respiratory system

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May 24th, 2023

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What are the defenses of the respiratory system?

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Physical barriers (cilia,mucus), Chemical barriers (antimicrobial peptides), Phagocytes & IgA

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What kind of normal flora is found in the respiratory system? Where is it found?

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(In the upper tract) Moraxella, nonhemolytic & alpha hemolytic strep, Corynebacterium & other diptheroids, Candida albicans

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symptoms of rhinitis

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runny nose, stuffy nose, sneezing, watery eyes, sore throat, cough, headache

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symptoms of sinusitis

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acute or chronic, headache, facial pain (throbbing over sinuses), nasal discharge, sometimes toothache

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symptoms of acute otitis media

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ear pain, fever, irritability, often cough and nasal discharge

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symptoms of pharyngitis

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sore throat, sometimes cough and fever, pustules in back of throat

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symptoms of diphtheria

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fever, chills, fatigue, bluish skin, sore throat, cough, headache, breathing difficulties, film covering pharynx

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symptoms of pertussis

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severe coughing fits, inspiratory “whoops”, fainting, vomiting

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symptoms of RSV infection

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bronchiolitis, pneumonia, listlessness, wheezing

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symptoms of influenza

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fever, headache, myalgia, coryza, sore throat, cough

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symptoms of tuberculosis

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initial infection unnoticed, in 10% continues to active disease, chronic cough, blood-tinged sputum, night sweats, fever, weight loss

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symptoms of pneumonia

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acute, high fever with shaking chills, chest pain, trouble breathing, “rusty” sputum

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organisms rhinitis

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rhinovirus (virus)

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organisms sinusitis

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various bacteria and fungi

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organisms Acute otitis media

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Streptococcus pneumoniae (bacteria), Haemophilus influenzae (bacteria),

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organisms pharyngitis

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Streptococcus pyogenes (bacteria), various viruses

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organisms diptheria

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Corneybacterium diphtheriae (bacteria),

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organisms pertussis

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Bordetella pertussis (bacteria)

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organisms RSV

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RSV

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organisms influenza

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influenza virus,

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organisms tuberculosis

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (bacteria)

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organisms pneumonia

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Streptococcus pneumoniae (bacteria), Legionella sp. (bacteria), Mycoplasma pneumoniae (bacteria), Hantavirus (virus), SARS (virus), Histoplasma capsulatum (fungus)

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question

What are the defenses of the respiratory system?

answer

Physical barriers (cilia,mucus), Chemical barriers (antimicrobial peptides), Phagocytes & IgA

question

What kind of normal flora is found in the respiratory system? Where is it found?

answer

(In the upper tract) Moraxella, nonhemolytic & alpha hemolytic strep, Corynebacterium & other diptheroids, Candida albicans

question

symptoms of rhinitis

answer

runny nose, stuffy nose, sneezing, watery eyes, sore throat, cough, headache

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symptoms of sinusitis

answer

acute or chronic, headache, facial pain (throbbing over sinuses), nasal discharge, sometimes toothache

question

symptoms of acute otitis media

answer

ear pain, fever, irritability, often cough and nasal discharge

question

symptoms of pharyngitis

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sore throat, sometimes cough and fever, pustules in back of throat

question

symptoms of diphtheria

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fever, chills, fatigue, bluish skin, sore throat, cough, headache, breathing difficulties, film covering pharynx

question

symptoms of pertussis

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severe coughing fits, inspiratory “whoops”, fainting, vomiting

question

symptoms of RSV infection

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bronchiolitis, pneumonia, listlessness, wheezing

question

symptoms of influenza

answer

fever, headache, myalgia, coryza, sore throat, cough

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symptoms of tuberculosis

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initial infection unnoticed, in 10% continues to active disease, chronic cough, blood-tinged sputum, night sweats, fever, weight loss

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symptoms of pneumonia

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acute, high fever with shaking chills, chest pain, trouble breathing, “rusty” sputum

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organisms rhinitis

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rhinovirus (virus)

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organisms sinusitis

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various bacteria and fungi

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organisms Acute otitis media

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Streptococcus pneumoniae (bacteria), Haemophilus influenzae (bacteria),

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organisms pharyngitis

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Streptococcus pyogenes (bacteria), various viruses

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organisms diptheria

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Corneybacterium diphtheriae (bacteria),

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organisms pertussis

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Bordetella pertussis (bacteria)

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organisms RSV

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RSV

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organisms influenza

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influenza virus,

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organisms tuberculosis

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (bacteria)

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organisms pneumonia

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Streptococcus pneumoniae (bacteria), Legionella sp. (bacteria), Mycoplasma pneumoniae (bacteria), Hantavirus (virus), SARS (virus), Histoplasma capsulatum (fungus)

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