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The 6th leading cause of death in the USA   Pneumonia  
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Most lethal infection   Pneumonia  
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Acute infection of the lower reps tract caused by bacteria and viruses (also fungi, protozoa, parasites) leading to consolidation of involved lung   pneumonia  
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pneumonia effecting a lobe   lobar pneumonia  
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pneumonia effecting a more diffuse aea   bronchopneumoni  
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what usually causes community acquired pneumonia   pneumococcus  
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why usually causes nosocomial pneumonia   P. aeruginosa  
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what are the normal defensive mechanisms for getting rid of microorg in the lungs   cough, mucociliary clearance, phagocytosis.  
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Once a microorg that is not expelled reaches the lungs, it initiates ________response with an ______ which causes alveolar_____   inflammatory response exudate edema  
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Infiltration with _______ and ________ usually lead to resolution of the inflammation process in PNA   neutrophils and phagocytocis  
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________ PNA is usually mild but can set the stage for secondary bacterial infection   viral  
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clinical manifestations of PNA   fever, chills, cough, asthenia, anorexia, pleural pain, dyspnea, hemoptysis, leukocytosis, neutrophilia. CXR-infiltrates involving single lobe or diffuse area  
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Frequently PNA is preceded by an _______   URTI  
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pathogen of PNA is identified via   sputum characteristics, staining and cultures  
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to avoid contamination the sputum is collected via _______ ______   transtracheal aspiration or bronchoscopy or lung biopsy  
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treatment of bacterial PNA is ________ treatment of viral PNA is _________ Proper __________ is important and may need mech vent and O2   Abx supportive therapy hydration  
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highly contagious infection caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis   TB  
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An acid-fast bacillus which usually affects the lungs but may invade other body systems and organs.   mycobacterium tuberculosis  
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worldwide it is the leading cause of death from a curable infectious disease!   TB  
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this disease is transmitted from person to person in airborne droplets, lodges in the lungs, multiplies and causes non-specific pneumonitis   TB  
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which lobe does TB usually first effect?   upper  
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TB can migrate through the _____________ and lodge in the _______ __________ triggering the immune response with ___________ and _________   lymphatics lymph nodes inflammation phagocytosis  
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in TB exposure inflammation and phagocytosis isolate the bacilli, preventing their spread and sealing off their colonies creating a _______ ___________ with caseation necrosis inside   granulomatose lesion (tubercle)  
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what type of scar tissue grows around the tubercle to isolate the microorg with no further multiplication   collagenous scar tissue  
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TB may remain dormant for life, but if the ______ ________ is impaired active decease occurs and may spread to other organs   immune system  
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example of impaired immune systems   aids, poor nutritional state, long-term steroi therapy, chronic debilitating disease  
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Live _______ can escape in the bronchi and cause TB to become active   bacilli  
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many infected individuals are ________ and others develop s/s so gradually that they notice them when the disease is __________   asymptomatic advanced  
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common manifestations of TB (9)   fatigue, weight loss, anorexia, lethargy, low grade fever (usually in afternoons), cough c purulent sputum, dyspnea, CP, hemoptysis  
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how is TB diagnosed?   Positive TB skin test, sputum cultcher and CXR  
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the positive skin test proves that the individual has been ________ to the _________ and developed antibodies against it.   exposed bacillus  
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what type of stain can TB be seen with under the microscope?   acid-fast stain  
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what will the CXR show in TB   nodules, calcifications, cavities and enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes.  
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if a pt has no exposure, no TB and no infection--what type of TB grade are they?   0  
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if a pt has EXPOSURE TO TB, NO INFECTION what type of TB grade are they   1  
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if a pt has TB infection and no disease what grade are they   2  
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if a pt has TB and clinically active disease, what grade are they?   3  
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if a pt has TB and not clinically active disease, what grade are they   4  
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if TB is suspected what grade are they?   5  
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what is Cor Pulmonale   pulmonary heart disease-cardiac disorder 2/2 pulmonary pathologic condition  
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Acute Cor pulmonale results from   PE where emboli usually originated from thrombi in the leg--occlude plum artery supply  
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clinical s/s of acute Cor pulmonale   profound shock, hypotension, tachypnea, tachy, severe pulm HTN, CP, fever, leukocytosis and hempotysis-----IMMINENT DEATH  
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chronic clinical s/s of Cor pulmonale   RV dilation, hypertrophy 2/2 long-term pulmonary HTN caused by disorders of the lung (bronchitis or emphysema) or thoracic wall  
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does plum HTN have increased or decreased pulmonary resistsance   increased  
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does pulmonary HTN increase or decrease RV afterload   increase  
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does plum HTN increases or decrease RV workload, and what dose this lead to   increases RV workload leading to dilation and hypertrophy of the myocardial wall until if fails  
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clinical manifestations of pulmonary HTN   CP, peripheral eema, hepatic congestion, altered tricuspid and pumonic valve sounds, hepatomegaly, jugular distention  
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what is diagnosis of plum HTN based on?   physical and radiological exams, keg, echo  
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what is treatment of pulmonary HTN aimed towards   decreasing RV workload and reversal of the underlying lung disease  
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