EXAM #2: DIAGNOSING RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS Flashcards
What culture finding is pathognomonic for Blastomycosis?
“Broad-based budding”
What should you think when you hear rusty sputum?
Strep. pnuemoniae
What should you think when you hear foul smelling sputum?
Lung abscess
What is the differential for hemoptysis?
1) Bronchitis
2) Pneumonia
3) TB
4) Cancer
5) PE
6) Trauma
What organism is associated with alcoholism and lung infections?
S. pneumoniae
What organisms are associated with smoking/COPD and lung infections?
1) H. influenzae
2) P. aeruginosa
What organism is aspiration associated with?
Gram-negative enteric pathogens
What organism is associated with lung abscesses?
MRSA
What organisms are associated with exposure to bat or bird droppings?
Histoplasma
What organism is exposure to birds associated with?
Chlamydophila psittaci
What organism is exposure to rabbits associated with?
Francisella tularensis
What organism is exposure to farm animals associated with?
Coxiella brunetti (Q-fever)
What organism is associated with a hotel or cruise ship stay?
Legionella
What organism is associated with the southwest US?
Coccidioides
What organism is associated with IVDA?
S. aureus
