Pneumonia

Question 1

most common and associated with high fever and rapid onset

Answer 1

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Question 2

common in patients with COPD

Answer 2

Haemophilus influenzae

Question 3

occurs following influenza infection

Answer 3

Staphylococcus aureus

Question 4

One of the atypical pneumonias, which often present a dry cough and atypical chest signs/x-ray findings
Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and erythema multiforme may be seen

Answer 4

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Question 5

Another one of the atypical pneumonias
Hyponatraemia and lymphopenia common
Classically seen secondary to infected air conditioning units

Answer 5

Legionella pneumophilia

Question 6

Classically seen in alcoholics

Answer 6

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Question 7

Typically seen in patients with HIV

Presents with a dry cough, exercise-induced desaturations and the absence of chest signs

Answer 7

pneumocystis jiroveci

Question 8

classical finding on X-ray with someone with pneumonia a

Answer 8

the classical x-ray finding in pneumonia is consolidation

Question 9

classical finding on X-ray with someone with pneumonia a

Answer 9

the classical x-ray finding in pneumonia is consolidation