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Lab Exam 10/19/2012
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| common with: neonatal (0-1 months) | Escherichia coli |
| commonly diagnosed in: young adults (16-30 years), older adults. | Streptococcus pneumonia |
| can survive in the alveoli by using capsule | Streptococcus pneumonia |
| lab tests: serology to detect antibodies produced against the pathogen or as a result of infection with the pathogen. | Streptococcus pneumonia |
| commonly found in children (5-15 yrs) and young adults (16-30 years). | Mycoplasma pneumonia |
| community acquired; person to person contamination. | Klebsiella pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumonia, Mycoplasma pneumonia, Mycobacterium pneumonia |
| diagnosis: infection causing an upper lobar consolidation can result in a bowing fissure (bulging split; e.g. brain. | Klebsiella pneumonia |
| chronic pneumonia with fever, night sweats, and weight loss. | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| lab findings: acid fast positive rod-shaped bacteria. | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| environmental exposure. treatment: pulmonary tuberculosis: isoniazid and rifampin | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| aspiration pneumonia. acute. | Staphylococcus aureus |
| lab findings: gram negative enterics can include Klebsiella pneumonia and E.coli | Staphylococcus aureus |
| infections of the lungs can cause multiple bilateral nodular infiltrates with central cavitation. | Staphylococcus aureus |
| commonly seen in relations with cystic fibrosis | Staphylococcus aureus |
| condition: nursing home resident with underlying cardiopulmonary disease; recent antibiotic therapy. | Escherichia coli |
| treatment: ampicillin + gentamicin. | Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus |
| lab findings: gram positive diplococcus. | Streptococcus pneumonia |
| antigen test to detect certain antigens produced by the pathogen | Streptococcus pneumonia |
| subacute. | Mycoplasma pneumonia |
| treatment: clarithromycin or azithromycin. | Mycoplasma pneumonia |
| alcohol abusers. thick currant jelly-like sputum. | Klebsiella pneumonia |
| can survive in alveolar macrophages even after being phagocytized. | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| can cause skin lesions. must run a skin test. | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| in children, the chest radiograph may show ill-defined, thin walled cavities. | Staphylococcus aureus |
| lab tests: culture of the sputum and an MRI, CT Scan | Klebsiella pneumonia |
| acute | Klebsiella pneumonia |
| rust color sputum | Streptococcus pneumonia |
| use acid fast stain. | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| symtoms develop within 24 to 48 hours | acute |
| main stains | acid fast and gram stain |
| diagnosis: must run a chest radiograph | Staphylococcus aureus |
| symptoms develop within several days to 1 week | subacute |
| symptoms develop within several weeks to 1 month | chronic |
| 65 years of age and older are most likely to be infected with pneumonia | winter |
| caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis; produces rough verrucous skin lesions, endemic in the southeastern U.S. | Fungal pneumonia |