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Infection Flashcards

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Upper infection

A 
Cough
Sneeze
Sore throat
Runny nose
Headache
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Lower infection

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Cough with phlegm
Muscle pain
Breathless
Fever
Fatigue
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Pneumonia

A

Chest pain
Blue lips
High fever

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Risk factors

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Under 2 or over 65
Alcohol
Smoking
Poverty
Corticosteroids
Immunosuppression
COPD
Asthma
Diabetes
Liver disease
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Causative agents

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Strep pneu
Myobacterium tuberculosis
Influenza A or B

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Community acquired

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Strep pneu

Myxoplasma pneu

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Hospital acquired

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Staph aur

E coli

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Pheumonia

A

Swelling and inflammation of alveoli

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Grading pneumonia

A

CURB 65

Confusion
Urea more than 7 if in hospital
Respiratory rate more than 30
Blood pressure less than 90 systolic or 60 diastolic
65 years

0 low severity
1-2 moderate
3-4 high severity

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10
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Treatments for pneumonia

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Supportive - O2, fluids, analgesia

Antibiotics - penicillin - amoxicillin

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Causes of severe disease

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Zonotic
No prior immunity
Predisposing illness

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Epithelial cell defence

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Tight junction
Mucus
Antimicrobials
Lining clearance

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Serotypes

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In mouth - Enriched to IgA

Gut - Enriched to IgG

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RSV

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Nasal flaring
Chest wall retractions
Hypoxemia or cyanosis
Wheezing

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Treating viral infections

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Supportive
Vaccine
Anti inflammatory and viral

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