12.2.3 Wheeze Flashcards
- Identify the most common causes of wheeze and difficulty in breathing
1
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Wheezing
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2
Q
Wheezing vs stridor
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3
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Approach
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- Wheezing is always a symptom to an underlying diagnosis
4
Q
NB: Acute vs chronic wheezing
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Acute wheezing (presenting for hours to days)
- ofetn associated with conditions like acute asthma, bronchitis, or actute resp inf.
Associated with
5
Q
NB: Onset and progression
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- Onset of wheezing in relation to specific triggers can help to identify
6
Q
Associated symptoms
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-incl TB to 1st statement
7
Q
Most common cause of wheezing in adults
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- Asthma
- COPD
- Acute resp inf. such as bronchitis, pneumonia or influenza
8
Q
Asthma vs COPD
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9
Q
Special investigations to assit with making a diagnosis
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10
Q
Most common causes of wheezing in children
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- Asthma
- Viral Bronch
11
Q
Age in the case of pneumonia vs viral bronchiolitis
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12
Q
Bronchitis(wheeze is not as pronounced, often the patient won’t have a history of upper resp inf.) vs bronchiolitis (younger children, wheeze with the prodome
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13
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Red flags
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- Severe rep distress
- Altered mental status
- Cynosis
- Apnoea
- dehydration or poor feeding
- ## Dehydration
