Lower Respiratory Infections

Respiratory

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An infection of the pulonary parenchyma that is acquired in the community is known as:
Community acquired pneumonia
A patient exposed to a health care setting is at risk for acquiring one of which three possible pneumonias?
Hospital acquired pneumonias, ventilator associated pneumonias and health care associated penumonias.
Historically community acquired pneumonias have been divided into what two types?
Typical and atypical
What tests are often used to describe community acquired pneumonias?
Chest radiographs
What radiographic evidence is considered the typical manifestation of a community acquired pneumonia?
Lobar consolidation
Atypical bacterial infections or viral infections usually have what appearance radiographically?
Interstitial infiltrates
What are the five common clinical features of community acquired pneumonia?
Cough, dyspnea, sputum, fever and pleuritic chest pain
A patient with community acquired pneumonia can have nausea, vomitting and diarrhea. True or false?
True
What is tachypnea?
Respiratory rate above 24
Tachypnea in a child less than 2 months is a respiratory rate above
60 breaths per minute
Tachypnea in a child 2 to 12 months is greater than
50 breaths/minute
Tachypnea in a child 1 to 5 years is greater than:
40 breaths per minute
Tachypnea in a child greater than 5 years is:
Greater than 20 breaths per minute
Tachycardia in adults is:
A heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute
A patient is leaning forward with hands on the knees and is clearly having problems breathing. This position is known as:
Tripoding