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RTPP 03 STUDY GUIDE WITHCOMPLETE SOLUTION
Aspiration pneumonia - ANSWER located normally in the right middle lobe
or the lower lobes
from aspirating gastric fluids. -- anyone that can not swallow // cough. ..
gurd ... neurological impairment .. no gag reflux
lobar pneumonia - ANSWER typically end result of severe or long term
bronchopneumonia.
pneumonia that has moved from one segment on till the entire lobe is
infected.
double pneumonia - ANSWER both lungs involved.
bronchonpneumonia - ANSWER patchy pattern of infection that is limited
to the segmental bronchi and surrounding lung parenchyma.
usually both lungs and seen often in the lower lobes of the lungs
walking pneumonia - ANSWER not very serious.
mild cases.
nosocomial pneumonia - ANSWER developing in patients 2 days or more
after hospital admission (hap)
VAP -ventilator acquired pneumonia or VAE - ventilator associated episode -
ANSWER 48-72 hours after intubation
,with intubated patients
what is the number one type of pneumonia - ANSWER streptococcus
pneumonia
streptococcus pneumonia - ANSWER oral secretions
(pneumoccal pneumonia)
gram - postitive
cough sneeze laughing
haemophilus influenza - ANSWER six types:
type b -- common pathogenic
often seen in kids 1 month to 6 years of age and pulmonary patients
aerosol or direct contact with contaminated objects
Gram negative
staphylococcal pneumonia - ANSWER immunosuppressed patients and
children, HAP, resistant pneumonias like MRSA.
two types:
staphyloccus aureus - "staph" infections
mycoplasmal pneumonia - ANSWER coming in schools day cares and such
cell wall deficient atypical pneumonia
legionella - ANSWER infection comes from soil or stored water
what kind of patients would most likely have pneumocystis carinii
(pneumocystis jirovecii)? - ANSWER 22 year old female with active AIDS
, what is the clinical data that indicate the possible presence of community
acquired pneumonia - ANSWER fever, tachypnea, chest pain, hacking cough
that progresses to productive
What is the name of the procedure used to drain a pleural effusion -
ANSWER thoracentesis
NOT a risk factor that commonly leads to pneumonia - ANSWER smoking
symptoms most strongly indicate that a patient may be suffering from
mycoplasma tuberculosis - ANSWER night sweats
When do most patients with TB first become ill - ANSWER during the
postprimary stage
Which of the following pulmonary function tests will most likely be found in
a patient with chronic aspiration pneumonia - ANSWER decreased FRC
Which of the following is the best mucolytic - ANSWER clean drinking water
what time frame is required to determine that a patient is suffering from
ventilator-acquired pneumonia (VAP)? - ANSWER more than 2 - 3 days after
an artificial airway is placed.
common factor amongst the primary pathogen fungal diseases - ANSWER
They are all caused by inhaling spores from dirt, air or organic matter
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