Pneumonia

Question 1

What causes pneumonia?

Answer 1

1. Bacterial
2. Viral
3. Fungal

Question 2

What organism accounts for 80% if cases. Associated with high fever, rapid onset and herpes labialis?

Answer 2

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Question 3

Which organism is particularly common in patients with COPD?

Answer 3

Haemophilus influenzae

Question 4

Which bacteria occurs following an influenza infection

Answer 4

Staphylococcus aureus

Question 5

Which atypical pneumonia presents with a dry cough, atypical chest signs, x ray findings, autoimmune haemylitic anaemia and erythema multiforme?

Answer 5

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Question 6

What is another atypical pneumonia that shows hyponatraemia and lymphopenia?

Answer 6

Legionella pneumophillia

Question 7

Which of the pneumonias is classically seen in alcoholics?

Answer 7

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Question 8

Which of the pneumonias classically seen in HIV: presents with dry cough, exercise induced desaturations and the absence of chest signs?

Answer 8

Pneumocystis jiroveci