Rhynovirus, Influensa virus are the most common causes
Frequent in children and elderly
Frequently follows upper airway infection
Cough
Cough
Sputum
Substernal cough related pain (Tracheitis)
Fever not so frequent
Crackles that change or diminish after coughing can be detected on chest oscultation (A. Bronchitis)
Ronchus can be detected (A. Bronchitis)
Physical examination can be normal
Chest x-ray is normal
Viral infections damage airway epitelium
Viral infections damage airway epitelium
Mucous hypersecretion
Decreased mucosiliary clerance
Activation of irritating cough receptors
Airway hyperresponsiveness may occur
Symptomatic
Symptomatic
Rest
Antipiretics
Antitussives or expectorants
Antibiotics if necessary
İnhaler steroids if bronchial hyperresponsiveness occurs
Definition: Acute infectious inflammation of the distal lung paranchyme (Distal to terminal bronchioles) with clinical and radiological signs of consolidation
Definition: Acute infectious inflammation of the distal lung paranchyme (Distal to terminal bronchioles) with clinical and radiological signs of consolidation
The symptoms of pneumonia are usually not specific but generaly include:
The symptoms of pneumonia are usually not specific but generaly include:
Fever (chills)
Cough
Sputum production (purulent)
Thoracic pain
Dyspnea
S. Pneumonia (50%)
S. Pneumonia (50%)
H. İnfluenzae
Moraxella catarrhalis
Mycoplasma pneumonia
Chlamydia pneumonia
Legionella pneumophilia
Virus (10-20%)
Typical pneumonia is characterised by abrubt onset high fever, chills, productive cough, thoracic pain, focal clinical signs, lobar or segmental radiographic findings, leukocytosis
Typical pneumonia is characterised by abrubt onset high fever, chills, productive cough, thoracic pain, focal clinical signs, lobar or segmental radiographic findings, leukocytosis
Strep. Pneumonia
H. influenzae
Confusion, tachypnea, hypotermia can be the presenting symptom in old age groups
Atypical pneumonias are characterised by progressive onset, fever without chills, a cough without sputum, headache, myalgia, diffuse crackles, modest leukocytosis, interstitial infiltrates on chest radiographs.
Atypical pneumonias are characterised by progressive onset, fever without chills, a cough without sputum, headache, myalgia, diffuse crackles, modest leukocytosis, interstitial infiltrates on chest radiographs.
Mycoplasma pneumonia
Legionella
Clamydia
High fever, tachicardia, tachypnea, (hypotension, confusion, drowsiness, altered mental status)
High fever, tachicardia, tachypnea, (hypotension, confusion, drowsiness, altered mental status)
Lobar or patchy (Bronchopneumonia) nonhomogenious infiltrations
Air bronchogram
Round opacity
Fine reticular density
The causative pathogen can not be isolated in 30-50% of CAP
The causative pathogen can not be isolated in 30-50% of CAP
Sputum
Gram Staining (more specific than culture but less sensitive)
In microscopic examination sputum shoud show <10 epithelial cell , and >25 PNL
Culture
Blood culture (Hospitalised patients)
Pleural fluid analysis (If present)
Serology (Urine, sputum or blood: pneumococcal antigen, urine: Legionella antigen, 4 fold increase in specific antibody titers (cold agglutinins) between acute and covalescent period
Serology (Urine, sputum or blood: pneumococcal antigen, urine: Legionella antigen, 4 fold increase in specific antibody titers (cold agglutinins) between acute and covalescent period