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Respiratory Flashcards

1
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What bacteria cause infective exacarbations of COPD?

A

Haemophilus influenzae
Moraxells cattarrhalis
Strep pneumonia

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What kind of bacteria is haemophilus influenzae?

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Gram negative coocobacillary anaerobic pathogen

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What infections are caused by haemophilus influenzae?

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Pneumonia
Epiglottitis
Meningitis

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What kind of bacteria is bordatella pertussis?

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Gram negative coccobacillus

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5
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How do you treat bordatella pertussis?

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Clarithromycin

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What kind of infections do people with cystic fibrosis get?

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Pseudomonas aureginosa
Burholderia cepacia
Staph aureus
Haemophilus influenzae

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7
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What kind of bacteria is strep pneumoniae?

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Gram positive streptococcus usually found in pairs (diplococci)

Alpha haemolytic in aerobic conditions and beta haemolytic under anaerobic conditions

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What are the causes of community acquired pneumonia?

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Strep pneumonia
Atypicals (mycoplasma, chlamydophila, chlamydia pistaacci)
Haemophilus
Staph aureus

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9
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How do you diagnose leigonella?

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Urinary antigen

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How do you treat legionella?

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Clarithromycin

Levofloxacin

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What kind of bacteria is legionella?

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Gram negative bacteria. Resides with water amoeba

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How does legionella spread?

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Inhalation of contaminated water droplets - no person to person spread

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How is mycoplasma pneumonia treated? Why?

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Macrolides - it needs to be treated by something that doesn’t act on the cell wall (mycoplasma does not have a cell wall)

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What is the treatment for mild/moderate community acquired pneumonia?

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Amoxicillin (5 days)

Doxyclcyline is allergic

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What is the treatment for severe community acquired pneumonia?

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Co Amoxiclav IV + Doxycycline oral

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16
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What is the treatment for very severe (ICU)community acquired pneumonia?

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Co amoxiclav IV + Clarithromycin IV

17
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What is the treatment for severe hospital acquired pneumona or aspiration pneumona?

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IV Amox + Met + Gent
Step down to co trimoxacole and metronidazole

IV Co trimoxazole + Metronidazole + Gent if penicillin allergic

18
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What is the treatment for non severe hospital acquired pneumona or aspiration pneumonia?

A

Oral amoxicllin + Metronidazole

19
Q

What is the treatment for an infective exacrebation of COPD?

A

Amoxicillin

2nd line doxycycline

20
Q

What kind of bacteria is staph aureus?

A

Gram positive coccus in a “cluster of grapes’ formation

21
Q

Name 2 diplococcia?

A

Strep pneumonia

Gonoohoea

22
Q

Which organims commonly causes pneumonia after the flu?

A

Staph aureus

23
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What kind of pneumonia is more common in alcoholics?

A

Klebsiella

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