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Pneumonia and ARDS Flashcards

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What are some risk factors for Pneumonia?

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  • Increasing age, smoking and alcohol use

- Comorbidities, poor oral hygiene, surgery

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What are some risk factors for Pneumonia?

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  • Increasing age, smoking, alcohol use

- Comorbidities, poor oral hygiene, surgery

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Pathogenesis for Pneumonia

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  • Pathogen enters nasopharynx and makes its way to lower airways via inhalation
  • Transitions from colonization to infection
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What factors affect if the pathogen transitions from colonization to infection of the lower respiratory tract with pneumonia?

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Host factors and Pathogen factors

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Lung homeostasis depends on a balance between?

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  1. Immune resistance - eliminate microbes

2. Tissue resilience - resolve tissue damage

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Lung homeostasis depends on a balance between?

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  1. Immune resistance

2. Tissue resilience

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Symptoms of Pneumonia?

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Cough with sputum production, dyspnea, chest pain and fatigue

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Cough with sputum production, dyspnea, chest pain and fatigue can suggest?

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Pneumonia

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Pneumonia symptoms do not predict the outcome except for what 2 things?

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  • Delirium = increased mortality

- Pleuritic chest pain = increased pleural effusion risk

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How do you diagnose Pneumonia?

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  • Symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection with acute onset
  • New infiltrates on CXR
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Besides a history and CXR, what else can be used to diagnose Pneumonia?

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  • Microbiology tests
  • Covid/influenza testing
  • CBC, CMP, CRP, procalcitonin
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Microbiology tests are usually used when, when diagnosing Pneumonia?

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Hospitalized patients/ICU

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First treatment for Pneumonia?

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Empirical therapy for most likely pathogens

– narrow down once testing results comes back

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Empirical therapy for NON-severe community acquired pneumonia?

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  • Beta lactam + Macrolide
    OR
  • Respiratory fluoroquinolone alone
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Empirical therapy for severe community acquired pneumonia?

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  • Beta lactam + Macrolide
    OR
  • Beta lactam + Respiratory Fluoroquinolone
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When treating Pneumonia, what coverage could you add?

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MRSA

Pseudomonas

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When treating Pneumonia, when should you add MRSA or Pseudomonas coverage?

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If recently hospitalized, on a parenteral antibiotic or at high risk for infection
– Also if due to aspiration

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Besides empirical therapy, what are some more treatment options to add for Pneumonia?

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  • Corticosteroids = severe CAP/inflammation
  • Oxygen
  • Non-invasive ventilation
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If you are going to add Corticosteroids to Pneumonia treatment, what needs to be ruled out first?

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What are the 3 complications of Pneumonia?

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  • Increased risk of cardiovascular disease
  • Increased susceptibility of infection
  • Decreased cognition/functional status
21
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What are the 3 complications of Pneumonia?

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  • Increased risk of cardiovascular disease
  • Increased susceptibility for infection
  • Decreased cognition/functional status
22
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What vaccinations can help prevent Pneumonia?

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Influenza

Pneumococcal

23
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Imbalance of fluid forces create a _____ effusion

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Transudative

24
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Inflammatory and malignant processes that increase permeability create a ______ effusion

25
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Top 3 risk factors for a pleural effusion?

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  1. Heart failure
  2. Bacterial pneumonia
  3. Pulmonary embolism
26
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Top 3 risk factors for a pleural effusion?

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  1. Heart failure
  2. Bacterial pneumonia
  3. Pulmonary Embolism
27
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Possible symptoms of a pleural effusion?

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Asymptomatic
OR
Cough, dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain

28
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Asymptomatic or cough, dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain can suggest?

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Pleural effusion

29
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What exam findings will indicate a pleural effusion?

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Dullness to percussion and diminished breath sounds in the lower fields

30
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Dullness to percussion can suggest?

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Pleural effusion

31
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What type of CXR is the most helpful when detecting pleural effusions?

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Lateral decubitus

32
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Treatment for a pleural effusion?

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Thoracentesis - diagnostic and therapeutic

33
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What does Light’s Criteria suggest?

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Exudative pleural effusion

34
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ARDS

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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

35
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What is ARDS and what is it usually associated with?

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Rapidly progressive pulmonary edema

  • -> respiratory failure
  • Associated with pneumonia and sepsis
36
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What are some risk factors for ARDS?

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  • Increasing age, alcohol and tobacco use
  • Air pollution, trauma, hypoalbuminemia
  • Black/latin males
37
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Pathogenesis of ARDS

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  • Increased permeability that allows edema into alveoli and interstitium
  • Accumulation of debris and microthrombii
  • Proliferative phase
  • Fibrotic phase
38
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With ARDS, the accumulation of debris and microthrombii cause what to occur in the lungs?

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  • Impaired gas exchange
  • Decreased compliance
  • Increased dead space
39
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What are the signs of ARDS?

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Dyspnea - in distress

Tachypnea, Tachycardia, hypoxemia

40
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Dyspnea, tachypnea, tachycardia and hypoxemia could suggest?

41
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Treatment for ARDS?

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Supportive

- treat infections, give O2, maintain fluid

42
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Treatment for ARDS?

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Supportive

- Treat infections, give O2 and maintain fluids

43
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How long does it take for most ARDS patients to recover lung function?

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6 - 12 months

44
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What are the complications of ARDS?

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Muscle wasting and weakness
PTSD
Cognitive issues

45
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What are the complications of ARDS?

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Muscle wasting and weakness
Cognitive issues
PTSD

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