Community Acquired Pneumonia

Community Acquired Pneumonia Exam Questions And
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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?