Pulm Flashcards
self-limited upper airway infxn
cough > 5 days
myalgia + low fever
prolonged expiration
acute bronchitis
MC viral
bacterial - pertussis, mycoplasma, chlamydia
tx: supportive
kid < 2 w/ wheezing
bronchiolitis (RSV) nasal suction \+/- bronchodilator steroids Ribavirin
HIGH fever
sore throat out of proportion to phayngititis
odynophagia, muffled voice
epiglotitis
stridor, tripoding, retractions
“thumb sign”
tx: rocephin + vanc
inspiratory stridor worse at night
low grade fever
abrupt barking cough
croup
parainfluenza
“steeple sign”
tx: glucocorticoids, epi
single-stranded RNA
high fever + chills + myalgia
winter months
flu
can cause atypical pneumonia in pts w/ pre-existing dz
rapid flu - low sensitivity, high specificity
tx: neuroaminidase inhibitors (tamiflu, zanamivir kids > 7)
cough > 14D
no fever
post-tussive vomit
whoop
pertussis: gram- coccobacillus
tx: macrolide
bacterial causes PNA
s pneumo
h flue
klebsiella
m cat
atypical causes PNA
legionella
mycoplasma
chlamydia
fungal PNA southeast US
blastomycosis
fungal PNA San Joaquin Valley/California
caoccidiodes
fungal PNA Mississippi River Valley
histoplamsa
MCC PNA COPD
Haemophilus
MC PNA w/ exposure to birds
chlymdia psittaci
MC PNA post viral infxn or IV drug use
S aureus
CXR typical vs atypical PNA
typical - lobar
atypical - interstitial
outpt tx PNA
macrolide
doxycycline
outpt tx PNA recent abx or chronic dz
levofloxacin, moxifloxacin
amoxicillin + azith
inpt tx PNA non-ICU
levo, moxi
amoxicillin + azith or doxy