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| How can microbes enter the lung to produce infection? |
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Definition
| Hematogenous spread, spread from contiguous focus of infection, inhalation of aerosolized particles, aspiration of oropharyngeal secretions |
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| What is the most common cause of infection causing pneumonia? |
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Definition
| INfection by Streptococcus pneumoniea |
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Term
| What organism most commonly causes pneumonia in diabetes mellitus patients? |
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Definition
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Term
| What organism most commonly causes pneumonia in patients with HIV or immunosuppression? |
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Definition
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Term
| What sort of auscultation can be seen upon lung examination of patients with pneumonia? |
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Definition
| Crackles, whispered pectoriloquy |
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Term
| What kind of lab results would you see in patients with pneumonia? |
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Definition
| Elevated WBC, sputum gram stain on blood culture |
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