Pulm Popcorn 2 Flashcards
Most important bacteria causing Pneumonia?
Streptococcus (Gram + diplococci)
Staph
Hemophilus influenza (gram neg)
Legionella
may cause pneumonia if inhaled
from humidifiers/AC systems
“rust-colored sputum”
Strep pneumo
(cause of pneumonia)
Rales, rhonchi
pneumonia
Dx of pneumonia
CXR
PNA associated w/ leukocytosis (neutrophilia)
bacterial pneumonia
PNA associated w/ lymphocytosis
Viral pneumonia
St. pneumoniae (gram + diplococci)
bacterial pneumonias

Pneumo vaccine
pneumococcal pneumonia
>65y/o
PNA that causes abscesses
staph aureus

current red jelly sputum
Klebsiella pneumonia (gram neg enteric rod)
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
atypical pneumonia (walking pneumonia)
Cryptococcosis
PNA in AIDs patients
pigeon droppings in the soil
Cryptococcosis

Spherules filled w/ Endospores
Coccidiodomycosis
dimorphic (mold in enviro–> yeast in us)
Coccidiomycosis
stain for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Acid fast stain

Cell wall contains mycolic acid
M. tuberculosis
Is TB an acute bacterial infection?
No
Granulomas
Caseous necrosis
Granulomas and caseous necrosis
TB
Ghon Complex
(Parenchymal granuloma + draining hilar lymph node)
TB

“progressive Primary TB”- population
kids
immunocompromised
Secondary TB
= reactivation of dormant TB
Miliary spread
main complication of TB

