5.1 micro resp inf Flashcards
(18 cards)
Anterior lymphadenopathy might suggest
Pharyngitis
Common cold most likely caused by
Rhinovirus
If find GAS, might be
Pharyngitis
Pharyngitis and sexually active, might be caused by
Neisseria gonorrhoea
Herpes virus
Acute HIV
Pharyngitis most caused by bac or viruses
Viruses
Laryngitis usually bacterial or viral
Viral
Sinusitis caused by
Endogenous flora
If have stridor, what disease and most commonly caused by what
Epiglottitis caused by hemophilus influenza
Look at x rays to see when to stop treatment
Lung abscess
Needs surgical drainage
Empyema
Infection of pleural space
Empyema
Won’t see x ray infiltrates
Bronchiolitis
Bronchitis
Are bronchitis and bronchiolitis more bacterial or viral
Viral
What are the conducting airways
Trachea
Bronchi
Upper airway traps what sized particles and give example
Large particles at least 10 micrometers
Rhinovirus
Trachea and conducting airway traps what sized particles and give example
Intermediate size 2-10 micrometer
Influenza virus
Bronchioles and alveoli trap what sized particles and give example
Small particles 1-5 micrometers
Tuberculosis
Blood test to see if need to start and or stop antibacterials
Procalcitonin