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Question 1

Latent TB treatment?

Answer 1

2 drugs for 3 months: rifampicin and isoniazid

isoniazid for a further 3 months

Question 2

Type of pneumonia that is more common in those with a history of excess alcohol, poor dental hygiene and diabetes?

Answer 2

Klebsiella pneumonia

Question 3

Organism that can cause epiglottitis, atypical pneumonia in those already with lung disease and exacerbations of COPD?

Answer 3

Haemophilus Influenzae

Question 4

Pneumonia that can cause necrotising cavitating pneumonia?

Answer 4

MRSA

Question 5

Pneumonia that often occurs post influenza?

Answer 5

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)

Question 6

Pneumonia associated with water mist and travel abroad?

Answer 6

Legionella

Question 7

What antibiotic can’t be used to treat mycoplasma pneumonia and why?

Answer 7

amoxicillin (because mycoplasma doesn’t have a cell wall)

Question 8

Organism that causes a typical pneumonia?

Answer 8

Strep pneumonia

Question 9

Active TB treatment?

Answer 9

2RIPE4RI

2 months: rifampicin, isoniazid, pyranzamide and ethambutol
4 months: rifampicin, isoniazid

Question 10

Antibiotic treatment for acute exacerbation of COPD?

Answer 10

amoxicillin

Question 11

CURB65 score 3-5 pneumonia treatment?

Answer 11

co-amoxiclav and doxycycline

Question 12

Non severe HAP treatment?

Answer 12

PO amoxicillin

Question 13

CURB 65 score 0-2 pneumonia treatment?

Answer 13

Amoxicillin PO

Question 14

Non severe aspiration pneumonia treatment?

Answer 14

PO amoxicillin and metranidazole

Question 15

Organism associated with Q fever, atypical pneumonia and culture negative endocarditis?

Answer 15

coxiella burnetti

Question 16

Severe aspiration pneumonia treatment?

Answer 16

amoxicillin, metranidazole and gentamicin

Question 17

Prophylactic antibiotics for bronchiecstasis?

Answer 17

low dose macrolides: azithromycin and clarithromycin

Question 18

Management of empyema?

Answer 18

amoxicillin and metranidazole

Question 19

Pneumonias with the potential to cause an abscess?

Answer 19

staph A and klebsiella

Question 20

Atypical pneumonia acquired from birds?

Answer 20

Chlamydophilia psittaci

Question 21

Organism that causes “walking pneumonia”?

Answer 21

mycoplasma pneumonia

Question 22

Pneumonia associated with sheep and other farm animals?

Answer 22

coxiella burnetti

Question 23

3 most common causes of coryza?

Answer 23

rhinovirus
coronavirus
adenovirus

Question 24

Pneumonia that occurs as an opportunistic infection in those with HIV?

Answer 24

pneumocystis pneumonia

caused by pneumocystis jiroveci

Question 25

Pneumonia that is detectable by urine antigen?

Answer 25

legionella

Question 26

What influenza causes pandemics?

Answer 26

influenza A

Question 27

Pneumonia that is common in CF patients and causes cavitation and abscess formation in the lungs?

Answer 27

pseudomonas aeruginosa

Question 28

Gram negative organism grown on chocolate agar?

Answer 28

haemophilus influenzae

Question 29

Pneumonia that causes mild disease but symptoms last a long time?

Answer 29

chlamydophila pneumonia

Question 30

D sign on XR?

Answer 30

empyema

Question 31

Severe HAP treatment?

Answer 31

IV amoxicillin and gentamicin (giving you gram neg cover which is more likely in hospital)