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Pneumonia Flashcards

1
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CAP is

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Acute
not hospitalized
>14D reside in Long term care

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HAP

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> 48hrs after admit

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VAP

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> 48hrs after start mechanical ventilation

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HCAP

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Pt admit >2D w/in last 90 D
RN home/LTACH
Home IV ABX therapy
Dialysis
Chronic wound care/Chemo
X-IMM
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Pneumonia defined

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Infection of the aveloi

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How do people aquire pneumonia in the hospital?

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Usually aspirated (can inhale)

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7
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What organisms can spread via hematogenous spread?

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S. Aureus/S. Pneumonia

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What factors put a person most at risk for contracting pneumonia?

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Aspiration predisposition
impaired cilia
Bacteremia

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Pneumonia w/ intense inflammatory response causes?

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Exudate/WBC to fill aveoli

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10
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What type of cough for bacterial pneumonia?

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Productive cough

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Atypical organisms tend to cause?

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less intense inflam response and milder non-productive cough

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12
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In order what are most common agents of pneumonia?

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  1. Pneumococcus
  2. viruses
  3. Atypicals
    (Mycop, Chlamy, Legions)
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13
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Severe CAP who were completely healthy have…

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S. Pneumoniae

Legionella

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14
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Which populations tend to have >1 organism?

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RN home residents
Alcoholics
HIV low CD4

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15
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Viral URI before pneumonia has what S/S?

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Coryza
Low fever,
Rhinorrhea,
Non-productive cough

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Atypical agents ass/w what S/S?

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HA, GI illness (Legions)

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17
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What agent is ass/w GI illness?

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Legionella

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High risk populations for Pneumococcal

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Old, <2 years old, minorities, day care centers, X-IMM, sickle cell disease

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Highest risk for pneumococcal pneumo

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Old, <2 years old, minorities, day care centers, X-IMM, sickle cell DZ

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20
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Labs PNEUMOCOCCAL PNEUMO

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increased WBC, INC bilirubin or LFTS, and hyponatremia

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21
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S. aureus pneumo ass/w

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laryngeal cancer, X-Imm, RN home, risk for aspiration

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S. aureus pneumo attributes

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after viral illness (influenza), insidious onset, low-grade fever, sputum production, and dyspnea

23
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CXR S. Aureus

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empyema, pleural effusions, areas of infiltrate

24
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Leucocidin excretion by S. Aureus =

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rapid progression and death

25
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S. Aureus HAP are at risk for

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MRSA

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Klebsiella attributes

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= sudden onset, fever, rigors, and CP

27
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CXR - Klebsiella

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develop pulmonary abscesses (MC) to have lobar infiltrate

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Pseudomonas attributes

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severe pneumo (cyanosis, confusion, signs of systemic illness)

29
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Pseudomonas CXR -

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bilateral lower lobe infiltrates, occ. empyema

30
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H. influenzae pneumo MC in what pop

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Elderly ( but any age can), Sickle cell, ETOH

31
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H. influenzae attributes

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Either gradual progression of DZ, low-grade fever, sputum or occ. sudden onset of CP, dyspnea, sputum

32
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CXR H. influenzae

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Pleural effusions and multilobar infiltrates

33
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Atypical bacteria

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Legionella, Chlamydophila, and Mycoplasma

34
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Atypical don’t respond to what and why? B-lactam ABX but to macrolides or respiratory FQ

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Dont respond to B-lactam ABX due Lack of cell wall

35
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What will Atypicals respond to concerning ABX?

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macrolides or respiratory FQ

36
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Legionella attributes

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Gi S/S - abd pain, N/V/D
Prom summer
Ass/w ARDS, multi-organ

37
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Legionella CXR

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patchy infiltrate, occ. hilar LAD and pleural effusions

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Chlamydophila attributes

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mild illness, sore throat, low-grade fever, nonproductive cough and freq may have rales or rhonchi

39
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Mycoplasma P. ass/w

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retrosternal CP

40
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Varicella- can be serious and lead to virulent pneumo in

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pregnant pts

41
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S. pneumoe is (MC), but Klebsiella and Haemophilus are important in what population?

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Alcoholics

42
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MC organisms in RN homes

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S. pneumoe, GNB, H. influenzae

43
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TXT of RN home residents

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IM or PO ABX - cover GNB and MRSA

44
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8 independent predictors RN home pts:

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Tachycardia 
RR ≥30
≥38°C (100.4°F)
decreased alertness
acute confusion
crackles on auscultation
absence of wheezes
increased WBC
45
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MC organisms in HIV pts

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S. pneumoe is (MC) in pts w/ HIV

P. aeruginosa is also common

46
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Atypical presentation in elder for pneumo

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nonpulmonary S/s - falls, weakness, tremulousness, functional decline, abd complaints, delirium, or confusion
Likely to be afebrile on presentation

47
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mechanical ventilation organisms

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GNB (esp. P. aeruginosa)

48
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CMV, P. jiroveci, Fungus - (esp Aspergillus species) are?

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Oppurtnistic infections occuring w/in 6mo of transplant

49
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W/in 3 months of transplant what organisms are MC?

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Mostly S. aureus and Legionella

50
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ICU admit criteria

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  • marked elevated RR
  • partial pressure of arterial oxygen/fraction of inspired
  • oxygen ratio ≤250
  • multilobar infiltrates
  • confusion
  • uremia w/ a BUN >20 milligrams/dL,
  • leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, hypothermia
  • hyponatremia, lactic acidosis, and asplenia

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