Week 120 Bronchial Sepsis

Question 0

Name the three most common atypical pathological causes of pneumonia.

Answer 0

mycoplasma - 5-18%
legionella - 2-5%
chlamydia- 1-5%

Question 1

WHAT FOUR DRUGS ARE USED IN THE TREATMENT OF TB?

Answer 1

RIFAMPICIN
ISONIAZID
PYRAZINAMIDE
ETHAMBUTOL

Question 2

Name the three most common bacterial causes of pneumonia.

Answer 2

1: strep pneumoniae
2: H. Influenza
3: Staph aureus

Question 3

A patient has presented with atypical pneumonia. They own birds, and their cxr shows consolidation in the left lower lobe. What is the most likely pathogenic cause?

Answer 3

chlamydia psitacci

Question 4

Name a common cause of atypical pneumonia (very inflamed).

Answer 4

mycoplasma pneumonia

Question 5

which intracellular bacterium travels through water/air conditioning?

Answer 5

Legionella pneumophilia

causes hepatosplenomegaly also

Question 6

A patient presents with a chronic condition. They also have copd. copious green sputum, and cultures show gram -ve bacterium.

What is it?

Answer 6

Pseudomonas aeriginosa

Question 7

Which gram -ve bacterium id often linked with aspiration & chronic conditions (non cavitating)?

Answer 7

E.coli

Question 8

which gram -ve rod like bacterium causes lung cavitation?

Answer 8

Klebsiella.

Question 9

which gram +ve bacterium causes lung cavitation?

Answer 9

Staph. aureus (bunch of grapes)

Question 10

which respiratory infection spreads by bronchus, through the airway, patchily? Empyema and cavitation is rare with this infection.

Answer 10

haemophilus Influenza (usually encapsulated)