Types of pneumonia

Question 1

most common cause pneumonia
Accounts for 80% of cases
Particularly associated with high fever, rapid onset and herpes labialis
vaccine

Answer 1

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus)

Question 2

pneumonia common in patients with COPD

Answer 2

Haemophilus influenzae

Question 3

pneumonia often occurs in patient following influenza infection

Answer 3

Staphylococcus aureus

Question 4

One of the atypical pneumonias, which often present a dry cough and atypical chest signs/x-ray findings
Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and erythema multiforme may be seen

Answer 4

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Question 5

Another one of the atypical pneumonias
Hyponatraemia and lymphopenia common
Classically seen secondary to infected air conditioning units

Answer 5

Legionella pneumophilia

Question 6

what pneumonia Classically seen in alcoholics

Answer 6

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Question 7

pneumonia typically seen in patients with HIV

Presents with a dry cough, exercise-induced desaturations and the absence of chest signs

Answer 7

Pneumocystis jiroveci