Bronchiolitis Flashcards
1
Q
Px
A
High pitch dry cough and wheeze
dyspnoea
Post URTI
Infants can px with APNOEA ONLY
2
Q
ix
A
NPA
3
Q
Signs
A
Obs/palp- laboured breathing, hyperinflation, recession, grunting
Percussion- hyper resonant
Ausc- fine end inspiratory crackles in all zones, maybe wheeze
4
Q
Epidem
A
90% of cases are 1-9/12
5
Q
Cause
A
Usually viral- 80% RSV
6
Q
Mx
A
Fluids
Oxygen
No ev for salb or steroids but these are pften given
Maybe some ev for neb ipratropium bromide
RSV proph- palivizumab
