Pathoma: Pulmonary Infections

Question 1

Mucus plugging increases risk of __________.

Answer 1

pneumonia

Question 2

Auscultation of patients with pneumonia will often reveal ___________.

Answer 2

decreased breath sounds

Question 3

Lobar pneumonia and bronchopneumonia are usually _________, while interstitial pneumonia is usually ________.

Answer 3

bacterial; viral

Question 4

Second to Streptococcus pneumoniae, what bacteria is most common in lobar pneumonia of high-risk patients?

Answer 4

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Question 5

Bronchopneumonia is often ___________.

Answer 5

bilateral

Question 6

Bronchopneumonia usually follows the __________.

Answer 6

bronchioles

Question 7

Histologically, what will you see in interstitial pneumonia?

Answer 7

The alveolar spaces will be empty, but the interstitial spaces will have lots of inflammatory cells

Question 8

What three types of bacteria are often indicated in aspiration pneumonia?

Answer 8

Bacteroides, Peptococcus, Fusobacterium

Question 9

What is the common pattern of tuberculosis?

Answer 9

Lower lobe caseating necrosis with hilar lymph node infection

Question 10

Meningitis due to tuberculosis often affects the ____________.

Answer 10

meninges at the base of the brain