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Duke PA Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

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lower respiratory tract starts below what anatomic structure   vocal chords  
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diagnosed by new infiltrate on exam or x-ray   pneumonia  
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#1 cause of death from infectious diseas in the US is from   pneumonia  
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hospital aquired pneumonia is defined as symptom onset >___ hours after hospital admission   48  
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most common bacterium associated with pneumonia world wide   Streptococcus pneumoniae  
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pneumococcus colonizes ____% of healthy adults   5-10  
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May have associated non-respiratory syndromes (CNS, immune hemolytic anemia)   Mycoplasma pneumoniae  
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the original atypical pneumonia organism, although it is present in up to 1/3 of cases   Mycoplasma pneumoniae  
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‘Discovered’ in 1976 during an outbreak of pneumonia. Found in aquatic environments   Legionella pneumophilia  
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50% of 20 year olds have serologic evidence of past infection. Organism is associated with chronic inflammatory diseases (atherosclerosis)   Chlamydia pneumonia  
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may cause necrotizing infiltrates or pneumatoceles   Staphylococcal pneumonia  
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may cause necrotizing infiltrates or pneumatoceles   gram negative  
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Inhalation of oropharyngeal or gastric contents (volume-dependent)   aspiration pneumonia  
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may cause necrotizing infiltrates or pneumatoceles   aspiration pneumonia  
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what is a factor that increases risk of infection with a drug resistant-pneumococci   recent beta lactam therapy (withing the past 3 months)  
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what is a factor that increases risk of infection with a drug resistant-pneumococci   >65 years of age  
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factor that increases the risk for gram negative infection   residence in a nursing home  
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factor that increases the risk for enteric gram negative infection   underlying cardiopulmonary disease  
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factor that increases the risk for infection with pseudomonas aeruginosa   Corticosteroid therapy (> 10 mg/d of prednisone)  
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factor that increases the risk for infection with pseudomonas aeruginosa   Structural lung disease (bronchiectasis)  
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factor that increases the risk for infection with pseudomonas aeruginosa   Broad-spectrum antibiotics (> 7 d in past month)  
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Advanced generation macrolide   azithromycin or clarithromycin  
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Respiratory quinolone   Moxifloxacin, gatifloxacin, levofloxacin, or gemifloxacin  
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Outpatient therapy for pneumonia in otherwise healthy patients   Advanced generation macrolide  
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Outpatient therapy for pneumonia in otherwise healthy patients   azithromycin or clarithromycin  
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Outpatient therapy for pneumonia in otherwise healthy patients if patient is allergic to macrolides   doxycycline  
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Outpatient therapy for pneumonia in patients with cardiopulmonary disease and/or other modifying factors   Anti-pneumococcal fluoroquinolone  
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Outpatient therapy for pneumonia in patients with cardiopulmonary disease and/or other modifying factors   macrolide PLUS b-Lactam (oral cefpodoxime, cefuroxime, high-dose amoxicillin, amox/clavulanate; or parenteral ceftriaxone followed by oral cefpodoxime  
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rates of influenza has _____ compared to previous decade, possibly due to aging population and/or change in predominating viral strains (H3N2)   doubled  
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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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Resolution in ___ days, though cough and malaise can persist for over 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 _______ effective against both Influenza A and B   ostelmavir and zanamivir  
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Who needs annual influenza vaccinations   Long term aspirin therapy  
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Who needs annual influenza vaccinations   pregnancy  
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Who needs annual influenza vaccinations   Chronic medical conditions (pulmonary, cardiac, metabolic, renal, neurologic, immunodeficiency, hemoglobinopathy)  
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Who needs annual influenza vaccinations   nursing home residents  
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Who needs annual influenza vaccinations   Age 6 months-18 years or >50 yr  
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Radiographic findings include infiltrates in mid or lower lung fields, hilar adenopathy, cavitation   tuberculosis  
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Cough, weight loss, fever, night sweats, hemoptysis, fatigue, decreased appetite, chest pain can be the clinical presentation of _____   reactivated tuberculosis  
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CXR with upper lobe infiltrates, particularly the apical and posterior segments, cavitation common   reactivated tuberculosis  
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