Pneumonia

Question 1

What are the different pneumonia types?

Answer 1

• Community acquired
• Hospital acquired
• Opportunistic

Question 2

What are the pathogens for community acquired pneumonia?

Answer 2

• Streptococcus pneumonia
• Haemophilus influenza
• Staphylococcus aureus

Question 3

What does the gram stain for community acquired pneumonia?

Answer 3

• Gram positive cocci

Question 4

What are the pathogens for hospital acquired pneumonia?

Answer 4

• E.coli

* Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Question 5

What is the gram stain for hospital acquired pneumonia?

Answer 5

• Gram negative bacilli

Question 6

What are the pathogens for opportunistic pneumonia?

Answer 6

• Normal flora of the respiratory tract

Question 7

What patient is at risk for pneumonia?

Answer 7

• Smoker
• Respiratory infections
• Diabetes mellitus
• Malignancy

Question 8

How does pneumonia spread?

Answer 8

• Cough droplets

Question 9

What are the symptoms of pneumonia?

Answer 9

• Fever
• Cough with coloured phlegm
• Tachypnea
• Difficulty breathing
• Shock
• Chest pain

Question 10

What are the test for pneumonia?

Answer 10

• Chest x-ray
• Blood test
• Sputum test

Question 11

What is the treatment for streptococcal pneumonia?

Answer 11

• Antibiotics - amoxicillin

Question 12

What are the complications of pneumonia?

Answer 12

• Acute respiratory distress
• Lung abscesses
• Respiratory failure
• Sepsis