LRTI

Question 1

List 6 LRTI syndromes

Answer 1

Acute bronchitis
Acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis
Bronchiolitis
Pneumonia
Lung abscess
Empyema

Question 2

What is the most common cause of acute bronchitis?

Answer 2

Usually complication of viral URTI

Question 3

What are the most common causes of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis?

Answer 3

S. pneumoniae

H. influenzae

Question 4

What is the most common cause of bronchiolitis?

Answer 4

RSV

Question 5

What are the most common causes of lung abscess?

Answer 5

Mixed anaerobes
S. aureus
Klebsiella

Question 6

What is empyema?

Answer 6

Pus in the pleural space

Question 7

What is the most common cause of empyema?

Answer 7

S. aureus secondary to pneumonia