Sore throat, fever and acute
pharyngeal inflammation
Adenovirus
Croup
acute viral infection of the URT
presenting as stridor and a brassy cough
Parainfluenza,
RSV
LRTI's causes
Pneumonia
inflammation of the lungs with
consolidation due to an infectious agent.
Signs and Symptoms
Fever, rigors, Cough dry or
productive, Chest pain,
Dyspnea, Respiratory distress,
tachypnea, hypoxemia, Bluish
color to lips and fingernails,
Crackles +/- evidence of
consolidation, Abnormal X-ray,
Heavy perspiring Confused
mental state or delirium.
Epidemiology
Number 1 killer among
infectious diseases
Types
Hospital-acquired
Ventilator-associated
of Immunocompromised
Community-acquired
Aspiration pneumonia
Risk factors
Pathogenesis
Congestion >> Red hepatization >>
Gray hepatizaiton >> Resolution
Lobar pneumonia
Pleural involvements
are common.
Bronchopneumonia
Pleural involvements
are less common
Viruses
Bacteria
S. pneumoniae
M. pneumonia
K. pneumoniae
C. pneumonia
L. pneumophilla
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
(PCV13 or Prevnar 13)
All babies and children younger than
2 years old. All adults 65 years or
older. People 2 through 64 years old
who are at increased risk for disease
due to certain medical conditions.
Pneumococcal polysaccharide
vaccine (PPSV23 or
Pneumovax23®)
All adults 65 years or older. People 2 through 64
years old who are at increased risk for disease
due to certain medical conditions. Adults 19
through 64 years old who smoke cigarettes