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Pulmonology

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Urine Ag test for:   S pneumo or Legionella pneumophila PNA  
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PNA empiric tx   resp FQs, macrolides, 2G or 3G cephs x5-21days = TxOC; kids HD amox or Aug  
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Nosocomial PNA tx   Antipseudomonal PCNs + aminoglycosides or cephs ± vanc; Early onset: CTX or resp FQ (IV), Unasyn or ertapenem; Late onset (poss MDR): antipseudomonal ceph + antispeudo FQ; aminoglycoside + vanc  
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PNA Mgmt guides (acronyms)   PORT, CURB-65 (consciousness impaired, urea>7, RR>30, SBP<90, >65yo  
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Nosocomial PNA bugs   GN: E coli, PA, klebs, acinetobacter; SA, SP, H flu  
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Pos PPD tx   INH 300mg daily for 6-12 months; monitor LFTs  
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Aspergillus tx   itraconazole, voriconazole; resection  
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Flu incubation   1-4 days post-exposure  
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Flu presentation in kids   croup, bronchiolitis, GI upset, conjunctivitis, OM; sore throat, nasal congestion, conjunctivitis, nonproductive cough  
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Flu: comps   Pneumonia; Myositis; Myocarditis, pericarditis; Aseptic meningitis; Encephalitis; Reye syndrome; Guillain-Barre syndrome  
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Flu: dx   Epidemiologic; Virus isolation or antigen detection; Serologic  
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Most common clinical manifestation of acute upper airway obstruction:   croup  
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Croup presentation   stridor, barking seal; worse at night; winter; 6 mos-3 yo; males; Parainfluenza; high RR, rales, rhonchi, retractions; steeple sx  
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Prolonged expiratory phase, hyper-resonance to percussion, & wheezing =   bronchiolitis  
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Bronchiolitis presentation   <2 yo (peak 6 mos); M>F; winter; if cardiopulmonary dz / immunodeficiency: more severe dz; concurrent URI; low fever  
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Bronchiolitis agent   RSV or HMPV (also poss PIV, flu or adeno)  
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Premature infants w/bronchiolitis often have:   apneic spells as presenting symptom  
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Bronchiolitis: X-ray may show:   hyperinflation, atelectasis and infiltrates  
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Croup/bronchiolitis tx   supportive; cool mist humidification; pulse ox, O2 if hypoxemia; poss bronchodilators  
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Pneumonia RFs   CHD/ lung dz; CF; asthma; SCD; immunodeficiency syndromes  
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Pneumonia: viral causes   more common in kids <5 yo; RSV, PIVs, Influenza, Adenovirus  
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Pneumonia: viral causes in neonates:   consider CMV, Herpes, rubella  
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Pneumonia: bac causes if <1 month old   GBS, SA, gram neg enteric bacilli; T. pallidum; Listeria  
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Pneumonia: bac causes for 1 month-5 yo   SP (most common); H flu; GAS; SA (&MRSA); M. pneumo; C. pneumoniae  
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Pneumonia: bac causes for >5 yo   M pneumo most common; SP, C pneumo; TB  
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Less common bac causes of pneumonia   C trachomatis (afebrile pneumo in 2 wks-3 mos); pertussis, PCP  
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Pneumonia: dx   CXR = segmental infiltrates, atelectasis, pleural effusions; poss empyema; blood cx pos in 10-30% of bac  
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Viral pneumonia s/s   tachypnea, retractions, nasal flaring & use of accessory mx; diffuse rales, wheezing; CXR diffuse interstitial infiltrates & hyperinflation  
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M pneumo findings   CXR interstitial or bronchopneumonic infiltrates, frequently in the middle or lower lobes; Fever, cough, HA, malaise; sore throat / OM  
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No. 1 cause of death from infectious disease in the US   pneumonia  
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HAP = sx onset >___ hours after hospital admission   48  
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Most common cause of bacterial pneumonia (70%)   Streptococcus pneumoniae  
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May have associated non-respiratory syndromes (CNS, immune hemolytic anemia)   Mycoplasma pneumoniae  
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may cause necrotizing infiltrates or pneumatoceles   Staphylococcal pneumonia; GN; aspiration pna  
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Inhalation of oropharyngeal or gastric contents (volume-dependent)   aspiration pneumonia  
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RF for infection with drug resistant pneumococci   recent beta lactam therapy (within 3 months); >65 yo  
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Risk factor that increases the risk for gram negative respiratory infection   residence at nursing home  
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RF for pseudomonas aeruginosa PNA   Corticosteroid therapy (> 10 mg/d of prednisone); Structural lung disease (bronchiectasis); Broad-spectrum antibiotics (>7 d in past month)  
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Apical/posterior infiltrates of upper lobes, F, C, dry cough   TB  
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Pediatric with barking cough, stridor   viral croup (laryngotracheobronchitis); Tx w/ racemic epi and glucocorticosteroids if stridor at rest.  
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Fever (80%), cough, rusty sputum. RR often >24. Crackles/rales, decreased breath sounds, dullness to percussion, +egophony, pectoriloquy. CXR infiltrates/ consolidation   Pneumonia  
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Pt >35 yo with PNA. Rusty colored or yellow-green sputum. Acute onset, F/C. Bug =   Strep pneumoniae  
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Pt <35 yo, college students. Fever, cough, +/- sputum, chills, muscle aches. PNA bug =   Mycoplasma pneumonia  
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PNA w/ Smokers, COPD: bugs =   H. influenza; M cat (COPD)  
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PNA w/ DM, immunocompromised, EtOH. Currant color sputum. Bug =   Klebsiella  
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PNA w/ Water, late summer, construction site. Diarrhea, toxic looking; males, high fevers, multilobar dz   Legionella  
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PNA from Nursing homes, chronic care facility. Purulent sputum. Bug =   Staphylococcus aureus  
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PNA & HIV+, AIDS, Immunocompromised, sxs out of proportion to exam; diffuse interstitial/alveolar infiltrates. Bug =   Pneumocystis jerovecii (tx of choice: TMP-SMX)  
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PNA & decreased mental status, poor dental hygiene, dentures, foul smelling sputum, bronchiectasis. Patchy infiltrates in dependant lung zones   Aspiration PNA  
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Cystic fibrosis w/ PNA. Bug =   Pseudomonas aeruginosa  
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PNA: lancet-shaped gram-positive diplococci   Strep pneumo  
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PNA: patchy lower lung consolidations. Bug =   Pseudo aeruginosa  
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Gram negative PNA organisms (2) seen in EtOH/COPD:   Klebsiella, Legionella  
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Lancet shaped gram positive cocci in pairs =   Streptococcus pneumoniae  
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TB infection is spread person to person via:   respiratory droplets in air (cough)  
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Positive PPD Zone Size >= __ mm if no risk factors:   15  
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Positive PPD Zone Size >= __ mm if co-morbid RFs: DM, CKD, ca, IVDA, congregate setting, foreign born/immigrant <5yrs from endemic area (Asia, Africa, Latin America), Mycobacteriology lab tech, gastrectomy   10  
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Positive PPD Zone Size >= __ mm if HIV+, contact of TB+ person, organ transplant / immuno-suppression, fibrotic CXR, on 15 mg prednison/day, or TNF alpha inhibitor   5  
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Positive PPD Zone Size >10 if comorbid RFs =   DM, CKD, ca, IVDA, congregate setting, foreign born/immigrant <5yrs from endemic area (Asia, Africa, Latin America), Mycobacteriology lab tech, gastrectomy  
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Positive PPD Zone Size >5 if:   HIV+, contact of TB+ person, organ transplant / immunosuppression, fibrotic CXR, on 15 mg prednisone/day, or TNF alpha inhibitor  
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Substance used for control in PPD test:   Candida albicans antigen  
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The inability to react to TB skin tests because of a weakened immune system =   anergy  
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More specific test for LTBI & can help exclude BCG or Mycobacterium (non-TB) reactions =   Interferon Gamma Release Assay  
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Macrophages: Activated phagocytic cells are common in:   fungal, acid-fast & some atypical bacterial infections  
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Influenza has an incubation period of ___ days   1-4  
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Fever, myalgia, headache, malaise, nonproductive cough, sore throat, rhinitis are all symptoms of:   influenza  
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Flu resolves in ___ days; cough/ malaise can persist for 2 weeks   3-7  
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Children with influenza may present with:   otitis media, nausea, vomiting  
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Viral cultures are optimal from ______ specimens and require specific viral culture media   nasopharyngeal  
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Only _______ are effective against both Influenza A and B   ostelmavir and zanamivir  
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Who needs annual influenza vaccinations?   LT aspirin tx. PG. Chronic medical conditions (pulmo, cardiac, metabolic, renal, neuro, immunodef, hemoglobinopathy). SNF residents. Age 6 mos-18 yrs or >50 yo  
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Who needs annual influenza vaccinations?   Chronic medical conditions (pulmonary, cardiac, metabolic, renal, neurologic, immunodeficiency, hemoglobinopathy)  
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Cough, weight loss, fever, night sweats, hemoptysis, fatigue, decreased appetite, chest pain can be:   reactivated TB  
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In bacterial pneumonia, blood cx is positive how often:   in 10-30%  
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frank pus located in pleural space =   empyema  
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Pulmonary defense mechanisms =   mucociliary lining of lung, phagocytes (alveolar macrophages, neutrophils), surfactant, IgG, chemotactic agents (C5a, IL-8)  
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Serum antibody titer (IgG, IgM, Legionella) can be helpful to dx:   Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Legionella  
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Respiratory anthrax tx   Cipro or doxy  
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Respiratory (pneumonic) plague tx   streptomycin or doxy  
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Respiratory tularemia (F tularensis) tx   streptomycin  
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Bronchitis vs pneumonia   Bronchitis: prior URI; cough, low fever, clear lungs or ronchi, normal CXR. PNA: acute cough, fever, tachypnea, CP, WBCs, pulmonary infiltrate on CXR  
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‘Discovered’ in 1976; found in aquatic environments   Legionella pneumophilia  
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50% of 20 yo have serologic evidence of past infxn; assoc w/ chronic inflammatory dz (atherosclerosis)   Chlamydia pneumonia  
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pneumococcus colonizes ____% of healthy adults   5-10  
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Risk factor for enteric gram negative respiratory infection   underlying cardiopulmonary disease  
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Influenza rate has doubled in past decade, possibly due to:   aging population and/or change in predominating viral strains (H3N2)  
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Influenza sees resolution in ___ days, though cough and malaise can persist for over 2 weeks   3-7  
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lower respiratory tract is normally sterile if   directly sampled  
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Acceptable sputum specimen has fewer than ___ squamous epithelial cells per low power field   10  
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vaccine against tuberculosis   Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG)  
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Short-term cough, producing mucoid sputum, persistent cough after 5 days of URI, usually viral in etiology   acute bronchitis  
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Lower respiratory tract starts below what anatomic structure?   vocal chords  
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Tx of latent TB   INH x9 months (or RIF x4 months; or RIF + PZA x2 months in resistant pts)  
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Tx of active TB   Quad therapy x8 weeks (INH/vit B6, RIF, ethambutol, PZA), followed by INH/RIF x4 months  
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Tx of TB in immunocompromised pt   HIV: Quad tx x1 year. Pt on chemo: 6-9 months  
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TB tx if converted neg to pos   INH 6-12 months  
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TB tx of family members of index case   INH x1 year as Ppx  
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Side effects of ethambutol   optic neuritis, red/green color blindness  
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Side effects of rifampin   liver dysfunction, rash, flu, turn orange  
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Side effects of INH   hepatitis, peripheral neuropathy (give vit B6 with INH)  
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Side effects of pyrazinamide (PZA)   increased uric acid, hepatitis  
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