Community Acquired Pneumonia

Community Acquired Pneumonia Exam Questions And Answers Graded A+ Community-dwelling outpatient, or inpatient if diagnosis within 48 hours of admission CAP (Community acquired pneumonia) Community-dwelling patient ADMITTED with risk factors for multi-drug resistant pathogens HCAP (Healthcare-associated pneumonia) >/=48 hours after hospital admission (not incubating before admission) HAP (Hospital-acquired pneumonia) 48-72 hours after endotracheal intubation VAP (Ventilator-associated pneumonia) iRAT question: A patient who is diagnosed with pneumonia grows Moraxella catarrhalis on a sputum culture. What type of pneumonia is the patient most likely to have? a. CAP b. HCAP c. HAP d. VAP Community-acquired pneumonia iRAT question: A patient is in the intensive care unit on mechanical ventilation is diagnosed with pneumonia. Which pathogen is more likely to be the causative organism? a. streptococcus pneumoniae b. mycoplasma pneumoniae c. haemophilius influenzae d. psuedomonas aeruginosa psuedomonas aeruginosa iRAT question: GT is a 52 year old female patient who presents to the ER for a drug overdose for which she is intubated. Four days later, she develops fever, leukocytosis, and a new infiltrate on chest X-ray. What type of pneumonia does GT have? a. CAP b. HCAP c. HAP d. VAP Ventilator-associated pneumonia iRAT question: (True/False) The CURB 65 score can be used to assess a patients risk of death from community acquired pneumonia True iRAT question: Which of the following is TRUE about cultured for patients with pneumonia?