Respiratory Medicine — Flashcards

Which pneumonia-causing organism is seen in HIV patients? _____

Antibiotic therapy for pneumonia based on CRP: _____ mg/L - Do not routinely offer ABx therapy 20-100 mg/L - Consider a delayed ABx prescription >100 mg/L - Give ABx therapy

What investigation should be done for all suspected HAPs? _____

_____ is a common cause of pneumonia in patients with COPD

Hint: Organism

Pneumonia which develops after _____ of hospital admission is classified as hospital acquired pneumonia

Patients with _____ severity CAP should have what additional investigations? Blood cultures, sputum cultures, pneumococcal & legionella urinary antigen tests

A CXR of mycoplasma pneumoniae may show _____, but sputum culture is the definitive diagnosis

Microbiological tests should not be routinely offered to patients with _____ severity CAP

Diagnosis and treatment of CAP should occur within _____ of presentation to hospital

Hint: Time

Chest percussion of a pneumonia may reveal focal _____