Pulmonary Flashcards
Patient presents with low-grade fever, cough, bullous myringitis (vesicles on the TM), cold symtoms, crackles on pulm exam and cxr shows focal infiltrate. What is the organism?
Mycoplasma pneumonia
patient with pneumonia and interstitial infiltrates is more hypoxic on pulse ox than appears on chest radiography and has an increased LDH. What is the organism?
PJP
Patient with CHF or COPD presents with pneumonia, hyponatremic with an episode of diarrhea, what is the organism?
Legionella
Patient with pneumonia presents with rigors and rust colored sputum. What is the organism?
Strep pneumo
Alcoholic or chronic illness pt with pneumonia presents with currant jelly sputum, what is the organism?
Klebsiella pneumo
What organism is associated with alcohol abuse and pneumonia?
Klebsiella pneumo
What organism is associated with COPD and pneumonia?
Haemophilus pneumo
What organism is associated with cystic fibrosis and pneumonia?
Pseudomonas
What organism is associated with young adult in college and pneumonia?
Mycoplasma or chlamydia pneumo
What organism is associated with air conditioning/aerosolized water and pneumonia?
Legionella
What organism is associated with post splenectomy patients and pneumonia?
encapsulated organisms, strep and haemophilus pneumo
What organism is associated with leukemia/lymphoma and pneumonia?
Fungus
What organism is associated with children <1 year and pneumonia?
RSV
What organism is associated with children <2 and pneumonia?
Parainfluenza virus
What is the most common bacterial pathogen in all groups for pneumona
strep pneumo
What type of pathogen is suspected with elevated procalcintonin levels in a patient with pneumonia?
Bacterial
What is the initial management for outpatient pneumonia?
simple uncomplicated patient: macrolide or doxy, patient with chronic disease fq or macrolide + beta lactam
What are the indications for hospitalization of a patient with community acquired pneumonia?
neutropenia, multilobar or poor host resistance, patients > 50 yo with comorbidities, altered mental status or hemodynamic instability