Pulmonary infections Flashcards
common cold bugs
***rhino virus
corona, adeno, echo, coxa/b, flu, paraflu, rsv, mycoplas pneu, human metapneu
common cold keys
usually no fever, present in winter months
summer gripe bugs
coxA/B, echo, enteroviruses
summer gripe keys
cold-like febrile illness in summer
summer gripe presentation
non-specific febrile illness w malaise and headache. Sx 3-4 days
viral acute rhinosinu bugs
rhino, parainflu, RSV adeno
viral acute rhinosinu keys
Sx resolve in 5-7 days
viral acute rhinosinu presentation
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bacterial acute rhinosinu bugs
**S pneumoniae, non typable H flu
also
anaerobes
g-
s aureus, moraxella, pyogenes
bacterial acute rhinosinu keys
adult w mod symptoms >7d, or severe sx develop (facial swelling/tooth pain)
child w mod sx >10-14d or severe (>102, facial swelling, AMS)
bacterial acute rhinosinu presentation
mucosal inflammation
sneezing, rhinorrhea, pressue and headache etc
usually follows viral
rhinocerebral mucormycosis bugs
***rhizopus, rhizomucor
also mucor, mycocladus, cunninghamella
rhinocerebral mucormycosis keys
black eschar of palate
very rare
rhinocerebral mucormycosis presentation
rhinosinusitis w bloody nasal discharge, dusky turbinates, AMS
black eschar, abscesses, decreased ocular motion
viral pharyngitis bugs
adeno, HSV, EBV, CoxAB
viral pharyngitis keys
conjunctivitis, cough, coryza, discrete ulcerative lesions, anterior stomatitis
viral pharyngitis presentation
fever, sore throat, edema, hyperemia of the tonsils
bacterial pharyngitis bugs
strep pyogenes
bacterial pharyngitis keys
complications if untreated– abscess, mastoiditis, cervical lympadenitis
acute glomerulonephritis, rheumatic fever
bacterial pharyngitis presentation
fever, sore throat, hyperemia of the tonsils
pyogenes: fever and severe pain, tonsilopharyngeal erthema w or w/o exudate, lymphadenitis. petechiae, scarlet rash, swollen uvula
kids- N/V, abd pain
lemierre’s (post-anginal septicemia) bugs
fusobacterium nerophorum
lemierre’s (post-anginal septicemia) presentation
sore throat progressing to thrombophlebitis of IJV w pain, dysphagia, neck swelling, stiffness. sepsis in 3-10d after sore throat. can spread to lungs
diphtheria bugs
corynebacterium diphtheriae
diphtheria keys
pseudomembrane, bleeding upon removal, cervical lymphadenopathy, difficulty swallowing
diphtheria presentation
pharyngeal pain, pseudomembrane, bull neck, fetid breath.
airway obstruction and toxemia can occur
viral acute pharyngitis bugs
so many bugs: parainflu, flu AB, adeno, RSV, HSV, rhino, coxAB, echo
viral acute pharyngitis keys
clinical s/s
viral acute pharyngitis presentation
begins as URTI, followed by hoarseness and reduced vocal pitch
odynophagia, odynophonia, congestion, fatigue, malaise,
laryngeal edema and vascular engorgement of vocal folds
bacterial acute pharyngitis bugs
pyogenes
bacterial acute pharyngitis keys
+ bacterial culture
bacterial acute pharyngitis
same as viral, less common
begins as URTI, followed by hoarseness and reduced vocal pitch
odynophagia, odynophonia, congestion, fatigue, malaise,
laryngeal edema and vascular engorgement of vocal folds
viral croup/ laryngotracheobonchitis bugs
parainfluenza type 1
also parainflu2, fluAB, adeno, RSV, HSV, rhino, CoxAB, echo
viral croup/ laryngotracheobonchitis key
barking cough, inspiratory stridor and retractions
less air hunger after racemic epi or humid air (no effect on bact epiglotitis)
steeple sign
normal swallow
viral croup/ laryngotracheobonchitis presentation
higher fever than laryngitis, restlessness, air hunger
starts with mild URTI 2-3 d
followed by barking cough, stridor at night
normal lungs, maybe mild expiratory wheeze
nasal flaring, lethargy,
if severe, tachypnea, tachycardia, hypoxemia, hypotonia, cyanosis
s/s peak 3-5d, resolve 4-7d