Midterml Exam:l NRl 571/l NR571l (NEWl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Complexl Diagnosisl &l
Managementl inl Acutel Carel Practicuml
Guide|l Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-
Chamberlain
QUESTION
Commonl bacterial causingl PNA
Answer:
Streptococcusl pneumonia
Haemophilusl influenza
Staphylococcusl aureus
Mycobacteriuml tuberculosis
Groupl Al streptococcusl
Klebsiellal pneumonia
Moraxellal catarrhalis
Anaerobesl
Graml negativel bacteria
Legionella
Pseudomonas
QUESTION
Commonl virusesl causingl PNA
Answer:
Influenzal Al &l B
Respiratoryl syncytiall virusl (RSV)
Rhinovirus
,Parainfluenza
Adenovirus
Varicellal zoster
Coronavirus
QUESTION
Commonl fungail causingl PNA
Answer:
Coccidiodomycosis
Pneumocystisl pneumonia
Sporotrichosis
QUESTION
Riskl factorsl associatedl withl pneumonia
Answer:
Priorl hospitalization
Malnutritionl
Alcoholisml
Decreasel pulmonaryl clearancel secondaryl tol chronicl lungl diseasel
Cigarettel smokingl
Alcoholl andl drugl usel
Virall infectionsl
Pollutionl
Diminishedl neutrophill function,l secondaryl tol diabetes,l corticosteroids,l renall insufficiency,l
cirrhosis,l geneticl defects
Defectivel IgGl productionl secondaryl tol immunel deficiencyl orl HIV
QUESTION
Commonl subjectivel complaintsl associatedl withl pneumonia
Answer:
Productivel cough
Feverl andl chillsl
,Dyspneal
Increasingl respiratoryl distressl
Generall fatiguel orl malaise
QUESTION
Commonl objectivel findingsl associatedl withl pneumonia
Answer:
Tachypnea
Tachycardia
Normall lungl soundsl suchl asl rales,l rhonchi,l andl wheezingl
Tactilel fremitus
Feverl
Appearancel ofl beingl acutelyl ill
QUESTION
Differentialsl relatedl tol pneumonia
Answer:
Cardiacl relatedl conditions,l suchl asl pulmonaryl edemal andl pulmonaryl embolism
Respiratoryl relatedl conditionsl likel asthmal andl COPDl
Neoplasmsl
Immunologicl disorder,l suchl asl sarcoidosisl
Otherl non-pulmonaryl sourcesl ofl infection
QUESTION
Diagnosticl testingl forl pneumonia
Answer:
PAl chestl x-ray
CTl scanl inl somel casesl
CBCl tol evaluatel presencel ofl infectionl (leukocytosis,l leftl shift,l etc.)
Inflammatoryl markers,l includingl procalcitonin,l sedl rate,l c-reactivel proteinl (CRP),l lacticl
acidl
CMPl tol evaluatel renall functionl beforel antibioticl prescribing
, Bloodl andl speedl culturesl
Arteriall bloodl gasl ifl patientl isl hypoxic
QUESTION
Complicationsl associatedl withl pneumonia
Answer:
Acutel respiratoryl failure
Empyemal
Permanentl lungl scarringl
Sepsisl
Needl forl mechanicall ventilationl
Death
QUESTION
Pneumonial Severityl Indexl (PSI)
Answer:
Tooll tol assessl pneumonial severityl andl hospitalization/levell ofl carel need.
1.l Demographics
2.l Coexistingl illnesses
3.l Physicall exam
4.l Lab/X-rayl findings
QUESTION
PSIl scoring
Answer:
2026/l 2027l Update)l Complexl Diagnosisl &l
Managementl inl Acutel Carel Practicuml
Guide|l Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-
Chamberlain
QUESTION
Commonl bacterial causingl PNA
Answer:
Streptococcusl pneumonia
Haemophilusl influenza
Staphylococcusl aureus
Mycobacteriuml tuberculosis
Groupl Al streptococcusl
Klebsiellal pneumonia
Moraxellal catarrhalis
Anaerobesl
Graml negativel bacteria
Legionella
Pseudomonas
QUESTION
Commonl virusesl causingl PNA
Answer:
Influenzal Al &l B
Respiratoryl syncytiall virusl (RSV)
Rhinovirus
,Parainfluenza
Adenovirus
Varicellal zoster
Coronavirus
QUESTION
Commonl fungail causingl PNA
Answer:
Coccidiodomycosis
Pneumocystisl pneumonia
Sporotrichosis
QUESTION
Riskl factorsl associatedl withl pneumonia
Answer:
Priorl hospitalization
Malnutritionl
Alcoholisml
Decreasel pulmonaryl clearancel secondaryl tol chronicl lungl diseasel
Cigarettel smokingl
Alcoholl andl drugl usel
Virall infectionsl
Pollutionl
Diminishedl neutrophill function,l secondaryl tol diabetes,l corticosteroids,l renall insufficiency,l
cirrhosis,l geneticl defects
Defectivel IgGl productionl secondaryl tol immunel deficiencyl orl HIV
QUESTION
Commonl subjectivel complaintsl associatedl withl pneumonia
Answer:
Productivel cough
Feverl andl chillsl
,Dyspneal
Increasingl respiratoryl distressl
Generall fatiguel orl malaise
QUESTION
Commonl objectivel findingsl associatedl withl pneumonia
Answer:
Tachypnea
Tachycardia
Normall lungl soundsl suchl asl rales,l rhonchi,l andl wheezingl
Tactilel fremitus
Feverl
Appearancel ofl beingl acutelyl ill
QUESTION
Differentialsl relatedl tol pneumonia
Answer:
Cardiacl relatedl conditions,l suchl asl pulmonaryl edemal andl pulmonaryl embolism
Respiratoryl relatedl conditionsl likel asthmal andl COPDl
Neoplasmsl
Immunologicl disorder,l suchl asl sarcoidosisl
Otherl non-pulmonaryl sourcesl ofl infection
QUESTION
Diagnosticl testingl forl pneumonia
Answer:
PAl chestl x-ray
CTl scanl inl somel casesl
CBCl tol evaluatel presencel ofl infectionl (leukocytosis,l leftl shift,l etc.)
Inflammatoryl markers,l includingl procalcitonin,l sedl rate,l c-reactivel proteinl (CRP),l lacticl
acidl
CMPl tol evaluatel renall functionl beforel antibioticl prescribing
, Bloodl andl speedl culturesl
Arteriall bloodl gasl ifl patientl isl hypoxic
QUESTION
Complicationsl associatedl withl pneumonia
Answer:
Acutel respiratoryl failure
Empyemal
Permanentl lungl scarringl
Sepsisl
Needl forl mechanicall ventilationl
Death
QUESTION
Pneumonial Severityl Indexl (PSI)
Answer:
Tooll tol assessl pneumonial severityl andl hospitalization/levell ofl carel need.
1.l Demographics
2.l Coexistingl illnesses
3.l Physicall exam
4.l Lab/X-rayl findings
QUESTION
PSIl scoring
Answer:
