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1
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What are the 3 ways pneumonia can be acquired?

A

Community
Hospital
Ventilator

2
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Define bronchitis

A

Inflammation and swelling of the bronchi

3
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Define bronchiolitis

A

Inflammation and swelling of the bronchioles

4
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Define pneumonia

A

Inflammation and swelling of the alveoli

5
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In pneumonia how is gas exchange impaired?

A

Via infiltration of cells or fluid leakage

6
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Why is pneumonia more concerning than bronchitis or bronchiolitis?

A

It impairs gas exchange (so o2 uptake and co2 removal are impaired)

7
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What is the first immune cell thats recruited in pneumonia?

A

Neutrophils

8
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What do neutrophils release when they are recruited to the lungs in pneumonia?

A

Chemokines like IL-8

9
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What does neutrophils releasing chemokines do?

A

Causes recruitment of other inflammatory cells

10
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What is the name of the specialised resident immune cell that alveoli have?

A

Alveolar macrophage

11
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What are alveolar macrophages?

A

Specialised immune cells that reside in the alveoli

12
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How is prolonged pneumonia different to acute pneumonia?

A

There is a switch from innate to adaptive immune system

Accumulation is now of lymphocytes (mainly t cells) at site of inflammation

13
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What is the main infectious bacteria that causes pneumonia?

A

Streptococcus pneumoniae

14
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Describe steptococcus pneumoniae

A

It is gram positive
It is extracellular
It is opportunistic

15
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What antibiotics is strep pneumoniae susceptible to?

A

Beta lactams

16
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How do beta lactams work?

A

They bind proteins in the bacterial cell wall and prevent transpeptidation so the bacteria cannot replicate

17
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What is chlamydia pneumoniae resistant to?

A

Penicliin

18
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How is chlamydia pneumoniae treated?

A

By using a macrolide that inhibits the 50s ribosomal subunit stopping protein synthesis

19
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What is walking pneumonia?

A

Atypical bacteria causing a milder pneumonia that is more prolonged in terms of symptoms due to slower replication rates

20
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What are some risk factors for pneumonia development?

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Under 2 yrs or over 65 yrs
Smoking
Alcoholism
Poverty
Inhaled corticosteroids
Immunosuppressants
Proton pump inhibitors
Medical conditions eg asthma, COPD, heart disease, liver disease, diabetes, HIV, malignancy
21
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What scoring system is used to assess the severity of pneumonia and decide course of treatment?

A

CRB severity score

22
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What supportive treatment is used for pneumonia if other things aren’t working?

A

Mechanical ventilation

23
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When are steroids given in viral pneumonia?

A

When progression is severe, if they are given before when disease is mild immune clearance of the virus will be suppressed

24
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When are anti virals effective in viral pneumonia? Why?

A

Early as early damage is virus mediated, late damage is immune mediated

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