Lung Infections Flashcards
1
Q
Inhalation of fungal spores found in soil contaminated by bird or bat poo
Ohio/Mississippi River Valley
Most Asymptomatic
A
Histoplasmosis
2
Q
Inhalation of mold
SW US
Flue like symptoms, tactile fremitus erethyma nodosa
A
Coccidiiomycosis
3
Q
Inhlation of dried secretions from infected birds
Rapid onset fever, chills, cough, myalgias, rales
Unilateral lower lobe consolidation
1st Line: doxy
A
Psittacosis
4
Q
Opportunistic mold Infx
Two types: 1) Invasive & 2) allergic bronchopulmonary
Fever, CP, SOB
A
Aspergillosis
5
Q
Peristent fever, dry cough, dyspnea, HA fatigue, myalgia
Travel to endemic areas
A
SARS
6
Q
Transmitted by rodents
Fever, tachypnea, tachycardia, HA, myaglia
A
Hantavirus
