Pulmonary Infections Flashcards
1
Q
What is parenchyma
A
The bulk of an organ, the functional tissue
2
Q
What part of the lung does pneumonia infect
A
parenchyma
3
Q
Clinical features of pneumonia
A
fever, chills, productive cough with yellow green sputum, tachypnea, pleuritic chest pain, decreased breath sounds, dullness to percussion, elevated white count
4
Q
diagnsis
A
chest x ray, sputum culture, blood culture
5
Q
Lobar pneumonia is usually caused by
A
Strep pneumoniae (95%) or klebsiella
