Common Cold

Question 1

What are the causes of the common cold?

Answer 1

rhinovirus, coronavirus, parainfluenza, RSV, metapneumovirus, adenovirus

Question 2

How do you get the common cold?

Answer 2

direct contact, contact with contaminated objects

Question 3

What is the incubation for common cold?

Answer 3

2-8 days

Question 4

What do pt present with the common cold?

Answer 4

scratchy throat, progress to congestion/rhinorrhea, sneezing, cough

Question 5

What are you going to see more of in the common cold?

Answer 5

more symptoms than PE findings

Question 6

How do you dx the common cold?

Answer 6

clinically

Question 7

How long does it take for symptoms to improve?

Answer 7

1-2 wks

Question 8

When is antiviral treatment used?

Answer 8

for influenza

Question 9

What can you give for common cold?

Answer 9

acetaminophen 325 mg - 500mg (2 tabs q 6 hr, max 4 gram/24 hr)

Question 10

What are the treatments for common cold?

Answer 10

oxymetazoline, pseudoephedrine or phenylephrine, chlorpheniramine, ipratropium nasal spray