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9/11- Pulmonary Infections Flashcards

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What are the various routes of infection to the lungs?

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  • Inhalation of contaminated droplets/aerosols
  • Aspiration
  • Hematogenous
  • Direct extension
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What are host defenses to lung infections?

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Mechanical

  • Anatomical (nasal turbinates, nasal hairs, glottis, branching airways)
  • Cough reflex
  • Mucociliary escalator

Immune-based responses: alveolar macrophages and surfactant proteins

  • Engulf, opsonize and kill bacteria and viruses
  • Release inflammatory mediators to defend the lung =>syndrome of pneumonia
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What are risk factors for community acquired pneumonia?

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  • Alcoholism
  • Asthma
  • Immunosuppression
  • Institutionalization
  • Age > 70
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Clinical manifestations of CAP?

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Onset/prodrome: insidious, acute or fulminant

Severity: mild to fatal

Symptoms:

  • Fever, cough (dry or productive), pleuritic chest pain, chills or rigors, shortness of breath
  • Associated symptoms: HA, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, myalgia, fatigue
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What is found on the physical exam of pt with pneumonia?

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  • Tachypnea
  • Fremitus – increased or decreased
  • Percussion – dull or flat
  • Crackles
  • Pleural friction rub
  • Whispered pectoriloquy (increased clarity of whispered words; same connotation as bronchopony)
  • Egophony – E to A (extreme bronchophony)
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What are the typical etiologic agents of community acquired pneumonia? Atypical?

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Typical:

  • Strep pneumoniae
  • Hemophilus influenzae
  • Staph aureus
  • CA-MRSA
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae

Atypical:

  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae
  • Chlamydia pneumoniae
  • Legionella spp
  • Respiratory viruses
  • Fungi

Vary according to geographic areas, patient population, season, age group

(Only find etiologic agent in 1/2 of outpts or 2/3 of inpts.. in everyday practice, 70% of cases are not identified)

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What common pathogens are associated with alcoholism?

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  • S pneumoniae
  • Oral anaerobes

Gram negative bacilli:

  • Klebsiella
  • Acinetobacter
  • M TB
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What common pathogens are associated with bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis?

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  • Pseudomonas
  • Burkholderia cepacia
  • Staph aureus
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What common pathogens are associated with COPD?

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  • H influenzae
  • Pseudomonas
  • Legionella
  • S pneumoniae
  • Moraxella catarrhalis
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What common pathogens are associated with Flu season?

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  • Influenza virus
  • S pneumoniae
  • Staph aureus
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What common pathogens are associated with exposure to water?

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Legionella spp

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What common pathogens are associated with poor dental hygiene?

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Oral anaerobes

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What common pathogens are associated with HIV?

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  • Pneumocystis jirovecii
  • Strep pneumoniae
  • Mycobaterium tuberculosis
  • H influenzae
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How is a CXR useful in pneumonia?

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Helpful in diagnosis

  • Presence/extent of infiltrate
  • Presence of pleural effusion
  • Follow clearing of infiltrate
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When would you order a CT chest?

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  • Complicating factor
  • Negative CXR with strong suspicion for pneumonia
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What are other tests that can be used in diagnosis/management of pneumonia?

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WBC count: indicate need for hospitalization (very high or very low)

Sputum Gram stain:

  • Adequate lower respiratory tract specimen: fewer than 10 squamous epithelial cells and >25 PMNs per LPF
  • Can identify organisms by characteristic appearance

Sputum culture

Blood culture (if admitted to hospital), low yield: 5-14%

Antigen tests: uine strep and legionella

PCR tests: Rapid flu, M TB, Legionella, Mycoplasma

Serology: mycoplasma, viruses, fungi

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What is the pneumonia severity index (PSI)?

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20 variables with points assigned

Severity classes I-V for point ranges with associated mortality rates

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What is the CURB 65 criteria?

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  • Confusion
  • Urea > 7 mmol/L
  • Respiratory rate > 30
  • Blood pressure: SBP under 90 or DBP under 60
  • Age > 65

Mortality rate:

1- 1.5%

2- 9.2%

3- 22%

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How do you select antibiotics for CAP?

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Strep pneumoniae: cephalosporin

Atypical pathogens: macrolide

  • Evaluate risk factors for drug resistance (risk factors for community-acquired MRSA)
  • Treatment should start as soon as possible
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What is nosocomial pneumonia?

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HAP, VAP

  • Pneumonia development at least 48 hours after hospital admission
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What is healthcare associated pneumonia?

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  • Transition between nosocomial and community acquired pneumonia
  • Up to three months after health care episode (admitted for at least 2 days)
  • Residence in NH
  • IV antibiotics, chemo or wound care within 30 days
  • Attended hemodialysis in hospital or clinic
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What are common etiologies for healthcare associated pneumonia?

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(Similar to nosocomial pneumonia)

Gram negative bacilli: 64%

  • E coli
  • Pseudomonas (21%)
  • Klebsiella
  • Enterobacter

Gram positives

  • Staph aureus- most common single pathogen! (MRSA > 50%)
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Complications of pneumonia?

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  • Pleural effusion – parapneumonic or empyema
  • Lung abscess
  • Metastatic infection
  • Respiratory failure
  • Septic shock
  • Multiple organ failure
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What immunocompromised patients/situations should be considered with pneumonia?

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  • HIV infection
  • Organ transplantation: bone marrow and solid organs
  • Malignancies: related to malignancy or its treatment (leukopenia, altered mentation, aspiration, emesis)
  • Autoimmune diseases/Tx: steroids, anti-TNF
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Nuances of pneumonia in immunocompromised host: - Defenses - Fever? - CXR - Tx?
- Net state of immunosuppression” – host factors that contribute to infectious risk - Fever may or may not be present - Rate of progression of disease - Radiographic pattern may be abnormal - Aggressive diagnostic measures ---- Specific etiologic diagnosis is essential ---- Differential dx includes non-infectious processes - Immediate treatment intervention
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What etiologic causes of pneumonia or worrisome in the different stages of lung transplants?
**Early (under 1 mo)** - Bacteria - Aspiration - Nosocomial pathogens **Middle (1-4 mo)** - Pneumocystic - Aspergillus - CMV **Late (\> 6 mo)** - Pneumocystis - Granulomatous: nocardia, reactivation of fungi, mycobacteria
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Epidemic of _____ is a looming threat to TB control efforts
Epidemic of **diabetes mellitus** is a looming threat to TB control efforts
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What are risks for TB infection?
- Close contact of person with TB - Persons from or frequent visitors to countries of high TB burden - Congregate settings – residents and employees - Health care workers - Low income, drug/alcohol abuse, poor access to health care - Infants, children, adolescents
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What is MDR-TB?
Multi-drug resistant TB Resistance to both: - Isoniazide - Rifampin
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What are characteristics of a latent TB infection (LTBI)?
- History of exposure to TB - No symptoms - Immune response to TB antigens ----Positive TST or ----Positive interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) – Quantiferon TB or T Spot TB - Normal CXR
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What are high risk groups for TB? What is considered positive on a tuberculin skin test (TST)?
- HIV or immunosuppressed - Close contact of TB pt - Abnormal CXR Positive **\> 5mm**
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What are moderate risk groups for TB? What is considered positive on a tuberculin skin test (TST)?
- Recently infected (under 2 yrs) = recent converter - High risk medical conditions: DM, cancer of head/neck, lung, organ transplant Positive **\> 10 mm**
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What are low risk groups for TB? What is considered positive on a tuberculin skin test (TST)?
None of the other conditions (HIV/immunosuppressed, close contact, abnromal CXR, high risk medical conditions like DM, cancer, organ transplant...) Positive **\> 15 mm**
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What is the natural history/course of LTBI in an HIV negative pt?
- **No further problem** with no evidence of active disease (**90%**) - **Primary infection** is not well contained and active disease develops within 2 years (lower lobe, hilar, pleural) (**5%**) - "**Reactivation** of previously contained, dormant TB (usually **\> 2 years** after primary infection (**5%**)
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What is the natural history/course of LTBI in an HIV pt?
Risk for active TB: 7-10% per year
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Treatment of LTBI?
- Standard therapy: 4 first line drugs ---- **Intensive phase** = RIPE (Rifampin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol) for 2 mo ----- **Continuation phase** = RI for 4 mo - Provide safest, most effective therapy in shortest time: decrease infectivity, morbidity mortality - Adherence to therapy- DOT, in all - Major determinant of outcome is adherence and completion - Children treated same as adults - Extrapulmonary TB treated the same - Contact investigation = key to dz prevention (pic 2)
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What are risks for active TB?
- Previously untreated TB (stable, fibrotic pulmonary lesion) - HIV - Silicosis - Use of anti-TNF, chronic steroids - Malignancy – head and neck, lung - Chronic renal failure - Diabetes mellitus - Alcoholism - Active smoker - Malnutrition - Post gastrectomy
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Characteristics of primary TB (pathologically/anatomically)?
- Lower lobe involvement - Pneumonic pattern - Hilar LAD - Pleural effusion
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Characteristics of reactivation TB (who gets it, sites, anatomy)
- Majority of pts with active TB - Endogenous reactivation of latent infection - Occurs in sites that were disseminated during the primary infection - Most common site = **apical posterior** segment of lung (80%)
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What clinical features aid in the diagnosis of TB?
- Risk factors for exposure - Signs and symptoms: usually chronic (wks - mos) and non-specific _Pulmonary Sx:_ - Persistant cough - Hemoptysis - Dyspnea _Systemic Sx:_ - Malaise, fatigue - Fever - Weight loss, anorexia - Night sweats
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How can the microbiologic diagnosis be made for TB?
_**Acid fast stain:** Ziehl Neelsen or auramine fluorescence_ - Three sputum specimens ~50% positive - Culture: 2-6 weeks - Drug susceptibility: 1-2 weeks _**Molecular** technology_ - Nucleic acid amplification – PCR based - Drug susceptibility – detect gene mutation
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How can therapy be monitored?
**Monthly sputum culture until negative** - 80% are culture negative in 2 months - If positive \> 2 months, repeat susceptibility **Serial CXR are not recommended** - End of treatment CXR – future comparison **Clinical evaluation monthly** - Adverse reactions and adherence to therapy **Treat co-morbidity** – DM, COPD, HIV **Supportive environment**
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SUMMARY
- Emerging threats to global TB control - Treatment of LTBI – important role in TB elimination - Clinical presentation of TB is varied - Close clinical follow up and partnership with public health department – ensure completion of treatment - Clinical manifestations of pneumonia are non-specific - Epidemiologic factors are useful in narrowing the possible etiologic agents - Treatment should be directed to the most likely pathogen(s) and initiated without delay - Clinical features that predict mortality help guide decision for hospitalization

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