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| Community acquired pneumonia is more common during what season? |
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| What is the most common cause of pneumonia? |
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| What is a common cause of pneumonia in younger patients when no bacteria is isolated? |
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| What are the most common causes of nosocomial pneumonia? |
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| gram negative bacilli (pseudomonas, klebsiella, and E. coli) |
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| What does the sputum usually look like with pneumonia? |
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| usually thick and either green or brownish |
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| What meds do you use to treat CAP outpatient? inpatient? |
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outpatient: erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin, fluroquinolones
inpatient: 3rd generation cephalosporin |
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| What is the most common diagnostic technique for legionaires disease? |
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| indirect fluorescent antibody technique |
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| What is the treatment of choice for legionnaires disease? |
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| azithromycin or levofloxacin |
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| How is acute bronchitis defined? |
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| acute URI in which cough with/without sputum production is a prominent feature |
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| What are most lung abscesses caused by and what organism? |
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| result of aspiration, most commonly caused by mixed anaerobic bacteria |
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| Where in the lungs do abscesses most commonly occur? |
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| posterior segments of the upper lobes and apical segments of the lower lobes |
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| What is the most common cause of empyema? |
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| direct bronchopulmonary infections including pneumonia, lung abscesses, and bronchiectasis |
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| What are the most common bacteria of empyema? |
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| S. aureus, Streptococcus, gram-negative bacilli |
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| What is an important treatment for empyema? |
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