respiratory infxns Flashcards
rusty sputum is assc’d with?
pneumococcal
foul sputum?
lung abscess
main cause of hemoptysis (3)
- bronchitis
- TB
- Cancer
alcoholism assc’d with?
S. pneumo
COPD/smoking common pathogens
H. influenzae, pseudomonas, S pneumo
aspiration ass’d with?
gram neg
lung abscess?
MRSA, anaerobes, M. TB
bat or bird droppings
histo
birds?
chlamydophila psittaci
rabbits?
F. tularensis
farm animals, cats
Q fever (Coxiella burnetti)
southwestern US
Coccidio, Hantavirus
Southeast Asia
burkholderia pseudomallei
cough >2 weeks
pertussis
structural lung disease
pseudomonas
IVDU
S. Aureus, anaerobes, S. pneumoniae
endobronchial obstruction
S aureus
tactile fremitus is ____in pneumonia, ___in COPD, pleural effusion pneumothorax
incr in pneumonia, decr in COPD, pleural effusion pneumothorax
percussion tells you what is going on in lungs ____below
5-7 cm
whispered pectoriloquy is heard more clearly in____
lobar pneumonia
what represents most types of breath sounds
vesicular (soft and low pitched)
inspiration is prolonged in ____ breath sounds, expiration is prolonged in ____breath soudns
vesicular; bronchial
lowenstein jensen medium
M.TB
procalcitonin is high in _____infxn, low in_____
bacterial; viral