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Patient presents with low-grade fever, cough, bullous myringitis (vesicles on the TM), cold symtoms, crackles on pulm exam and cxr shows focal infiltrate. What is the organism?

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Mycoplasma pneumonia

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patient with pneumonia and interstitial infiltrates is more hypoxic on pulse ox than appears on chest radiography and has an increased LDH. What is the organism?

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PJP

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Patient with CHF or COPD presents with pneumonia, hyponatremic with an episode of diarrhea, what is the organism?

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Legionella

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Patient with pneumonia presents with rigors and rust colored sputum. What is the organism?

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Strep pneumo

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Alcoholic or chronic illness pt with pneumonia presents with currant jelly sputum, what is the organism?

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Klebsiella pneumo

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What organism is associated with alcohol abuse and pneumonia?

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Klebsiella pneumo

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What organism is associated with COPD and pneumonia?

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Haemophilus pneumo

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What organism is associated with cystic fibrosis and pneumonia?

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Pseudomonas

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What organism is associated with young adult in college and pneumonia?

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Mycoplasma or chlamydia pneumo

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What organism is associated with air conditioning/aerosolized water and pneumonia?

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Legionella

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What organism is associated with post splenectomy patients and pneumonia?

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encapsulated organisms, strep and haemophilus pneumo

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What organism is associated with leukemia/lymphoma and pneumonia?

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Fungus

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What organism is associated with children <1 year and pneumonia?

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RSV

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What organism is associated with children <2 and pneumonia?

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Parainfluenza virus

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What is the most common bacterial pathogen in all groups for pneumona

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strep pneumo

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What type of pathogen is suspected with elevated procalcintonin levels in a patient with pneumonia?

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Bacterial

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What is the initial management for outpatient pneumonia?

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simple uncomplicated patient: macrolide or doxy, patient with chronic disease fq or macrolide + beta lactam

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What are the indications for hospitalization of a patient with community acquired pneumonia?

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neutropenia, multilobar or poor host resistance, patients > 50 yo with comorbidities, altered mental status or hemodynamic instability

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What patients are recommended to receive the pneumococcal vaccine?

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Children 2-5 yo, > 65 or people with chronic illness which predisposes an increased risk of pneumonia (COPD, sickle cell, Tobacco, splenectomy, liver disease)

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Young patient presents with low-grade fever for a week, non-productive cough, myalgias and fatigue. WBCs are normal. CXR shows segmental RLL infiltrate. What is the likely organism?

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What is the initial treatment for atypical pneumonia?

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emycin or doxy

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A patient has confirmed influenza A induced pneumonia. What is the treatment?

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Combination treatment with oseltamivir and rimantadine

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At what point in a hospital admission is a pneumonia considered hospital acquired?

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48 hours after admission

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What is the typical isolation period for a person with active TB?

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2 weeks after combination therapy has begun

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How many medications are used and what is the duration of therapy for active TB?
4 medications for 2 months then 4-7 additional months of organism specific therapy
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Which TB medication has side effects of hepatitis, peripheral neuropathy and requires B6 administration?
Isoniazid
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Which TB medication has side effects of hepatitis, flu syndrome, and orang body fluid?
Rifampin
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Which TB medication has the side effect of optic neuritis (may cause red-green vision loss)?
Ethambutol
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What is the typical cause of acute bronchitis?
viruses
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How do you differentiate between acute bronchitis and pneumonia?
CXR
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what is the first line treatment for acute bronchitis in a COPD patient or patient with > 7 days of symptoms?
2nd gen cephalosporin then macrolide or bactrim
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What is the treatment for a child with confirmed RSV bronchiolitis?
Admission and treatment with ribavirin, nebulized albuterol, IV fluids, antipyretics, humidified oxygen
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What is the initial antibiotic management for epiglottitis?
3rd gen cef for 7-10 days
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Child presents with harsh barking, seal-like cough and inspiratory stridor , low-grade fever. What is the diagnosis? Treatment?
Croup - usually viral, usually treatment is supportive but may require steroids, humidified oxygen and epinephrine nebs in severe cases
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A patient diagnosed with lung CA via sputum cytology likely has which type of CA?
SCC
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What is the most common type of lung CA?
AdenoCA
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A patient with a primary lung CA and paraneoplastic syndrome likely has which type of CA?
Small (oat) cell
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Which lung cancer is chemo/rad before surgery?
Small (oat) cell
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What is the standard monitoring procedure for solitary pulmonary nodule?
CT q3 months for 1 year then q6 months for 2 years
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What are the treatment options for pulmonary carcinoid tumors?
Octreotide may help with symptoms but excision is definitive
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What are the results of a spirometry study for an asthmatic?
FEV1/FVC < 75% with greater than 10% increase in FEV1 after bronchodilator administration
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What are the indicators for starting oxygen on a COPD patient?
Resting hypoxemia PaO2 < 55, or SaO2 < 88%
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What types of malignancies are more common in cystic fibrosis patients?
GI tract CAs
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What is the definitive diagnostic test for cystic fibrosis?
Sweat chloride test/DNA testing
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What is the duration of anticoagulation for PE?
3 months at minimum
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Patient with chronic dyspnea, bilateral hilar adenopathy, splenomegaly and erythema nodosum has noncaseating granulomatous inflammation on lung biopsy. Diagnosis?
Sarcoidosis

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