ER EOR Pulm Flashcards
what causes broncholitis in kids
RSV
what is given prophylavctaly for RSV
palivzumab
Barking cough with stridor what pathology
croup
what is the cause of croup
parainfluenza
what is the tx for croup
Dexamethazone + epi
what is she steeple sign associated with
croup
what is the thumb sign associated with
epiglottitis
what is the pathogen with epiglottitis
HIb
what is the tx for epiglotitis
ceftriaxone
what pathology has the 3D’s
epiglotitis
post cough emesis
wooping cough
how do you dx pertussis
PCP / nasal swab
what is the tx for pertusiis
eythromycin
what stage during pertusis are they most contagious
catarrhal
what stage during wooping cough is the woop
paraoxmysial
what will you see on CXR for foreign body aspiration
regional hyperinflation
what is the best dx for foreign body aspiration
bronchospy
describe ARDS
sepsis then you develop pulmonary edema
what is the CXR with with ARDS
white out pattern
what is the tx for ards
PEEP
what is the MC medication for flu (generic)
om
at what age can you not get the live virus
> 50