NR601 MIDTERM WEEK 2 QUIZ WITH NOTES
Pneumonia symptoms
Chills or hyperthermia, fever, sweating, chest discomfort or dyspnea, a new
cough with or with- out sputum production or with chronic cough, a change in
sputum color.
fatigue, abdominal pain, headache, myalgias, loss of appetite, and worsening
of other chronic illnesses.
older adults: Chest pain with fever and confusion
Atypical pneumonia
More gradual onset and may include a dry, hacking cough with more
constitutional symptoms such as headache, coryza (inflammation of the nose)
, shaking chills, myalgias, and sore throat
Mycoplasma Legionella Chlamydia
community acquired pneumonia (CAP)
Is an acute lower respiratory tract infection of the lung parenchyma in
which consolidation oc- curs as exudate fills the alveoli
,Bacterial or viral
begins outside of the hospital or is diagnosed within 48 hours of admission
without recent (14 day) residence in a long-term care facility.
Sudden on-set chills followed by fever, pleuritc pain and productive cough
Most common cause of CAP
streptococcus pneumoniae, followed by mycoplasma pneumoniae,
Staphylococcus aureus, le- gionella pneumophilia, and enterobacteriacaea
Hospital acquired pneumonia
(Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, S. pneumoniae,
Escherichia coli, Sarratia proteus, and Enterobacter)
Nursing Home Residence pneumonia
Aureus, MRSA, S. pneumoniae, and H. influenza
Pneumonia
Most common cause of death from infectious disease in older patients.
, CURB-65
Evaluation for
Pneumonia.
Measures
Confusion
=1
BUN>19=
1
Resp Rate> 30= 1
B/P Systolic < 90 and Diastolic < 60=1
Score:
0-1: Low risk: Out patient treatment
2= Brief hospitalization or closely monitored out
patient treatment 3 or greater= Severe, hospitalized
or possible ICU.
pneumonia severity index (PSI)
scale used to predict 30 day mortality rate in CAP, length of stay, time to
stability, ICU admission and hospitalization
Pneumonia mortality symptoms
Dyspnea, chills, altered mental status, tachypnea, hypotension,
Pneumonia symptoms
Chills or hyperthermia, fever, sweating, chest discomfort or dyspnea, a new
cough with or with- out sputum production or with chronic cough, a change in
sputum color.
fatigue, abdominal pain, headache, myalgias, loss of appetite, and worsening
of other chronic illnesses.
older adults: Chest pain with fever and confusion
Atypical pneumonia
More gradual onset and may include a dry, hacking cough with more
constitutional symptoms such as headache, coryza (inflammation of the nose)
, shaking chills, myalgias, and sore throat
Mycoplasma Legionella Chlamydia
community acquired pneumonia (CAP)
Is an acute lower respiratory tract infection of the lung parenchyma in
which consolidation oc- curs as exudate fills the alveoli
,Bacterial or viral
begins outside of the hospital or is diagnosed within 48 hours of admission
without recent (14 day) residence in a long-term care facility.
Sudden on-set chills followed by fever, pleuritc pain and productive cough
Most common cause of CAP
streptococcus pneumoniae, followed by mycoplasma pneumoniae,
Staphylococcus aureus, le- gionella pneumophilia, and enterobacteriacaea
Hospital acquired pneumonia
(Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, S. pneumoniae,
Escherichia coli, Sarratia proteus, and Enterobacter)
Nursing Home Residence pneumonia
Aureus, MRSA, S. pneumoniae, and H. influenza
Pneumonia
Most common cause of death from infectious disease in older patients.
, CURB-65
Evaluation for
Pneumonia.
Measures
Confusion
=1
BUN>19=
1
Resp Rate> 30= 1
B/P Systolic < 90 and Diastolic < 60=1
Score:
0-1: Low risk: Out patient treatment
2= Brief hospitalization or closely monitored out
patient treatment 3 or greater= Severe, hospitalized
or possible ICU.
pneumonia severity index (PSI)
scale used to predict 30 day mortality rate in CAP, length of stay, time to
stability, ICU admission and hospitalization
Pneumonia mortality symptoms
Dyspnea, chills, altered mental status, tachypnea, hypotension,
