Respiratory Tract Infections Flashcards
Hepatits, travel, air conditioning, water towers
HYPONATRAEMIA and lymphopenia
Legionella Pneumophilia
Legionella Pneumophilia
Hepatits, travel, air conditioning, water towers
HYPONATRAEMIA and lymphopenia
30-50% CAP
S pneumoniae
Rusty coloured sputum, usually lobar consolidation
S pneumoniae
S pneumoniae
Rusty coloured sputum, usually lobar consolidation
G+ve diplococci
Shape and stain: S pneumoniae
G+ve diplococci
Stain and shape: H influenzae
G-ve coccobacilli
Stain and shape: M. Catarrhalis
G-ve coccus
Stain and shape: S. Aureus
G+ve cocci (grape bunch clusters)
Stain and shape: Klebsiella Pneumoniae
G-ve rod
Associated with COPD/preexisting lung disease and SMOKING
H. influenzae
H. influenzae associations
Associated with COPD/preexisting lung disease and SMOKING
Associated with recent viral infection (e.g. post influenza)
+- cavitation on CXR
S. Aureus
S. Aureus associations
Associated with recent viral infection (e.g. post influenza)
+- cavitation on CXR
Klebsiella associations
alcoholism, elderly, haemoptysis