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Updated 2025
What chest x-ray views should you order for an ambulatory pt. with acute,
productive cough x 3 days with fatigue? - ANSWER PA & lateral chest XR
The patient's chest x-ray reveals an opacity in the left lower lobe. What is your
interpretation? - ANSWER Pneumonia
Synonyms for "opacity." - ANSWER Infiltrate, consolidation
Bronchitis - ANSWER Blue-tint to skin d/t chronic hypoxia & hypercapnia
Wheezing, rhonchi, crackles (sputum)
Emphysema - ANSWER Pink skin color
Pursed lip breathing
Most common causes of community-acquired pneumonia - ANSWER 1) S.
pneumonia (gram-positive)
2) H. influenzae (COPD)
Treatment for community-acquired pneumonia for a healthy adult without
comorbidities. - ANSWER 1) Amoxicillin
2) Doxycycline
, 3) Macrolide
Which 5-day antibiotic regimen is most likely to produce GI upset? - ANSWER
Doxycyline
What are the contraindications to taking doxycycline? - ANSWER Drinking milk
Pregnancy
Prolonged exposure to sunlight
Treatment of community-acquired pneumonia for patients who have
comorbidities. - ANSWER 1) Respiratory fluroquinolone
2) Amoxicillin/clavulanate or cephalosporin PLUS a macrolide or doxycycline
What issues may contraindicate use of a quinolone in a patient who has CAP? -
ANSWER Pregnancy
Hx of QT prolongation
AAA
Dehydration
CrCl < 30 mL/min
Examples of macrolides - ANSWER Azithromycin
Clarithromycin
Standards for COPD - ANSWER Gold (Global Initiative for COPD)
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