Resp Flashcards
Latent TB treatment?
2 drugs for 3 months: rifampicin and isoniazid
isoniazid for a further 3 months
Type of pneumonia that is more common in those with a history of excess alcohol, poor dental hygiene and diabetes?
Klebsiella pneumonia
Organism that can cause epiglottitis, atypical pneumonia in those already with lung disease and exacerbations of COPD?
Haemophilus Influenzae
Pneumonia that can cause necrotising cavitating pneumonia?
MRSA
Pneumonia that often occurs post influenza?
Staph A
(strep pneumo is still the most common in pretty much every scenario it’s just that there is increased incidence of staph A post flu)
Pneumonia associated with water mist and travel abroad?
Legionella
What antibiotic can’t be used to treat mycoplasma pneumonia and why?
amoxicillin (because mycoplasma doesn’t have a cell wall)
Organism that causes a typical pneumonia?
Strep pneumonia
Active TB treatment?
2RIPE4RI
2 months: rifampicin, isoniazid, pyranzamide and ethambutol
4 months: rifampicin, isoniazid
Antibiotic treatment for acute exacerbation of COPD?
amoxicillin
CURB65 score 3-5 pneumonia treatment?
co-amoxiclav and doxycycline
Non severe HAP treatment?
PO amoxicillin
CURB 65 score 0-2 pneumonia treatment?
Amoxicillin PO
Non severe aspiration pneumonia treatment?
PO amoxicillin and metranidazole
Organism associated with Q fever, atypical pneumonia and culture negative endocarditis?
coxiella burnetti
Severe aspiration pneumonia treatment?
amoxicillin, metranidazole and gentamicin
Prophylactic antibiotics for bronchiecstasis?
low dose macrolides: azithromycin and clarithromycin
Management of empyema?
amoxicillin and metranidazole
Pneumonias with the potential to cause an abscess?
staph A and klebsiella
Atypical pneumonia acquired from birds?
Chlamydophilia psittaci
Organism that causes “walking pneumonia”?
mycoplasma pneumonia
Pneumonia associated with sheep and other farm animals?
coxiella burnetti
3 most common causes of coryza?
rhinovirus
coronavirus
adenovirus
Pneumonia that occurs as an opportunistic infection in those with HIV?
pneumocystis pneumonia
caused by pneumocystis jiroveci
Pneumonia that is detectable by urine antigen?
legionella
What influenza causes pandemics?
influenza A
Pneumonia that is common in CF patients and causes cavitation and abscess formation in the lungs?
pseudomonas aeruginosa
Gram negative organism grown on chocolate agar?
haemophilus influenzae
Pneumonia that causes mild disease but symptoms last a long time?
chlamydophila pneumonia
D sign on XR?
empyema
Severe HAP treatment?
IV amoxicillin and gentamicin (giving you gram neg cover which is more likely in hospital)
