Lung Infections Flashcards
What is an acute inflammation of the tracheobronchial tree?
bronchitis
What is inflammation of bronchiolar epithelium?
bronchiolitis
What is inflammation of airways & alveoli?
pneumonia
What is focal infection/inflammation of parenchyma?
abscess
What are the 5 major risk factors for pneumonia?
- Loss/suppression of cough reflex
- Injury/dysfunction of mucociliary apparatus
- Accumulation of secretions
- Interference with phagocytic or bacterial action of alveolar macrophages
- Pulmonary congestion & edema
What are the predisposting conditions that make people more vulnerable to community-acquired pneumonia?
- extremes of age
- comorbid conditions
- immunodeficiency
- absent/decreased splenic function
What is the most common cause of communit-acquired pneumonia?
Describe the shape & gram stain of the bacteria.
Streprococcus pneumoniae
lancet-shaped, gram-positive diplococci
Is there a vaccine to protect against Streptococcus pneumoniae?
yes
What is the most common bacterial cause of acute exacerbation of COPD?
Describe the shape & gram stain of the bacteria.
What type is most virulent?
In what situation is pneumonia caused by this organism an emergency?
Haemophilus influenzae
- Pleomorphic gram-negative coccobacilus
- +/- capsule
- Type b most virulent
- Pneumonia in pediatric population is an emergency
Is there a vaccine to protect against Haemophilus influenzae?
yes
What type (gram stain & shape) of bacteria is Moraxella catarrhalis?
Gram-negative diplococci in clusters
What type (gram stain & shape) of bacteria is Staphylococcus aureus?
Gram-positive coccus in clumps
What type of bacteria is shown in the provided image of lung tissue?
What type of stain is this?
Gram-negative rods
Klebsiella pneumonia (specifically)
Brown-Hopps stain
Klebsiella pneumoniae is most commonly associated with what type of pneumonia?
What is a classic symptom associated with this infection?
Aspiration pneumonia
red-currant jelly sputum
What pathogen is the most common cause of hospital acquired pneumonia & community acquired pneumonia for CF and immunocompromised (neutropenic) patients?
Describe gram stain & shape of bacteia.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
gram-negative rod
What is a major complication that can occur when immunocompromised patients develop pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa?
invasion of blood vessels and spread to a fulminant infection
What type (gram stain and shape) of bacteria is Legionella pneumophilia?
What special stain is used to identify this pathogen?
gram-negative rod
Silver stain
What is the most common cause of bacteial pneumonia in children and young adults?
Gram stain?
Mycoplasma pneumonia (walking pneumonia)
do not gram stain b/c no cell wall
What pattern of pneumonia is depicted in the provided image?
How do you know?
Bronchopneumonia
patchy
What pattern of pneumonia is depicted in the provided image?
How do you know?
Lobar pneumonia
wide-spread involvement of one lobe & consolidation of that inflammation and infection
What stage of lobar pneumonia is shown in the provided image?
Describe the features of this stage
Red hepatization (after congestion & before gray hepatization)
lobe is red and firm, with liver-like consistency
mostly airless, inflammation, red blood cells
What stage of lobar pneumonia is shown in the provided image?
Describe the features of this stage.
Gray Hepatization (after red hepatization)
consolidated, most of the RBC have lyced, lots of leukocytes, & varying degrees of necrosis
lots of fibrin and neutrophils
What stage of lobar pneumonia is shown in this image?
Red Hepatization
massive confluent exudation wth neutrophils, red blood cells and fibrin filling the alveolar spaces