After 4 days of being intubated and sedated on a ventilator, a 62- year-old man develops fever, an increased oxygen requirement, and new infiltrates on chest X-ray. Are these findings sufficient to diagnose the patient with a probable ventilator-associated pneumonia?
A. Yes Wrong Choice!
B. No, an increase in peripheral blood white blood cell count or increase in respiratory secretions is also needed Wrong Choice!
C. No, a lower respiratory tract culture growing a potential pathogen is also needed Correct Choice
D. No, CT of the chest demonstrating new infiltrates is also needed Wrong Choice!
Answer:C
After 4 days of being intubated and sedated on a ventilator, a 62- year-old man develops fever, an increased oxygen requirement, and new infiltrates on chest X-ray. Are these findings sufficient to diagnose the patient with a probable ventilator-associated pneumonia?
A. Yes Wrong Choice! B. No, an increase in peripheral blood white blood cell count or increase in respiratory secretions is also needed Wrong Choice! C. No, a lower respiratory tract culture growing a potential pathogen is also needed Correct Choice D. No, CT of the chest demonstrating new infiltrates is also needed Wrong Choice!