bronchiolitis

Question 1

what is bronchiolitis?

Answer 1

a viral lower respiratory tract infection that affects children aged between 0-2 and causes inflammation of bronchioles, obstructing them

Question 2

what are the causes for bronchiolitis?

Answer 2

80% of the time its caused by the respiratory syncytial virus, also caused my metapneumovirus

Question 3

what is the presentation for mild bronchiolitis?

Answer 3

cough, coryza, wheeze, tachypnoea and poor feeding

Question 4

what is presentation for severe bronchiolitis?

Answer 4

decreased PaO2, grunting and intercostal/sternal indrawing

Question 5

what are the investigations for bronchiolitis?

Answer 5

can do a swab test in the nose and PCR

Question 6

what are the complications for bronchiolitis?

Answer 6

apnea (cessation of breathing), aspiration pneumonia, dehydration, resp + cardiac failure

Question 7

what is the treatment

Answer 7

if severe should be brought into hospital and the child should be monitored however no treatment to kill the respiratory syncopal virus