E3 LRTI Flashcards
definition of CAP
pneumonia that developed outside of the hospital or within the first 48 hours of hospital admission
3 things listed under pathogenesis for CAP, and then which one is most common
Aspiration **
Aerosolization
Bloodborne
which microorganism class is the most common pathogenic organism for CAP?
A. Fungus
B. Bacteria
C. Virus
D. Protozoa
C
most common bacterial pathogen
streptococcus pneumoniae
risk factors for drug resistance : strep pneumo
- age <6 or >65
- prior antibiotic therapy
- comorbid conditions
- recent hospitalization
“more common” atypical bacteria for CAP
mycoplasma pneumoniae
common way mycoplasma pneumo is spread
person to person contact
how is legionella pneumo spread
aerosolization
what is an important thing to consider in an infection caused by staph aereus
get MRSA nasal PCR test to predict value for MRSA in CAP*
5 conditions that serve as risk factors for many pathogens
- alcoholism
- COPD/smoker
- post influenza pneumo
- structural lung disease
- recent antibiotic exposure
clinical presentation of CAP (5)
- sudden onset of fever
- chills
- pleuritic chest pain
- dyspnea
- productive cough
clinical presentation of CAP:
gradual onset with lower severity for ________ and _______ pneumoniae
mycoplasma
chlamydia
clinical presentation of CAP, elderly patients:
classic symptoms may be _________ such as what 2 things
absent
afebrile, mild leukocytosis
4 vitals for clinical presentation of CAP
- febrile
- tachycardia
- hypotensive
- tachypnea
what is rec for all pts with suspicion for CAP
chest x ray
what does sputum look like:
viral:
bacterial:
viral -> clear
bacterial -> gross
when doing a microscopic exam of sputum we only evaluate samples with >__ PMNs and < 10 epithelial cells
25, 10
i dont remember what he said on slide 21 so i will go back and find that later i promise
thanks cole
what are the 2 major criteria for severe CAP? how many of these do you need to qualify it as severe
- septic shock requiring vasopressors
- respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation
(only need one of these to occur for severe)
9 minor criteria for severe cap and how many do you need to consider it severe (i dont think we will need to know all of this but might as well throw it in here) i will star ones that came up in his cases tho frfr
- resp rate >30BPM *
- PaO2/FlO2 <250
- multilobar infiltrates
- confusion/disorientation *
- uremia (BUN >20) *
- Leukopenia (WBC <4000)
- Thrombocytopenia (Pit <100,000)
- Hypothermia (temp <36)
- hypotension requiring fluids *
NEED 3 OF THESE
Other tools for CAP:
procalcitonin
when is it clinically useful?
guiding DURATION of treatment
T or F:
procalcitonin is a useful tool to determine antibiotic needs for CAP
false *
what are the two clinical prediction tools for CAP and which one is common
- pneumonia severity index (PSI)
- CURB-65 *
what does CURB-65 do?
estimates mortality for CAP