Pneumonia Flashcards
Streptococcus Pneumoniae
Most common cause of community acquired pneumonia
high fever
rapid onset
associated with herpes labialise
Legionella Pneumophilia
Colonises water tanks -think air con and foreign travel
Dry cough
hyponatraemia
lymphopenia
Klebsiella Pneumonia
ALCOHOLICS /Diabetics / Elderly
Red jelly sputum
Pneumocystis Jiroveci
Immunosuppressed patients - e.g HIV
It is OPPORTUNISTIC
Dry cough/ SOB/ Fever
Bilateral crepitations
Mycoplasma pneumonia
Occur in epidemics/ TB patients/ Homeless patients
Dry cough/ Flu-like symptoms
Associated with autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and erythema multiforme
Haemophilus Influenza
COPD patients
- A cause of community acquired pneumonia
A patient has a history of COPD and presents with symptoms typical of pneumonia, what is the most likely type of pneumonia?
Haemophilus influenza
A patient has a history of alcohol abuse, what is the most likely type of pneumonia for them to acquire?
Klebsiella Pneumonia
A patient with HIV presents with pneumonia, what kind is it?
Pneumocystis Jiroveci
A patient has a dry cough, autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and erythema multiforme. What kind of pneumonia do they have?
Mycoplasma pneumonia
A patient presents with; a dry cough, hyponatraemia
and lymphopenia - what is the cause?
Legionella Pneumophilia
What is the most common type of pneumonia?
Streptococcus Pneumoniae
What form of pneumonia causes ‘red-jelly’ sputum?
Klebsiella pneumoniae
What form of pneumonia causes ‘rusty sputum’ sputum?
Pneumococcal pneumoniae
What organism pneumonia causes ‘mucoid’ sputum?
Chlamydia Psittaci
