PULMONARY Flashcards
Abx tx of peritonsillar abscess
Augmentin or Clindamycin
Abx tx of acute bacterial sinusitis
Amox or Augmentin
Cephalosporins > FQ or Bactrim > Macrolides
MCC of PNA in newborn
GBS > E. coli
Tx of PNA in newborn
Amp + gent +/- vanco
Tx of chlamydia PNA
Erythromycin
MCC of PNA in 1-4 month old
RSV, Chlamydia
Tx of PNA in 1-4 month old
Macrolide +/- cefotaxime
MCC of PNA in 4m-4yr old
RSV or other virus, S. pneumo
Tx of PNA in 4m-4yr old
Amox or amp
MCC of PNA in 5-15 yr old
S. pneumo > Mycoplasma
Tx of PNA in 5-15 yr old
Amox + clarithro/erythro
Azithro
Amox + doxy
Populations more likely to get PNA
Alaskan Native or from certain native american populations
Tx for pseudomonas PNA
Antipseudomonal beta lactam for at least 2 weeks along with:
Antipseudomonal quinolone (cipro or levo)
Aminoglycoside + azithro
Aminoglycoside + cipro/levo
Antipseudomonal beta lactams
pip-tazo, cefepime, imipenem, meropenem, aztreonam
Random lab level that should point you to possible PCP PNA
LDH level usually >220, and a rising LDH despite appropriate tx portends a poor prognosis
PCP PNA tx
21 days of: TMP SMX Pentamidine Trimetrexate + leucovorin Primaquine + Clinda
DDX for ground glass opacities (diffuse hazy infiltrate)
Interstitial PNA PCP Pulm edema Pulm hemorrhage Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Common cause of PNA in immunocompromised pts
PCP
Often cause of PNA in a pt with hx of exposure to bats and bat droppings
Histoplasma
Often cause of PNA in pt who has recently visited SC, New Mexico, or West Texas
Coccidioides
MCC of PNA in children
RSV
Common cause of PNA in pts with other health problems
Klebsiella
MCC of viral PNA
RSV, H influ is #2
Common bacterial cause of COPD exac
H. influenzae
Common PNA in ventilator pts and those with CF
Pseudomonas
Pontiac fever
Legionella
Cause of PNA in 80 y/o with gram - rods
E. coli