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Definition of Pneumonia
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Acute lower respiratory tract infection
Acute infection of the pulmonary parenchyma |
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rust-colored sputum think....
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pneumococcal pneumonia
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what are rigors?
what causes them? seen in what problem? |
uncontrollable large muscle shakes
bacteremia seen in pneumonia |
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what is the major blood test abnormality seen in pneumonia?
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Leukocytosis
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What is the gold standard for diagnosing pneumonia?
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The presence of an infiltrate on plain chest radiograph is considered the "gold standard"
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most common bacteria pathogen associated with CAP (comminuity Acquired Pneumonia)
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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what is the mechanism of disease for pneumonia?
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you get filled up alveoli
thus the O2 has to diffuse over a greater distance so the people start breathing faster to make up for the lowered O2 |
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what do you give at the end of hospitalization for a pt who had pneumonia? what does this do?
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Pneumovax
Does not prevent pneumonia Serum immunization for S. pneumoniae |
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pt has ventilator associated pneumonia...what caused it...what is the structure of this?
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Pseudomonas
gram negative rod bacteria |
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what bacteria causes aspiration pneumonia
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gram negative species, anaerobes--essentially oral flora
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where do you normally see aspiration pneumonia?
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right lower lobe
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Occurs with obstruction lesion in airways (usually tumor) leading to pooling of secretions, atelectasis and potential infection....describes?
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Post-obstructive Pneumonia
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what is the sympathetic innervation of the respiratory system? para?
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Symp: T2-7
Para: Vagus |
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what does OMT do for length of hospital stay?
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reduces it by 2 days!
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what type of pts with pneumonia are going to require hospitalization?
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Older patients, immunocompromised patients and patients with multiple medical conditions are more likely to require hospital admission
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