1/19/17 Reimer Upper Respiratory Infections TEST #1

Question 1

What are the three most common etiologies of Upper respiratory infections?

Answer 1

• Rhinoviruses
• Coxsackie virus A (enteroviruses
• Coronavirus

Question 2

When someone has a cold what is the role of antibiotics?

Answer 2

-There is no role because colds are strictly viral

Question 3

Are upper respiratory infections bacterial, viral, or both?

Answer 3

-Viral

Question 4

How long do upper respiratory infections typically last?

Answer 4

-7-10 days

Question 5

How long is the duration of a cough when conjunction with a cold?

Answer 5

-A month

Question 6

What is pharyngitis?

Answer 6

-Sore throat

Question 7

Is pharyngitis bacterial, viral, or both?

Answer 7

-Mostly viral but there are some bacterial causes

Question 8

What are the bacterial causes of pharyngitis?

Answer 8

• Group A strep (strep throat)
• pertussis (whooping cough)
• anaerobes

Question 9

What are two STD bacteria that may cause pharyngitis?

Answer 9

• Gonococcus

- Chlamydia

Question 10

What is the onset of Group A strep?

Answer 10

-Sudden onset (it just came out of nowhere)

Question 11

What are some characteristics of group A strep?

Answer 11

• Fever
• Headache
• Pharyngeal inflammation
• Discrete exudate
• Swollen/tender cervical nodes
• Occurs winter to spring
• Exposure to others
• No cough, congestion, or eye infection

Question 12

What is Otitis?

Answer 12

-Ear infection (typically middle ear)

Question 13

Who predominately gets Otitis?

Answer 13

-Kids

Question 14

It otitis bacterial, viral, or both?

Answer 14

-Both

Question 15

What bacteria cause otitis?

Answer 15

• Pneumo
• H. flu
• Moraxella

Question 16

Are antibiotics useful in otitis?

Answer 16

-Not really

Question 17

T/F

Otitis follows URIs

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Who does sinusitis typically occur in?

Answer 18

-Adults

Question 19

What are the characteristics of sinusitis?

Answer 19

• Facial pain
• Upper teeth pain
• opacity by tansillumination
• Head ache

Question 20

T/F

Antibiotics have little value in sinusitis

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Is Epiglottitis bacterial, viral, or both?

Answer 21

-Bacterial

Question 22

What bacteria causes epiglottitis?

Answer 22

-Haemophilis influenzae

Question 23

What are three symptoms of epiglottitis?

Answer 23

• Dysphagia
• Drooling
• Stridor (unable to take a deep breath)

Question 24

If you have a sudden onset of a sore throat with a headache and a fever what might you think the problem is?

Answer 24

-Group A strep

Question 25

What two URIs should you treat?

Answer 25

• Group A strep

- Epiglottitis