pulmonology Flashcards
tx influenza
zanamivir 10mg BID x 5 days if within first 24 hrs
fatigue, WL, fever, night sweats, productive cough. next step for dx?
three consecutive morning sputum specimens, light microscope to look for acid-fast bacilli on smear, chest xray to look for pulmonary opacities
TX TB for non-HIV pts
I, R, P, E for 2 months then I and R 2-3x/wk for 4 months
tx tb for HIV
treat with same but for at least 9 months and watch for drug resistance
what if drug resistant TB?
try streptomycin
tx latent TB
isoniazid for 9 mon, rifampin and pyrazinamide for 2 months,
monitoring labs in TB treatment
serum bilirubin and hepatic enzymes, urea nitrogen, CBC and creatinine, audiometry if steptomycin issued
shaking chills, high fever, pleuritic chest pain, cough with purulent rust colored sputum. CXR shows LLL infiltrate
pneumococcal pneumonia
injection drug use pneumonia organism
staph aureus
periodontal disease causitive organism
anaerobs
erythema nodosum
TB, chlamydia species
erythema multiforme organism
m pneumonia, histoplasma capsulated
bullous myringitis pneumonia
mycoplasma
aspiration pneumonia organism
aerobic and anaerobic streptococci, bacteroides, staph aureus
HIV pneumonia
pneumocystis jiroveci
contaminated water pneumonia
legionella
elderly, smokers pneumonia
h influenza
cystic fibrosis pneumonia
pseudomonoas
alcoholics/diabetics pneumonia
klebsiella, stap aureus and DRSP
children and young adults
mycoplasma and chlamydia
most common pneumonia
strep pneumo
exposure to bats or birds
histoplasma
viral pneumonia sxs
non productive cough, gradual onset and prodrome, wheezing, low grade temp, conjunctivities, HA/malaise
TX pneumocystis jiroveci
bactrim