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Respiratory Illnesses Flashcards

1
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Most common cause of Community Acquired Pneumonia?

A

Strep pneumonia

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2
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What is another name for Strep pneumonia?

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Pneumococcal pneumonia

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Cough assc with Strep Pneumo / Sputum color assc with Strep Pneumo / type of pain

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Productive cough / Rusty red colored sputum / Pleuritic chest pain

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Strep pneumo - immunocompetent or compromised patients?

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Usually immunocompetent

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5
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Dx / CXR / Tx for strep pneumonia

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Gram + diplococci on gram stain or urine antigen test / Consolidating lobar pneumonia on CXR / Amoxicillin

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6
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Second most common CAP:

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Haemophilus Influenza

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Type of cough with H. Flu

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Productive

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H flu - immunocompetent or immunocompromised?

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Immunocompetent but alcoholics / pt.s with COPD / smokers are more likely to get it.

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Dx / Tx for H. flu

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Gram stain reveals Pleomorphic gram negative coccobacilli / Macrolide

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10
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How is Legionnaire’s transmitted?

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Amoeba in water; inhalation of infected water’s mist/vapor (i.e. hot tub)

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Other symptoms associated w/ Legionnaire’s Disease?

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Diarrhea, neurologic signs

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12
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Type of cough associated with Legionnaire’s? / Sputum?

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Nonproductive cough / Purulent sputum

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13
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Dx challenge / Tx of Legionnaire’s?

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There will be no bacteria on sputum cx / Macrolide

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14
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Describe sputum found with Klebsiella pneumonia:

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Red Currant Jelly Sputum

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15
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Populations that typically get Klebsiella:

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Diabetics, alcoholics, HC workers

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16
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Dx / Tx for Klebsiella:

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Plump gram negative encapsulated rods / Ceftriaxone

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17
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What type of pneumonia does Mycoplasma cause? / who typically gets it / what season

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Walking pneumonia / Young Adults / Summer or Fall

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Cough / Sputum associated with Mycoplasmal Pneumonia:

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Dry, incessant cough / Purulent sputum

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19
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Tx for Mycoplasmal Pneumonia

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Macrolides

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20
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How is Hantavirus transmitted? / What part of US?

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Rodents / SW

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21
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Progression of Hantavirus / hallmark of the disease

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Flu –> pulmonary edema –> respiratory distress / Vascular leaking

22
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Dx / Tx of Hantavirus

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Plaque Reduction Neutralization Test / No tx (40% mortality)

23
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Describe symptoms associated with TB:

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Slow progression of constitutional sx: night sweats, weight loss, fever, bloody cough

24
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Causative agent of TB:

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

25
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How do you test for TB?

A

Use acid fast stain for Mycobacterium Tb

26
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Is there a vaccine for TB?

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BCG is available; mitigates the disease if contracted

27
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TB on CXR?

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Cavitations & opacities in apical region

28
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Agent that causes Influenza:

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Orthomyxovirus

29
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Complication of flu / TX of flu

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Reye Syndrome (encephalopathy) / Rest and fluids

30
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Causative agent of Pertussis?

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Bordetella Pertussis

31
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Who gets pertussis? / prognosis

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Infants / can be fatal

32
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Stages of Pertussis:

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  1. Catarrhal stage - coryza and hacking, 2. Paroxysmal - whooping, 3. Convalescence (decrease in severity)
33
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Dx / Tx of pertussis:

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Cx will be positive during first phase / Macrolide (Erythromycin)

34
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What swells during mumps?

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Swollen parotid gland

35
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What causes mumps? / what else does that agent cause?

A

Paramyxovirus / Measles

36
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Treatment for mumps:

A

none - it is self limiting and rarely fatal

37
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Where would you find Coccidiomycosis?

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SW US, Mexico, Central/S America

38
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Does Coccidiomycosis affect immunocompetent or compromised hosts?

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Compromised, it’s opportunistic

39
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Psittacosis is an ________________

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Atypical pneumoni

40
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Noteworthy vital signs associated with Psittacosis:

A

High fever, low pulse

41
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How does one acquire Psittacosis?

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Contact with birds

42
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Hallmark finding of Diptheria? / who is most at risk? / Tx

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Tenacious gray tonsillar membrane / alcoholics / Pen

43
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What part of the world does SARS affect?

A

Asia & Toronto

44
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Causative agent for SARS? / animal carrier

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Coronavirus / Horse Shoe Bat

45
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Treatment for SARs? / Mortality?

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No effective Tx / 10-14%

46
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Causative agent of diptheria

A

Corynebacterium

47
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Criteria for pneumonia being considered “hospital acquired”

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Greater than 48 hours after hospital admission

48
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Criteria for pneumonia being considered “Health Care Associated Pneumonia”

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Acquired during contact w/healthcare (nursing home, recent hospitalization, antibiotic use, medical intervention)

49
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3 most common causative agents of CAP:

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Strep pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis

50
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Common symptoms assc w/ CAP:

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Cough, productive cough, pleuritic CP, fever

51
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Pneumococcal vaccine contains:

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capsular antigen from 23 types of S. pneumoniae; these types account for 87% of bacteremic pneumococcal disease in US

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