Lung infection buzzwords

Question 1

Common cause of pneumonia in immunocompromised pt

Answer 1

Pneumocystis jirovecii

Question 2

MC cause of atypical/walking pneumonia

Answer 2

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Question 3

Common causative agent for pneumonia in alcoholics

Answer 3

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Question 4

Can cause an interstitial pneumonia in bird handlers

Answer 4

Chlamydophila psittaci

Question 5

Often the cause of pneumonia in pt w/ hx of exposure to bats an bat droppings

Answer 5

Histoplasma

Question 6

Often the cause of pneumonia in a patient who has recently visited South California, New Mexico, or West Texas

Answer 6

Coccidiodes

Question 7

Pneumonia associated with “currant jelly” sputum

Answer 7

Klebsella pneumoniae

Question 8

Q fever

Answer 8

Coxiella burnetti

Question 9

Associated w/ pneumonia acquired from air conditioners

Answer 9

Legionella pneumophila

Question 10

MC cause of pneumonia in children 1 yr old or younger

Answer 10

Group B strep, E coli

Question 11

MC cause of pneumonia in children and young adults (including college students, military recruits, prison inmates)

Answer 11

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Question 12

MC cause of viral pneumonia

Answer 12

RSV

Question 13

Causes wool-sorter’s dz (a life-threatening pneumonia)

Answer 13

Bacillus anthracis

Question 14

Common pneumonia in ventilator patients and those w/ CF

Answer 14

Pseudomonas, MRSA

Question 15

Pontiac fever

Answer 15

Legionella pneumophila