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Flashcards by gina_evans0312, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by gina_evans0312
about 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)- Mortality | Usually ass. with higher rates (especially if its serious enough to be hospitalised) |
| Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Agent | Varies- can be viral or bacterial |
| Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)- Host Immunity | 60-90% have risk factors i.e immobalised cilia, so smoking, age, the usual |
| Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)- Most Common Agents | S.pneumonia and L.pneumophilia |
| Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)- Symptoms | Cough, sputum, dyspnea, fever, fatigue, mialgia |
| S. pneumonia- Haemolytic | Alpha haemolytic bacteria |
| S. pneumonia- Colonises | The nasopharynx (but lung infection requires risk factors) |
| S. pneumonia (Virulence Factors) - Capsule | Variable serotypes (some more invasive than others) |
| S. pneumonia- Vaccine | Availible |
| S. pneumonia- Sepsis | Caused by bact. spreading in the blood |
| S. pneumonia- Dectection | Through sputum (but often contaminated with other bacteria) |
| S. pneumonia- Optochin Sensivity (Antibiotic) | Sensitive |
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