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Lower respiritory infections in adults Flashcards

1
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what are signs of acute bronchtiis

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cough and sputum

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when should you see your gp with acute broncits

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more than 3 weeks of symptons, high temp, cough up mucous with blood, heart condition or asthma, repeated bronchitis

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what are antibiotics sfor copd exacertabionts and broncitiss

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amoxicllin, doxycycline, co trimoxazole, carithromycin

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what bacteria can cause copd exacerbations bronchitis

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streptococcus pneonia, haemophilus influenza, moxaxella catarrhalis

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what are signs of bronchtis with copd

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change in colour of sputum, fevers, increased breathlessness, wheeze cough

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pneumonia

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inflamtatoin of the lung parenchyma

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what is the risk factors for pnemonia

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smoking, alchol, extermes of age, preceding viral illness, chronic illness, immunocompromised, hospitalisation, ivdu

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8
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what are the symptons of pnemonia

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fever, righors, myalgia
a dry , cough and sputum
chest pain
breathlessnesss

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what ar teh signs of pneumonia

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tachypnoea, tachey carida, ruedced exspantion, dull percusionk, bronchial breathing, crepitations, vocal resonance

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10
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what investigations can be done for community pneumonia

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cxr

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what investigations can be done for hospital acquired pneumonia

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bloods, - serum bicomistry full blood count, crp
blood cultures
cxr
sputm cultreues
legionella urinary antigen

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what are the differential diagnois for pnemonia

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tuberculosis
lung cancer
pulmonary embolism
pulmonary odeoma
pulmonary vasculitis

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13
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what bacteria maily cause pneomia

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strep pneumoniae (40%)
mycroplasma pneumiea (10.8)
h. influenza (5.2%)

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what are typical community aquied pneumoina infections

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streptococcus pneumoniae, haemophilius influenzae, mycoplasma pneumoniae

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what are the main atypical acuirued pneumoina infections

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legionella pneumophilia ( fresh water)
chlamydia pneumoniae ( cad)
chlamydia psittaci ( birds)
coxiella burnetti ( farm animals)
moxella catarrhalis ( copd)

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16
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main viruse which cuase pneumina

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influesa , rsv, sars , varicella

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what are normal hospial strains of pneumoina

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enterobacteria, staphylococcus aureus, pseudomonas aerigunosa, klebisella pneumiae

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18
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what bacteria can cuase a cavigagtion

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staphycocusus auresus, klebsiella pneumoiase, tb

19
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what is the curb 65 scoring

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c - confusion
b - blood urea greater than 7mmol/l
r - respiratory rate greater than 30 breaths per min
b systoic blood pressure less than 90mmgy and diastolic blood pressure less than 60 mmhg
65 - age 65 or over

20
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what is the normal treatment for curb 0- 1 and for peniclliin alergy

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amoxicillin
peniclin allergy - clarithromycin or doxycyclinne
duration 5 days

21
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what is the normal treament for curb 2 o pencilinn allergy

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amoxicllin _ clarithomycin
allergy - levofloxacin
duration 5-7 days

22
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what is the normal treatment for curb 3-5 or for penicillin allergy

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co- amoxicav, clarithromycin
allergy - levofloaxcin or co-trimoxazole
duration - 7 -10 days

23
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What are the likely bacteria if influenza was pressent

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staphyloccucs

24
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what conditions may lead to aspirating pneumoinai

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strokes, ms, myasteheisa, oesophageal disea

25
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what is teh treatment for aspirating pneumoina

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amoxicillin and metronidazole

26
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what are immuno comporidsed infection microbes

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haemotoloigcia malignacy, neutropenic, hiv
fungi - aspergilliums, fumgatus, candida
viruses, cmv, hsv, vzv
pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, co - trimoxazole

27
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wha treamten used be used for pneumocystis jiroveci pneumoniae

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co - trimoxazole

28
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what are common complications of pneumina

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sepis, acute kideny injury, adult respiratory distress syndrome, parapnneumonic effusion
empyema
lung absess
disseminated infection

29
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what are the differneece between simle and complicated

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ph, simple greater than 7.2 compilicated less than 7.2

30
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how to detect a parapnemoin effusion or empyema

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ultrasound and cxr

31
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what causes a lung abses

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stath auresu, pseudomonas,

32
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what is the symptons of a lung absess

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sputum which is plurent , haemoptysis
pneumia which does not get better, malaise an wehigh loss

33
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how to dected lung abses

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bronchosocpy and ct
rasied infmlartyr makres
anaemia

34
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how long is the recovary for pneumonia

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weeks

35
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what is bronchiecasis

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dilation of the broncchi, leading to increased mucous production and airway thickening

36
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what is the causes of bronchiectasis

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idopathic, childhod infection, cf, ciliary dyskinesia, hypogammaglobulineaemia, allergic bronchopulmnary aspergillosis

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what are the symptons of bronchiectasis

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chronci productive cough, breathlessnesss, recurrunt lrti, haemophyiss fingerclubbing, crepitatins, wheeze, obsstrucive spirometry,sputum

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what are the signs of bronchitis

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hr ct scant - ram tak airawys
chest xray
pumtum examinaion
immuen assesmetn
sweat test and cf gnee assesment
nasal no - this is reduced
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39
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what are the general treatemt for bronchiectatis

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sputem
chest physio
mucocolytics
prolonged antibitic course
vaccinations

40
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what is the general treatemt for pymia

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o2
fludis
antibitics
thromboproylasis
analgesia

41
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when should the chest x ray be repeadted for pneumonia and for who - after 6 weeks for those over 65

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after 6 weeks for those over 65

42
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what type of cell is seen in bronchiecatiss

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neutrophils

43
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what bacteria gives a orange phlem

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staphylloccucus aureus, klebissella pneumoinae and tb

44
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what bacteria gives a orange colour phlem

A

psedomonas aerigunosa

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