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Microbiology 1 - Resp. infections Flashcards

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What infections tend to affect the upper respiratory tract?

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Common cold (coryza)PharyngitisSinusitisEpiglottitis

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What infections tend to affect the lower respiratory tract? (4)

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Acute bronchitisAcute exacerbation of chronic bronchitisPneumoniaInfluenza

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What is coryza?

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The common cold - acute viral infection of nasal passages

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How is the common cold spread/

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Droplets and fomites

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Complications of the common cold? (2)

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SinusitisAcute bronchitis

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What 3 organisms tend to cause your common cold?

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AdenovirusRhinovirusRespiratory syncytial virus

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Treatment of acute sinusitis?

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Most are viral and therefore self limiting resolving in about 10 days but some need antibiotics

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What is a quinsy?

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Abscess between tonsil and wall of throat (complication of tonsillitis)

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What is diphtheria?

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Diphtheria is a potentially fatal contagious bacterial infection that mainly affects the nose and throat, and sometimes the skin -causes a pseudo-membrane to form over the thought and is life threatening due to toxin production - not seen in Uk due to vaccination

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What is epiglottitis?

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A life threatening inflammation of the epiglottis that can cause obstruction

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What is acute bronchitis?

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also known as a chest cold, is short-term inflammation of the bronchi (large and medium-sized airways) of the lungs

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Clinical features of acute bronchitis?

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Preceded by a common coldProductive coughFever in the minority of casesNormal chest examinationNormal chest x-rayMay have a transient wheeze

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Treatment of acute bronchitis?

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Self limiting in normal meaning antibiotics are not requiredCan lead to significant morbidity in patients with chronic lung disease

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Incubation period for rhinovirus?

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1-5 days

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Incubation time for group A streptococci?

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1-5 days

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Incubation time for influenza and parainfluenza viruses?

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1-4 days

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Incubation time for RSV?

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7 days

18
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Incubation time for pertussis?

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7 -21 days

19
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What is pertussis?

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Whooping cough

20
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Incubation time for diphtheria?

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1-10 days

21
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Incubation time for EBV?

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4-6 weeks

22
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Types of pathogens that tend to cause URTI?

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RhinovirusAdenovirysGroup A strepInfluenza and parainfluenzaRSVPertussisDiptheriaEBV

23
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Clinical features of an acute exacerbation of COPD?

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Usually preceded by an upper respiratory tract infectionIncreased sputum productionIncreased sputum purulenceMore wheezyBreathlessOn examination:Respriatory distressWheezeCoarse cracklesMay be cyanosedIn advance disease - ankle oedema

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What are acute exacerbations of COPD?

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a sustained worsening of the patient’s symptoms from his or her usual stable state, which is beyond normal day-to-day variations and is acute in onset

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Management of acute exacerbation of COPD?

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Manage in primary care with antibiotics (amoxicillin or doxycline), bronchodilator inhalers, short course of steroids in some casesRefer to hospital if evidence of respiratory failure, not coping at homeManagement in hospital = same as before + measure arterial blood gases, CXR to look for other disease, oxygen if respiratory failure

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What is pneumonia?

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acute inflammation with an intense infiltration of neutrophils in and around the alveoli and the terminal bronchioles.

27
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What is the difference between pneumonia and pneumonitis?

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Pneumonia is inflammation of the lung tissue due to infection where as pneumonitis is inflammation of the lungs general (usually used to describe non-infectious causes)

28
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What is it called when the lungs become engorged with blood cells (usually due to pneumonia) and resemble liver tissue?

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Red hepatisation

29
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What is pleurisy?

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inflammation of the pleurae, which impairs their lubricating function and causes pain when breathing. It is caused by pneumonia and other diseases of the chest or abdomen.

30
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What are the symptoms of pneumonia?

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General symptoms e.g. sweats, rigors, malaise, myalgiaCoughConfusionPleurisyHaemoptysisDyspnoeaPreceding URTIAbdo painDiarrhoea

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Signs of pneumonia?

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FeversRigorsHerpes labialis (cold sores due to reactivation of herpes simplex virus due to alteration in the immune system)TachypnoeaCracklesRubCyanosisHypotension

32
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Do the lips show central or peripheral cyanosis?

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Central

33
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Investigations for pneumonia? (7)

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Blood cultureSerologyArterial gasesFBCUreaLiver functionChest x-ray

34
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What scoring system is used to determine the severity of CAP?

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CURB65

35
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What each part of the CURB65 stand for?

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C = new onset confusionU = urea greater than 7R = respiratory rate greater than 30/minB = blood pressure systolic less than 90 or diastolic less than 61 65 = age 65 years or older

36
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How much greater is the mortality for a patient with COPD compared to a patient without with CAP?

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10% increased mortality

37
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Apart from CURB65, what are the other severity marker of pneumonia? (4)

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Temperature less than 35 or greater than 40Cyanosis PaO2 less than 8kPaWBC less than 4 or greater than 30Muti-lobar involvement

38
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What are the pathogens which cause CAP?

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Commonest cause = streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal)Haemophillus pneumoniae and mycoplasma pneumoniae are the next most common causesStaph. aureus, moraxella catarrhalis, legionella sp, and chlamydia account for most of the restGram negative bacilli, coxiella burnetti and anaerobes are rarerViruses account for up to 15%

39
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What is a cause of pneumonia in patients with parrots?

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Chlamydia psitacci

40
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Treatment of CAP? (5)

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Antibiotics (amoxicillin if mild/ moderate, co-amoxiclav and clarithromycin if severe)OxygenFluidsBed restNo smoking

41
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Complications of pneumonia?

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Respiratory failurePleural effusionEmpyema (gets drained)Death

42
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How is pneumonia prevented?

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Influenza and pneumococcal vaccines for over 65s, chronic chest or cardiac disease, diabetes, immunocompromisedInfluenza vaccine for health care workers

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