Pneumonia Flashcards
Most common cause of CAP
Strep pneumoniae
Atypical agents causing CAP
M. Pneumoniae
C. Pneumoniae
Legionella
Respiratory viruses
Complicates PREVIOUS INFLUENZA Infection, associated with PNEUMATOCELES
S. Aureus
— my cause necrotizing pneumonia
COPD
BRONCHIECTASIS
CYSTIC FIBROSIS
P. Aeruginosa
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LEGIONELLA
Exposure to BIRDS
CHLAMYDIA PSITACCI
Exposure to RABBITS
Francisella TULARENSIS
Exposure to SHEEP, GOATS
Coxiella burnetti
Associated with ASPIRATION
ORAL ANAEROBES
Stroke
Dementia
DECREASED consciousness
ANAErobes, Gram (-) enteric bacteria
Recent antibiotic use
Malnutrition
Steroid use
Bronchiectasis
Pseudomonas
Series of pathologic changes seen in Classic Lobar pneumonia
Edema —> RED hepatization —> GRAY hepatization —> Resolution
Phase rarely evident in pathology slides
Edema
Phase corresponding to successful containment of infection, gas exchange improvement
GRAY hepatization
Phase corresponding to CLEARANCE of INFLAMMATION
RESOLUTION