CLIPP 13 Flashcards
chronic cough in kids duration
> 4 w
6 yo RR
12-20
acute complaints is what hour timeframe
<72h, and likely d/t infection or precipitating event like trauma
dry cough
environmental irritant, asthma, fungal infection
barking cough
croup, subglottic disease or foreign body
brassy or honky cough
habitual cough, tracheitis
paroxysmal cough
pertussis, Chlamydia, mycoplasma, foreign body
worse at night cough
asthma, sinusitis, allergies - can result in post nasal drip–>nocturnal cough
cough disappears at night
habitual cough
cough w/ gag or choke
gastroesophageal reflux
what can lobar pna in lower quadrants mimic
APPY
dysphonia or hoarseness could be due to
laryngeal irrutaiton due to gerd orchronic rhintiis
serious condition presenting w wheeze and cough that mimics asthma or bornchitis
infectious myocarditits
headaches plus a cough
sinusitis often
heritable cough things
ashtma, immunodef, cf
a dx to consider w/ male sterility
primary ciliary dyskinesia
sx and radiology findings in peds pulm tb
sx are few to none compared to radiology findings which include a primary complex (large size of hilar LAD) with sequence going from hilar LAD to hyperinflation and atelectasis
PPD TST test positivity markers
A test is considered positive if it is: > 5 mm in high-risk children, > 10 mm in moderate-risk children and > 15 mm in low-risk children.
common asthma trigger
URI
peds bronchitis findigns and tx
sputum production, cough equal at day and ngith with no change in sx based on night or cold air or workout
-does not require abx tx
atypical pna presenation
cough can persist for 8-12weeks, worse in cold air/workout, , URI sx, abnl breath sounds,
habit cough
A habit cough is caused by habitual perpetuation of cough begun with a viral upper respiratory infection.
Continued coughing irritates the airway further, leading to a stronger stimulation to cough.
The cough is typically very loud, short, dry, brassy and spasmodic.
A habit cough is unchanged by exercise or cold air and classically resolves during sleep.