Pulmology Exam Review Complete
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Most common bacterial pneumonia organisms - ✔✔Strep pneumo (MC)
M. cat
H. flu
Characteristics of klebsiellsa pneumonia - ✔✔Alcolohics
currant jelly sputum
gram negative
Mycoplasma pneumoniae bacteria - ✔✔Atypical bacterium
walking pneumonia
What is mc viral pneumonia - ✔✔influenza a/b
Fungal pneuomnia organisms - ✔✔Histoplasma capsulatum
coccidioides immitis
Fungal treatment and at risk pneumonia - ✔✔Self limiting
IC pts
HIV related pneumonia organism - ✔✔Pneumocystis jiroveci
Opportunistic infections HIV - ✔✔aspergillus
toxoplasma gondii
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,herpes visus like CMV
EBV
zoster
Community acquired pneumonia organisms - ✔✔Streptococcus pneumonia
Hospital acquired pneumonia organism - ✔✔Pseudomonas aeruginosa
and staph aureus (including MRSA)
Bacterial pneumonia treatment - ✔✔healthy before: macrolide
comorbidites, abx w/in 3 months, inpatient- fluoroquinolone or beta lactam
Viral pneumonia treatment - ✔✔Flu with oseltamivir or zanamivir within 48 hrs
sx onset
acyclovic for voster
symptomatic
Fungal pneumo tx - ✔✔anti-fungals
Pertussis organism - ✔✔Bordetella pertusis
Three stages of pertussis - ✔✔catarrhal, cold/runny nose
paroxysmal, coughing spells leaving person breathless, whoop sound, vomiting
convalescent- chronic cough gradually fades
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, Abx given for pertussis? - ✔✔yes due to it reducing the spread of the disease,
treat with azithromycin or erythromycin
TB organism - ✔✔mycobacterium thberculosis
how is tb spread and what two forms are there - ✔✔respiratory droplets
latent or active
Treatment TB - ✔✔Isoniazid
Rifampin
Pyrazinamide
Ethambutol
Asthma FEV1 and FEV1/FVC - ✔✔forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC <75%); <12%
increase FEV1 after bronchodilatory therapy is supportive of diagnosis
Step one asthma tx - ✔✔SABA PRN
Step 2 asthma tx - ✔✔Low dose ICS
Step 3 asthma tx - ✔✔Los dose ICS + LABA
OR
medium dose ICS
Step 4 asthma tx - ✔✔Medium dose ICS plus LABA
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Questions and Answers 100% Solved
Most common bacterial pneumonia organisms - ✔✔Strep pneumo (MC)
M. cat
H. flu
Characteristics of klebsiellsa pneumonia - ✔✔Alcolohics
currant jelly sputum
gram negative
Mycoplasma pneumoniae bacteria - ✔✔Atypical bacterium
walking pneumonia
What is mc viral pneumonia - ✔✔influenza a/b
Fungal pneuomnia organisms - ✔✔Histoplasma capsulatum
coccidioides immitis
Fungal treatment and at risk pneumonia - ✔✔Self limiting
IC pts
HIV related pneumonia organism - ✔✔Pneumocystis jiroveci
Opportunistic infections HIV - ✔✔aspergillus
toxoplasma gondii
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,herpes visus like CMV
EBV
zoster
Community acquired pneumonia organisms - ✔✔Streptococcus pneumonia
Hospital acquired pneumonia organism - ✔✔Pseudomonas aeruginosa
and staph aureus (including MRSA)
Bacterial pneumonia treatment - ✔✔healthy before: macrolide
comorbidites, abx w/in 3 months, inpatient- fluoroquinolone or beta lactam
Viral pneumonia treatment - ✔✔Flu with oseltamivir or zanamivir within 48 hrs
sx onset
acyclovic for voster
symptomatic
Fungal pneumo tx - ✔✔anti-fungals
Pertussis organism - ✔✔Bordetella pertusis
Three stages of pertussis - ✔✔catarrhal, cold/runny nose
paroxysmal, coughing spells leaving person breathless, whoop sound, vomiting
convalescent- chronic cough gradually fades
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, Abx given for pertussis? - ✔✔yes due to it reducing the spread of the disease,
treat with azithromycin or erythromycin
TB organism - ✔✔mycobacterium thberculosis
how is tb spread and what two forms are there - ✔✔respiratory droplets
latent or active
Treatment TB - ✔✔Isoniazid
Rifampin
Pyrazinamide
Ethambutol
Asthma FEV1 and FEV1/FVC - ✔✔forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC <75%); <12%
increase FEV1 after bronchodilatory therapy is supportive of diagnosis
Step one asthma tx - ✔✔SABA PRN
Step 2 asthma tx - ✔✔Low dose ICS
Step 3 asthma tx - ✔✔Los dose ICS + LABA
OR
medium dose ICS
Step 4 asthma tx - ✔✔Medium dose ICS plus LABA
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