Pneumonia Flashcards
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Forms of innate lung protection
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- Mucociliary escalator
- Phagocytes
- Cough reflex
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Definition of pneumonia
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Inflammation of lung (generally means lung infection)
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Most common type of pneumonia
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Bacterial
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Symptoms of pneumonia
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- Cough
* Fever
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Definition of consolidation
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Process of fluid leaking out of inflamed capillaries and entering lung
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The 2 types of pneumonia and how they are distinguished
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- Bronchopneumonia: patchy pneumonia (most common)
2. Lobar pneumonia: inflammation spreads to cover entire lobe
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Most common bacterium that causes pneumonia
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Strep. pneumoniae
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Definition of an abscess
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Collection of pus within tissues
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Usual fate of infected lung if properly treated
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Healing by resolution
