HYHO SPE2 Upper Resp and PNA Flashcards
Receptors that initiate coughing are located where?
Larynx, trachea, major bronchi
Signals sent by cough receptors travel by means of what nerves? To where?
Vagus N., Phrenic N.
Cough center in Medulla
Classic cough pattern
Deep inspiration => attempted expiration against closed glottis that suddenly opens => forceful exhalation of air, secretions, and foreign debris from tracheobronchial tree
Where is the coughing sound generated?
Larynx
(resonates in nasal cavity and lungs)
Most common clinical features of an upper respiratory infection/PNA
Cough (79-91% with or without sputum)
Fatigue/malaise (90%)
Fever/dyspnea (75%)
Positive predictive value of an upper respiratory complaint <60% with what combination?
Fever, tachycardia, rales, hypoxia (<95%)
What is the most common cause of chronic cough in healthy nonsmokers with normal CXR?
Upper Airway Cough Syndrome (UACS)
2nd most common cause of chronic cough
Asthma/COPD
3rd most common cause of chronic cough
GERD (after UACS and asthma/COPD)
Most sensitive and specific test for GERD
24-hr esophageal pH monitoring
(NOT required to make GERD dx)
First line treatment for GERD
PPI x4 weeks
Most common presentation of acute bronchitis
Productive (purulent) sputum production
Cough in healthy adult 1-3 weeks duration
Is the color of sputum diagnostic of a bacterial infection?
No, just indicative of epithelial cells and WBCs
When does the protracted phase of acute bronchitis occur?
After initial phase
Evidence of reactive airway disease, persistent cough 2-4 weeks
Are antibiotics recommended for URI?
NO
Only for at-risk pts (underlying heart/lung/kidney dz or immunosuppressed or in pts with a high suspicion for CAP
What medication can significantly reduce cough in pts with bronchial hyperreactivity?
Bronchodilators
How is sinusitis categorized chronologically?
Acute: <4 weeks
Subacute: 4-12 wks
Chronic: >12 weeks
Recurrent acute: 4+ episodes/year with interim resolution of sx
Most common organisms involved in acute bacterial sinusitis in adults
S. Pneumoniae
H. Influenza
Most common organisms involved in acute bacterial sinusitis in children
H. Influenza
Moraxella catarrhalis
Pt presents with purulent nasal discharge, maxillary dental/facial pain and tenderness. Pt states sx have gotten worse after initially improving a week ago. What do they most likely have?
Rhinosinusitis
First line therapy for sinusitis
Amoxicililin and TMP-SMX for 10-14 days directed at cause of infection
- 2nd line: cephalosporins, fluoroquiniolones*
- Oral/nasal decongestants for sx relief*
Most common etiology of pharyngitis
Viral
What population does pharyngitis more frequently occur in?
Pediatric population (4-7 yo)
30% caused by GAS
What bacterial microbes are the most common causese of pharyngitis in teens/young adults?
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Arcanobacterium
GAS infection causing pharyngitis is extremely difficult to distinguish clinically from what infectious microbe?
EBV - Infectious mononucleosis