VBS 2032 Exam 4: Lower Respiratory Tract Pt
1
1. In what ways can in- play in preventing pneu-
fections develop or
spread to the lungs?
How can infections
spread from the
lungs?
2. What are the
common causes of
bacteria pneumonia?
Why are most
infections so
serious? What type
of infection is less
seri- ous?
3. How can you dis-
tinguish pneumonia
caused by S. pneu-
moniae and Kleb-
siella pneumoniae?
Where would each
be likely be
acquired? Which is
more likely to be
drug resistant?
4. Who should receive
the pneumococcal
vaccine?
5. What roles does the
immune system
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, VBS 2032 Exam 4: Lower Respiratory Tract Pt
1
Bronchitis (less damages the ciliat- ed epithelial cells
serious), Bronchiolitis,
Pneumonia (most Pneumonia can spread to the CNS
serious) (meningitis), heart (endocarditis), and blood
(sepsis)
Alveolar air sacs
become filled with pus Klebsiella pneumoniae is often HAI, damages
and air due to the lung tissue, has a high mortality rate, and
inflammation, reducing high AMR
lung capacity and
impairing gas S. pneumoniae is often referred to as
exchange "walking" pneumonia, generally mild, small
infectious dose (droplets), and the patient is
Infections can spread infectious for many weeks
from the lungs because
there is just one
epithelial cell layer of
alveoli, 1 endothelial Very yound anWhat roles does the immune
layer of capillaries, and system play in preventing pneumonia and in
a basement membrane causing disease symptoms?
sep- arating the two.
There is a very short Streptococcus pneumoniae doesn't normally
travel distance. cause lung tissue damage
The inflammatory response causes cough,
Inhalat fever,
ion of
a
pathog
en
Aspirat
ion of
foreign
materi
al
Blood
infecti
on
Periodontal disease
Spread from URT
infection - virus
2/
9
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1. In what ways can in- play in preventing pneu-
fections develop or
spread to the lungs?
How can infections
spread from the
lungs?
2. What are the
common causes of
bacteria pneumonia?
Why are most
infections so
serious? What type
of infection is less
seri- ous?
3. How can you dis-
tinguish pneumonia
caused by S. pneu-
moniae and Kleb-
siella pneumoniae?
Where would each
be likely be
acquired? Which is
more likely to be
drug resistant?
4. Who should receive
the pneumococcal
vaccine?
5. What roles does the
immune system
1/
9
, VBS 2032 Exam 4: Lower Respiratory Tract Pt
1
Bronchitis (less damages the ciliat- ed epithelial cells
serious), Bronchiolitis,
Pneumonia (most Pneumonia can spread to the CNS
serious) (meningitis), heart (endocarditis), and blood
(sepsis)
Alveolar air sacs
become filled with pus Klebsiella pneumoniae is often HAI, damages
and air due to the lung tissue, has a high mortality rate, and
inflammation, reducing high AMR
lung capacity and
impairing gas S. pneumoniae is often referred to as
exchange "walking" pneumonia, generally mild, small
infectious dose (droplets), and the patient is
Infections can spread infectious for many weeks
from the lungs because
there is just one
epithelial cell layer of
alveoli, 1 endothelial Very yound anWhat roles does the immune
layer of capillaries, and system play in preventing pneumonia and in
a basement membrane causing disease symptoms?
sep- arating the two.
There is a very short Streptococcus pneumoniae doesn't normally
travel distance. cause lung tissue damage
The inflammatory response causes cough,
Inhalat fever,
ion of
a
pathog
en
Aspirat
ion of
foreign
materi
al
Blood
infecti
on
Periodontal disease
Spread from URT
infection - virus
2/
9
