Community Acquired Pneumonia Exam Questions with Correct Answers
Most common causes of CAP? Correct Answer - streptococcus pneumoniae - resp viruses - haemophilus influenza - mycoplasma pneumonia - enteric gram neg bacteria - chlamydia psittaci - staph aureus - legionella - mycobacterium tb Risk factors of CAP Correct Answer - age over 50 - alcoholism - indigenous background - smoking - institutionalisation - COPD - asthma - dementia - heart failure - immunosuppression - seizures - strokes Investigations for CAP Correct Answer - FBE, UEC, LFTs - ABGs - blood culture - sputum cultures (MCS) - ESR and CRP - Nasal flocked swabs for influence and NPA (nasopharyngeal aspirate) - CXR - legionelle urinary antigen - serology What if you're suspecting TB? What should you do with your investigations? Correct Answer 3 early morning sputum cultures collected early in the morning Ziehl-Neelson stain TB culture PCR How to manage CAP? Correct Answer Based on severity of the pneumonia
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