalised= legionella, mycoplasma

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Multisystem complications of S.pneumoniae

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-Septicaemia
-Pyopneumothorax (pus and air in pleural space)
-Pericarditis/ endocarditis
-Meningitis/ brain abscess
-Peritonitis
-Arthritis
-Herpes labialis

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Multisystem complications of mycoplasma pneumoniae

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-Meningoencephalitis
-Aseptic meningitis
-Guillian-Barre
-Transverse myelitis
-Cerebellar ataxia
-Ascending polyneuropathy
-Pericarditis
-Myocarditis
-Diarrhoea

-Haemolytic anaemia
-Skin rashes
-Poly arthropathy
-Hepatitis
-Pancreatitis
-Splenomegaly
-Acute glomerulonephritis
-Haemorrhagic myringes

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Legionella multisystem complications

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-Confusion
-Encephalomyelitis
-GB
-Cerebellar
-Pericarditis
-Hyponatraemia
-Renal failure
-Rhabdomyolysis and myositis
-Diarrhoea
-Poly arthropathy
-Jaundice, abnormal LFT
-Pancreatitis
-Thrombocytopenia

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C. burnetii multisystem complications

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-Optic neuritis
-Hepatitis
-Haemolytic anaemia
-Osteomyelitis
-Endocarditis with chronic infection

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S. aureus multisystem complications

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-Pneumatoceles (big cysts in airways) and/or pneumothorax (especially in children)
-Septicaemia
-Lung abscess
-Metastatic infection

(Common after flu-like illness)

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Severity assessment in patients admitted with pneumonia

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-CURB65
-Biomarker (CRP)
-Clinical progress

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Describe CURB65

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-Confusion (new onset), MST 8 or less
-Urea >7
-RR 30 or more
-SBP<90 or DBP <60
-Age>65
Score per criteria

Score 0-1= Low severity (0.7-2.1% mortality)
-Score 2= Moderate= 9.2%
-3-5= High= 15-40%
(Predict 30-day mortality)

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Biomarkers= CRP

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-CRP compared to baseline at day 3/4= assessing progress
=Falls by 50% or more (likely to make full recovery, no ventilation, less 30-day mortality, less likely to have complicated pneumonia)

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Clinical response by day 3

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Good clinical outcome
=Temp <37.2
=HR <100
=RR<24
=SBP>90
=Sats >90%
PLUS
-CRP <30
-PCT <0.25

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Investigations for moderate pneumonia

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-Blood cultures
-Sputum for routine culture and sensitivity tests for those who have not received prior antibiotics
-Pneumococcal urine antigen test

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Investigations where legionella is suspected

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-Urine for legionella antigen
-Sputum or other respiratory sample for legionella culture and DIP

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Investigations of severe pneumonia

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-Same plus
-Investigations for atypical and viral pathogens
=Sputum for direct immunofluorescence/ PCR for mycoplasma pneumoniae, chlamydia, influenzas A&B, parainfluenza 1-3, adenovirus, pneumocystis jiroveci, respiratory syncytial virus
=Initial and follow up viral and atypical pathogen serology

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General principles of management

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-2 or more CURB65 factors= hospital

-Bed rest
-No smoking
-Fluids
-Simple analgesia
-LMWH prophylaxis
-Oxygen to keep SaO2>93%
-Nutritional support
-Monitor clinically

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Antibiotics for low severity pneumonia

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-Oral Amoxicillin 500mg tds (strep pneumoniae)
-IV Amoxicillin 500mg tds if oral not possible

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Antibiotics for moderate severity pneumonia

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-Antibiotics within 4 hrs

-Oral Amoxicillin 500mg-1G tfs + Clarithromycin 500mg bd

-IV Amoxicillin 500mg tds/ IV Benzylpenicillin 1.2G qds + IV Clarithromycin 500mg bd if oral not possible

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Antibiotics for high severity pneumonia

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-Antibiotics ASAP and consider critical care review

-IV Co-amoxiclav 1.2G tds + IV Clarithromycin 500mg bd

-If Legionella suspected add in IV Levofloxacin

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Indications for IV antibiotics

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-Unable to swallow
-Concern re absorption from the gut
-Severe CAP

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When switch IV to oral antibiotics

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Good clinical improvement + apyrexial for 24hrs

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Complications of pneumonia

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-Lung abscess
-Pleural effusion
-Empyema (infection in pockets in pleural space)

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When is chest drain considered?

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-Pleural fluid acidosis
-Positive bacteriology from pleural culture
-Pus

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Empyema findings

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-High protein (>30)
-Very high LDH (>1000)
-Usually, loculations
-Bacteria gram stain
-Very high neutrophils
-Low pleural glucose (<2.2)
-pH <7.2

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Primary bacteriology of pleural infection (empyema)

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-Oral streptococci (52%) especially millen group
-Anaerobes such as cocci and Bacteroides group (20%)
-S.aureus (11%)
-Gram -ve aerobes (9%)

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Secondary bacteriology of pleural infection (empyema)

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-MRSA 25%
-G -ve aerobes (E Coli, Ps. aeruginosa, Klebsiella) 17%
-S. aureus 10%
-Anaerobes 8%

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Management of empyema

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-Fluids
-LMW Heparin
-Nutrition
-ICD (chest drain)
-Antibiotics
=Co-amoxiclav
=Metronidazole
=Cephalosporins
=No aminoglycosides

-If HAP cover MRSA + Anaerobes
-Failure to respond: refer CT surgeons, decortication and rib resection +ICD (frail)

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