child health coughs etc Flashcards
1
Q
Croup treatment
A
one off dexamethasone steroid then supportive
2
Q
Cause of croup
A
RSV, parainfluenza
3
Q
Pertussis treatment
A
Clarithromycin (macrolide abx) and admission if less than 6months
4
Q
Measles features
A
White dots in mouth, rash, flu like
5
Q
Epiglottitis cause
A
Bacterial: HiB
6
Q
Scarlet fever features
A
Strawberry tongue with white bits, flu symptoms, rash, enlarged neck nodes
7
Q
Bronchiolitis cause
A
RSV
8
Q
Scarlet fever cause
A
GAS
9
Q
Virus causing Mumps
A
Paramyxovirus
10
Q
Whooping cough cause
A
Bordetella pertussi
11
Q
Whooping cough features
A
Whoop = inspiration against a closed glottis
12
Q
Bronchiolitis treatment
A
supportive, O2 etc
13
Q
Virus causing measles
A
paramyxovirus
14
Q
Features of croup
A
barking cough, inward stridor due to narrowing
15
Q
Epiglottitis treatment
A
Ceftriaxone
