Respiratory System Disorders - Pneumonia

Question 1

Pneumonia is usually a ____, but can sometimes be viral

Answer 1

bacterial infection

Question 2

Pneumonia symptoms are differentiated from acute bronchitis by the presence of a ____ and a ____

Answer 2

fever and a severe productive cough

Question 3

Pneumonia is further classified as ____ or ____

Answer 3

• community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)

* healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP)

Question 4

It’s important to identify which type of ____ is likely to be responsible for the infection

Answer 4

microorganism

Question 5

Treatment of pneumonia often requires ____

Answer 5

antibiotics

Question 6

Some commonly used antibiotics for pneumonia are:

Answer 6

• Cephalexin (Keflex)
• Cefdinir (Omnicef)
• Amoxicillin/clavulanate (Augmentin)
• Azithromycin (Zithromax)
• Moxifloxacin (Avelox)
• Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
• Doxycycline (Minocin)
• Piperacillin/tazobactam (Zosyn)
• Ampicillin/sulbactam (Unasyn)
• Vancomycin (Vancocin)
• Linezolid (Zyvox)