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What is a lower respiratory bacterial infection of the lung tissues?
pneumonia
who is pneumonia most life threatening to?
elderly
immunocompromised
___% of all nursing home deaths are caused by pneumonia
25%
Which type of pneumonia is aspiration of bacterial infected droplets, and spread person to person?
community trasmission
What type of pneumonia is secondary infection and environmental?
hospital acquired transmission
true or false. resks are increased for pneumonia when the patients have teeth or dentures, and infrequent tooth brushing.
True
False
true
What occurs in step one of periodontitis contributing to pneumonia?
oral pathogens in dental plaque are shed into saliva and aspirated into lungs
What occurs in step two of periodontitis contributing to pneumonia?
epithelial cell protection break down
caused by poor oral hygiene
increased protease release from saliva
accumulation of pathogenic bacteria
What occurs in step 3 of periodontitis contributing to pneumonia?
bacterial enzyme modification:
altered proteins prevent binding to invasiv pathogens
What occurs in step 4 of periodontitis contributing to pneumonia?
transmission to lungs:
existing perio triggers release of cytokins
cytokines trigger neutrophils
neutrophils produce Protease
What modifies proteins from binding to invading pathogens?
protease
What are the only non-shedding surface in the entire body?
teeth
true or false. Pts with pneumonia should avoid milk
True
False
true
true or false. constant exposure to infected sputum and air droplest can bind to calc/biofilm leading to destruction of periodontal structures
True
False
true
Author
sthomp88
ID
118510
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Perio and Pneumonia
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perio
Updated
2011-11-22T14:52:43Z
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