Pneumonia Basics
This infection affects lung parenchyma and is often caused by bacteria.
What is pneumonia?
A “thumb sign” on x-ray indicates this emergency in children.
What is epiglottitis?
A “thumb sign” on x-ray indicates this emergency in children.
What is epiglottitis?
Pneumonia after 48 hours of hospitalization is called this.
What is hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP)?
This atypical pneumonia is common in college dorms.
What is Mycoplasma pneumonia?
This pneumonia type is acquired through normal social contact.
What is community-acquired pneumonia?
Pneumonia with entire lobe involvement shows this pattern.
What is lobar consolidation?
Inspiratory stridor and barking cough indicate this childhood illness.
What is croup?
These secretions are often seen with VAP.
What are purulent endotracheal secretions?
This protozoan causes pneumonia in AIDS patients.
What is Pneumocystis jiroveci?
A patient in a care facility developing pneumonia likely has this type.
What is healthcare-associated pneumonia?
Viral infections often present with this radiographic pattern.
What is interstitial infiltrates?
This virus is the main cause of bronchiolitis in infants.
What is RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)?
This clinical finding should raise your suspicion that a patient has developed hospital-acquired pneumonia.
What is a new fever?
A positive acid-fast stain suggests this lung infection.
What is tuberculosis?
Ventilator-associated pneumonia typically develops this many hours after endotracheal intubation.
What is 48 to 72 hours?
Subglottic narrowing seen on a neck x-ray is characteristic of this pediatric respiratory illness.
What is croup?
This medication helps prevent RSV in high-risk infants.
What is Palivizumab (Synagis)?
This type of bacteria, often resistant to antibiotics, commonly causes nosocomial pneumonia.
What is Staphylococcus aureus (including MRSA)?
This type of pneumonia suggests that the patient acquired it because of the reactivation of a latent infection, often in the setting of immunosuppression.
What is CMV?
What is healthcare-associated pneumonia?
What is the 8th leading cause?
Cavitary lesions seen on a chest x-ray are commonly associated with this infectious lung disease.
What is tuberculosis?
The most common bacterial cause of epiglottitis, especially in children, is this organism.
What is Haemophilus influenzae?
HAP is most often diagnosed with this imaging tool.
What is a chest radiograph?
This management strategy is used for a hospitalized infant with severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).
What is supportive care with oxygen therapy and hydration?