Exam 3 RTI Flashcards
What are the three broad locations of host defense mechanisms
- Upper airways
- Conducting airways
- Lower respiratory tract
What is part of the upper airways (2)
- Nasopharynx
2. Oropharynx
Nasopharynx defense mechanism (5)
- Nasal hair
- Turbinates
- Anatomy of upper airways
- Mucociliary apparatus
- IgA secretion
Oropharynx defense mechanism (3)
- Saliva
- Sloughing of epithelial cells
- Complement production
What makes up the conducting airway (2)
- Trachea
2. Bronchi
Conducting airway host defense mechanism (5)
- Cough
- Epiglottic Reflexes
- Sharp, angled, branching airways
- Mucociliary apparatus
- IgG/M/A production
What makes up the lower respiratory tract (2)
- terminal airways
2. alveoli
Lower respiratory tract defense mechanisms (5)
- Alveolar lining fluid
- Cytokines
- Alveolar macrophages
- PMNs
- Cell-mediated immunity
What makes up alveolar lining fluid (4)
- surfactant
- fibronectin
- Complement
- immunoglobulin
What cytokines do we see in lower respiratory tract (3)
- TNF
- IL-1
- IL-8
Fibronectin mechanism
inhibits adherence of bacteria to cell surfaces –> prevents colonization
What happens when IgA gets degraded
colonization is promoted
Alveolar macrophages mechanism
eliminate organisms by phagocytosis and produce cytokines that recruit neutrophils into the lungs –> local area becomes acidic and hypoxic –> impairs phagocytic activity
Different types of pathogenesis for pneumonia (3)
- Aspiration
- Aerosolization
- Bloodborne
Most common pathogenesis for bacterial pneumonia
Aspiration that causes bacteria to colonize the oropharynx
Specific pathogens in CAP (7)
- Strep pneumoniae
- H. influenzae
- Mycoplama pneumoniae
- Legionella
- Chlamydophila
- Staph aureus
- Viral
Outpatient CAP pathogens (5)
- S. pneumoniae
- M. pneumoniae
- H. influenzae
- C. pneumoniae
- Respiratory viruses
Inpatient (non-ICU) CAP pathogens (7)
- S. pneumoniae
- M. pneumoniae
- C. pneumoniae
4 H. influenzae - Legionella species
- Aspiration
- Respiratory viruses
Inpatient ICU CAP pathogens (6)
- S. pneumoniae
- Legionella
- S. aureus
- GNB
- H. influenzae
- Influenza
most common species for bacteremic pneumonia cases
strep pneumoniae
Risk factors for DRSP
- extremes of age
- prior antibiotic therapy
- underlying illness/co-morbid
- Day care
- Recent or current hospitalization
- immunocompromised, HIV, nursing home, prison
symptoms of mycoplasma pneumoniae
gradual onset of fever, headache, and malaise; development of persistent, hacking, nonproductive cough after 3-5 days
sore throat, ear pain, and rhinorrhea usually present
non-pulmonary symptoms very common (N/V, diarrhea, myalgia, arthralgia)
mycoplasma timing
slow growth of 2-3 weeks
symptoms last up to 4 weeks
mycoplasma radiographic findings
patchy, interstitial infiltrates (not consolidation)
Legionella symptoms
- gradual onset
- presence of high fevers
- relative bradycardia
- Rapid progression on CXR and multilobar involvement
- Mental status changes
- Need for ICU care
- Increased LFTs and SCr
What bacteria is more likely in patients post influenza
staph aureus
stap aureus symptoms
sudden onset of shaking chills, pleuritic chest pain, productive cough, increased WBC with left shift, consolidation
General symptoms of CAP
sudden onset of fever chills pleuritic chest pain dyspnea productive cough tachycardia
when is chest radiography needed in CAP
should be performed on all outpatients and inpatients with suspected CAP
chest radiography findings in CAP
dense lobar consolidation or segmental infiltrates suggestive of bacteria etiology
What should be seen on a gram stain
> 25 PMNs
<10 epithelial cells/LPFs
rust-colored sputum
s. pneumoniae
dark red, mucoid sputum
k. pneumoniae
foul smelling sputum
mixed anaerobic infection
In adults with CAP, should Gram stain and culture of lower respiratory secretions be obtained at time of diagnosis
Recommend NOT obtaining sputum gram stain and culture of respiratory secretions in adults with CAP managed in outpatient setting
When to do CAP gram stain
- classified as severe CAP, esp if intubated
- being treated for MRSA or p. aeruginosa
- Previously infected with above
- Were hospitalized and received parenteral antibiotics in the past 90 days
Initiation of CAP treatment and testing
Recommend initiation of empiric antibiotic therapy in adults with clinically suspected and radiographically confirmed CAP regardless of initial serum procalcitonin concentration
General treatment of CAP
- humidified oxygen if hypoxemic
- Bronchodilators
- Fluids
- Chest physiotherapy
- Appropriate antimicrobial therapy
Treatment of CAP for healthy outpatient adults without comorbidities or risk factors for antibiotic-resistant pathogens
- Amoxicillin
2. Doxycycline
Can you give macrolides for Treatment of CAP for healthy outpatient adults without comorbidities or risk factors for antibiotic-resistant pathogens
Yes where resistant is < 25%
Z-pack
Clarithromycin
Treatment of CAP for outpatient adults with co morbidities general
FQ monotherapy
beta lactam + macrolide
beta lactam + doxycycline
FQ Treatment of CAP for outpatient adults with co morbidities
levofloxacin
moxifloxacin
gemifloxacin
beta lactam Treatment of CAP for outpatient adults with co morbidities
Augmentin
Cefpodoxime
Cefuroxime
macrolide Treatment of CAP for outpatient adults with co morbidities
Z pack
Clarithromycin
doxycycline Treatment of CAP for outpatient adults with co morbidities
doxycycline 100 mg q 12h (? loading dose of 200 mg)
treatment of CAP in inpatient setting for empiric treatment of non-sever CAP in adults without risk factors for MRSA and P. aeruginosa general
beta lactam + macrolide
respiratory FQ
beta lactam + doxy if CI to FQs and macrolides
beta lactam treatment of CAP in inpatient setting for empiric treatment of non-sever CAP in adults without risk factors for MRSA and P. aeruginosa
Ampicillin/sulbactam
Cefotaxime
Ceftriaxone
ceftaroline
all IV
macrolide treatment of CAP in inpatient setting for empiric treatment of non-sever CAP in adults without risk factors for MRSA and P. aeruginosa
Azithromycin
Clarithromycin
respiratory FQ treatment of CAP in inpatient setting for empiric treatment of non-sever CAP in adults without risk factors for MRSA and P. aeruginosa
Levo
Moxi
doxycycline treatment of CAP in inpatient setting for empiric treatment of non-sever CAP in adults without risk factors for MRSA and P. aeruginosa
100 mg IV/PO q 12
treatment of CAP in inpatient setting for empiric treatment of severe CAP in adults without risk factors for MRSA and P. aeruginosa general
beta lactam + macrolide
beta lactam + FQ
beta lactam treatment of CAP in inpatient setting for empiric treatment of severe CAP in adults without risk factors for MRSA and P. aeruginosa
Ampicillin/sulbactam
Cefotaxime
Ceftriaxone
ceftaroline
all IV
macrolide treatment of CAP in inpatient setting for empiric treatment of severe CAP in adults without risk factors for MRSA and P. aeruginosa
Azithromycin
Clarithromycin
respiratory FQ treatment of CAP in inpatient setting for empiric treatment of severe CAP in adults without risk factors for MRSA and P. aeruginosa
Levo
Moxi
In inpatient setting, should patients with suspected aspiration pneumoniae receive additional anerobic coverage beyond standard empiric treatment for CAP
No
Treatment of CAP in inpatient, non-severe or severe CAP, prior respiratory isolation of MRSA
Add MRSA coverage:
vanc
linezolid