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Respiratory: - Lecture 8. Respiratory Infection Flashcards

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What are the clinical presentations of Influenza?

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Fever: high, abrupt onset
Malaise
Myalgia
Headache
Cough
Prostration
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What are the two types of classical flu?

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Influenza A Viruses

Influenza B Viruses

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What is Haemophilius Influenzae?

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  • Bacterium
  • Not a primary cause of ‘flu
  • May be a secondary invader
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4
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How is flu transmitted?

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Transmission is by droplets, or through direct contact with respiratory secretions of someone with the infection

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What are flu complications?

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Primary Influenzal Pneumonia
Secondary Bacterial Pneumonia
Bronchitis
Otitis Media

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6
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What antivirals can be perscribed for flu?

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Oseltamivir

Zanamivir

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What are the symptomatic treatments for Flu?

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Bed Rest
Fluids
Paracetamol

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What is the epidemiology of flu?

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Seen in Winter epidemics

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What is a minor mutation in flu called?

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Antigenic drift

- This causes the winter epidemic

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What is a Major mutation is flu called?

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Antigenic drift

- This causes Pandemics

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11
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What is required for the flu to become a pandemic?

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Antigenic shift
Segmented Genome
Animal Reservoir

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12
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How is Influenza detected?

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PCR 
Immuofluorescence 
Antigen Detection 
Virus culture 
Antibody detection
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13
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How is Flu prevented?

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Killed Vaccine

Live Attenuated Vaccine

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14
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What viruses cause Pneumonia?

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Coxiella burnetii
Chlamydia

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How is bacteria related pneumonia treated?

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All respond to Tetracycline and Macrolides

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How does the lab detect bacteria causing pneumonia?

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Serology

PCR

17
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How does Mycoplasma Pneumoniae spread?

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Person to Person.

18
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How does Chlamydophila psittaci spread?

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Sporadic zoonosis

- Caught from birds

19
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What are the clinical presentations of Bronchiolitis?

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Fever
Coryza
Cough
Wheeze
grunting
Low PaO2
Intercostal / sternal indrawing
20
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What are the complications of Bronchiolitis?

A

Respiratory and cardiac failure
prematurity
pre-existing respiratory or cardiac disease

21
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What are the two forms of Chlamydia that can cause Pneumonia?

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Chlamydia Trachomatis

Chlamydophilia Pneumoniae

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