Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Liz's Microbiology Module 2 > PBL: Respiratory Cultures > Flashcards

PBL: Respiratory Cultures Flashcards

1
Q

List the anatomical areas of the respiratory tract

A
  • Upper: Nasal, sinus, nasopharnyx, oropharynx, epiglottis, larynx
  • Lower: Trachea, bronchi, alveoli (last 2 are in the lungs)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Which anatomic regions of the respiratory region are sterile?

A

Lower: trachea, bronchi, alveoli (last 2 are in the lungs)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

List the organisms most commonly found as “normal flora” in upper respiratory tract specimens

A
  • Streptococcus Viridans
  • S. pneumoniae
  • S. pyogenes
  • Corynebacterium spp
  • Neisseria spp
  • CoNS
  • Micrococcus spp
  • Rothia spp
  • Haemophilus spp
  • Aggregatibacter aphrophilus
  • Moraxella spp
  • Anaerobes (Veillonella spp, Fusobacterium spp, Prevotella spp, Porphymonas spp, Parvimonas micra)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

List the common general symptoms of pneumonia

A
  • Fever, chills
  • Malaise
  • Dyspnea
  • Thick, purulent sputum
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What is pneumonia?

A

Inflammation of the lungs detected via physical examination of CXR

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What are the characteristic signs of pneumonia?

A

Inflammation → fluid buildup in alveolar sacs

  • Physical examination: decreased or abnormal breath sounds (crackles)
  • CXR infiltrates: fluid buildup in alveolar sacs
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Relationship of positive blood cultures and pneumonia

A

S. pneumoniae infection occurs w/ 30% positive blood cultures?

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Discuss the vaccines which are available for the prevention of respiratory infections

A
  • Pneumococal conjugate vaccine (PCV)

- Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

List the most common bacterial pathogen in HIV patients

A

M. avium

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

List the most common bacterial pathogen(s) in cystic fibrosis patients

A
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa (most often isolated)

- Burkholderia cepacia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

List the most common bacterial pathogen that causes “walking pneumonia” in young adults

A

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What are the 3 most common upper respiratory tract pathogens?

A
  • Cryptococcus neoformans
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Moraxella catarrhalis
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

List the most common bacterial pathogen(s) in the throat (pharyngitis)

A
  • Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A/Beta hemolytic)
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Neisseria spp (N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis)
  • Haemophilus influenzae
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

List the most common anaerobic pathogen(s) causing aspiration pneumonia

A
  • Fusobacterium spp (GNR)
  • Prevotella spp (GNR)
  • Porphymonas spp (GNR)
  • Veillonella (GNC)
  • Peptostreptococcus anaerobius (GPC)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

List the common bacterial pathogen(s) that are community acquired

A
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae (most common cause of bacterial pneumonia)
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Legionella pneumophilia
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

List the most common bacterial pathogen that are nosocomial acquired

A

Klebsiella pneumoniae

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Prevents engulfment and drying out

A

Polysaccharide capsule

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Which organisms have a polysaccharide capsule?

A
  • H. influenzae
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Neisseria meningitidis
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Bordetella pertussis
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Cryptococcus spp
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Which organisms are intracellular?

A
  • Mycobacteirum tuberculosis

- Chlamydophila pneumoniae

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Which organisms should be considered agents of bioterrorism if isolated from respiratory culture?

A
  • Bacillus anthracis
  • Yersinia pestis (plague)
  • Francisella tularensis
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis (mult-drug resistant)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Which specimens should avoid exposure to usual flora of the upper respiratory tract (*should be sterile)

A
  • Transtracheal
  • Lung biopsy
  • FIne needle aspirate
22
Q

Strep screens

- Specimen type

A
  • Throat swab of tonsillar areas

- Posterior pharynx

23
Q

Strep screens

- Media to set up

A

BAP

24
Q

Routine lower respiratory specimens

- Specimen type

A
  • Expectorated and induced sputum
  • Endotracheal aspirate
  • BAL
  • Bronchial washings
  • Bronch brushes
25
Q

Routine lower respiratory specimens

- Media to set up

A
  • BAP
  • CHOC
  • MAC
  • CNA
  • Direct smear
26
Q

Sterile respiratory specimens

- Specimen type

A
  • Transtracheal aspirates

- Lung aspirates

27
Q

Sterile respiratory specimens

- Media to set up

A
  • ABAP
  • PEA
  • BAP
  • CHOC
  • MAC
  • CNA
  • Direct smear
28
Q

Legionella cultures

- Specimen type

A
  • Biopsy/autopsy tissues
  • Pleural fluids
  • Transtracheal aspirations
  • Sputum or other respiratory specimens
  • Blood
29
Q

Legionella cultures

- Media to set up

A
  • Buffered charcoal yeast extract agar (BCYE)
  • Buffered charcoal yeast extract agar w/ cephalothin, colistin, vancomycin, cycloheximide (BCYE selective)
  • 5% SBAP
30
Q

Bordetella pertussis cultures

- Specimen type

A

Swab of posterior nasopharynx

- NOTE: no cotton swabs!

31
Q

Bordetella pertussis cultures

- Media to set up

A
  • BAP
  • Regan-Lowe
  • Charcoal agar (Bordet-Gengou)
  • Possible Gram stain or use of FA reagents
32
Q

C. diphtheriae cultures

- Specimen type for respiratory infections

A

Throat and nose, preferably posterior nasopharynx specimens

33
Q

C. diphtheriae cultures

- Specimen type for cutaneous infections

A

Culture skin area as well as nose and throat

34
Q

C. diphtheriae cultures

- Media to set up

A
  • BAP
  • CHOC
  • Tinsdale (black colonies)
  • Gram stain
  • Catalase
  • CHOs
  • Nitrate broth
  • Urea agar
35
Q

Actinomyces

- Specimen type

A

Various (slow grower → 2 weeks)

36
Q

Actinomyces

- Media to set up

A

ABAP

37
Q

Cystic fibrosis patient w/ B. cepacia

- Specimen type

A

Sputum

38
Q

Cystic fibrosis patient w/ B. cepacia

- Media to set up

A
  • PC (used specifically for B. cepacia)
  • MSA (some strains can oxidize mannitol)
  • BAP
  • CHOC
  • MAC
  • CNA
  • Direct Gram stain by request
39
Q

MRSA

- Specimen type

A

Nasal swab

40
Q

MRSA

- Media to set up

A
  • Oxacillin screening plates (Growth vs. No growth)
  • MSA
  • CHROM agar (MRSA selective)
41
Q

Significance of Rapid Ag testing in diagnosis of strep throat

A

POC test that uses enzyme immunoassays or latex agglutination to identify group A strep Ags

  • HIGH specificity
  • LOW sensitivity
42
Q

Discuss the reasoning for quantitation of organisms in respiratory tract specimens

A
  • Quantitation of fresh sputum is indicative of probable pathogens based on how much bacteria is found
  • Pathogens are usually found in higher quantities than oropharyngeal flora
  • Proper collection and quantitation of culture is very helpful in providing information that would aid in the physician helping the patient, such as recognizing superinfections, or preforming antimicrobial susceptibility testing
43
Q

What indicates a good collection of a respiratory specimen?

A
  • Dust macrophages
  • Ciliated epithelium
  • — If found in URT, indicates contamination
  • WBCs (indicates infection)
44
Q

Evaluation of Gram-stained direct smears of sputum

- Bartlett’s method

A

Assign + and - values; +2 if > 25 WBC; +1 if 10-25 WBCs; +1 if mucus seen; -2 if > 25 epis; -1 if 10-25 epis

45
Q

Evaluation of Gram-stained direct smears of sputum

- Bartlett’s criteria for acceptability

A

Any positive score (sum of + and - values assigned)

46
Q

Evaluation of Gram-stained direct smears of sputum

- Murray and Washington’s method

A

Average number of epi/LPF

47
Q

Evaluation of Gram-stained direct smears of sputum

- Murray and Washington’s criteria for acceptability

A

< 10 EPI/LPF

48
Q

List the bacteria that cause aspiration pneumonia

A

Mouth flora

49
Q

Epiglottis is caused by…

A

Haemophilus influenzae

50
Q

Ear/sinus infections is caused by…

A

Moraxella catarrhalis

Liz's Microbiology Module 2 (11 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions