Respiratory Medicine — Flashcards
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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
Patients with bronchiectasis are most commonly infected by _____, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus
Hint: most common
The _____ scoring system is used to assess the severity of community acquired pneumonia in secondary care (hospital) The CRB-65 scoring system is used to assess the severity of community acquired pneumonia in primary care (GP)
Auscultation of a patient with pneumonia may show _____ breath sounds, bronchial breathing and coarse crepitations
First-line management for an adult with moderate severity CAP is _____ for 5 days
A CXR of Mycoplasma pneumoniae often shows _____, although clinical features are often mild compared to imaging findings.
What organism causes pneumonia associated with cold sores, high fever and rapid onset of symptoms? _____
In acute exacerbations of COPD not responding to nebulised bronchodilators, the next steps in management include systemic _____ and consideration for non-invasive ventilation (NIV) if respiratory acidosis is present.
What initial non-bedside investigations should be done for suspected pneumonia? _____, U&Es, CRP, Procalcitonin, CXR
Hint: Bloods
Patients with CAP and a CURB65 score of _____ should have an intensive care assessment
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