23. URTI in children and adults

Question 1

What is rhinits?

Answer 1

A common cold causing stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat etc..

May lead to pneumonia, bronochiolitis, meningitis, septicemia if the child gets worse

Question 2

What is otitis media?

Answer 2

Typically viral illness affecting the middle ear

Causes erythema and a bulging drum

Question 3

What are the causative agents in otitis media?

Answer 3

Typically viral infection

May also be pneumococcus/heamophilus influenzae infection

Question 4

How should otitis media be treated?

Answer 4

Analgesia (calpol)

Not antibiotics

Question 5

How should tonsillitis be treated

Answer 5

Either give penicillin 10 days or nothing

DO NOT GIVE AMOXICLLIN. If EBV it may lead to steven johnsons sydrome

Question 6

What is croup?

Answer 6

Throat infection caused by para flu I

Causes coryza, stridor, barkign seal cough

Question 7

How is croup treated?

Answer 7

In serious cases treated with oral dexamethasone

Question 8

What is epiglotittis?

Answer 8

Rare throat infection caused by heamphillus influenzae B

Causes stridor and drooling

Question 9

How do you treat epiglotittis?

Answer 9

Intubation and antibiotics ASAP

Medical emergency