PAT 20A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 28: Lower Respiratory Tract Infection, Sputum, Blood Culture
31 Jan 2017
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Chapter 28: respiratory tract infections, neoplasms and childhood disorders (pp. Inflammation of parenchymal structures of the lung. Causes can include infectious/noninfectious agents, inhalation of fumes, aspiration of gastric contents. Typical pneumonias: result from infection by bacteria. Atypical pneumonias: result from mycoplasma and viral infections. Lobar pneumonia: part or all of a lung lobe. Bronchopneumonia: a party consolidation involving more than one lobe. Infections from organisms found in the community rather than hospitals or nursing homes. It is an infection that begins outside the hospital or is diagnosed 48 hours after admission to the hospital in a person who has not resided in a long term care facility for 14+ days before admission. Atypical agents are less likely to be the cause. Common viral causes include; influenza, rsv, adenovirus, parainfluenza virus. Diagnostic methods depend on age, health status, illness severity. In those younger than 65, methods include history, physical examination, chest radiographs. Sputum specimens and blood culture may also be used.
