IDS 2024 Flashcards
1
Q
Pneumonia:
Risk factors for MRSA and P. aeruginosa infection
A
- Prior isolation of organism particularly from respi tract during the preceding year
- Hospitalization or treatment w/ an antibiotics in the previous 90 days
2
Q
Pneumonia: Pathophysiology
A
Microaspiration of oropharyngeal organisms into the LRT
3
Q
Pneumonia: Pathophysiology
Mediators that cause fever
A
IL 6
TNF
4
Q
Pneumonia: Pathophysiology
Chemokines that increaseocsl neutrophils numbers
A
IL 8
GCSF
5
Q
Pneumonia: Pathology
STAGES
A
- Edema
- Red hepatization phase
- Gray hepatization phase
- Resolution
6
Q
Pneumonia: Pathology
Initial stage with proteinaceous exudate and bacteria in alveoli
A
EDEMA
