Risk factors
Which underlying disease group is most susceptible for H. influenza pneumonia?
What is COPD?
Is a sudden, severe onset typically seen in typical or atypical bacteria?
What is typical?
What test can be ordered to find the urea value to determine treatment based on CURB-65?
What is BMP?
What is the most common type of Atypical bacterial pathogen?
What is Mycoplasma pneumoniae?
A patient with hospital-acquired pneumonia is suspected of having MRSA. Which antibiotic should be added to the empiric regimen?
MRSA
Linezolid accepted too
A patient presents with non-specific respiratory symptoms. They mention recently purchasing a tropical parrot. Which organism should be suspected?
What is Chlamydia psittacci?
Foul smelling sputum points to which type?
what is aspiration pneumonia?
A urinary antigen test is most commonly used in the clinical setting to assist in the diagnosis of which two pathogens?
Streptococcus pneumoniae and Legionella
Patchy infection of airways (esp bronchioles) & parenchyma describes which pathological pattern of pneumonia?
What is bronchopneumonia?
What is Itraconazole
A CD4 count of less than what is a risk factor for Pneumocystisis jirovecii?
What is 200
Rust colored sputum and single ridor is indicative of whic bacterial pneumonia?
What is Strep pneumo?
A Gram stain of sputum from a patient with lobar pneumonia reveals Gram-positive, lancet-shaped diplococci. Which pathogen is most likely?
Streptococcus pneumoniae
What is the grey hepatization phase (day 5-7) of pneumoniae?
Breakdown of RBC and fibrin remnants
In a patient with pneumonia caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae, what is the recommended antibiotic treatment?
IV ceftriaxone
IV ciprofloxacin or levofloxacin also accepted
Patients around decomposing plant matter may be susceptible to...
Blastomycosis
Hemoptysis is seen in which fungal infection?
What is Aspergillus?
A patient recovering from a severe case of influenza develops a sudden onset of high fever, respiratory distress, and cough with salmon-colored sputum. A chest X-ray shows multiple patchy infiltrates. Which organism is the most likely culprit?
Staphylococcus aureus
Fungus colonizing a pre existing lung cavity describes...
Aspergilloma
A 35-year-old patient with HIV and a CD4 count of 150/μL presents with a subacute onset of dry cough and exertional dyspnea. A chest X-ray shows diffuse bilateral interstitial infiltrates in a 'batwing' pattern. What is the treatment of choice?
What is Trimethoprime-sulfamethoxazole?
A young patient recently joining college or military is indicative of which bacterial pneumonia?
What is Mycoplasma pneumonia?
Pulmonary symptoms such as pharyngitis, sinusitis, bronchitis, hoarseness; and extrapulmonary symptoms such as reactive arthritis, myocarditis, Guillan-Barre, and meningoencephalitis are indicative of which atypical pneumonia?
What is chlamydia pneumonia?
A 45-year-old female is admitted for a stroke and develops a fever and productive cough with foul-smelling sputum three days later. She has been struggling with swallowing since her admission. Where is the most likely location of the infiltrate on her chest X-ray?
What is Right Lower Lobe?
What is Coccidiodomycosis?
A previously healthy 30-year-old female presents with a 2-day history of fever, chills, and a productive cough. She has no recent antibiotic use or comorbidities. Which of the following is the most appropriate outpatient treatment for community-acquired pneumonia?
What is doxycycline or azithormycin?