ID Flashcards
4 main bugs
- bact
- virus
- fungi
- parasites
3 main fungi
- yeast
- dimorphic
- molds
2 main parasites
- protozoa
2. helminths
4 main bact
- Gram +
- gram -
- mycoplasma
- mycobacteria
3 main types of Gr + and their types
- rods
- bacillus
- clostridium
- cornybac - branching
- cocci
- staph
- strep
4 main gr -
- cocci
- neiseeria
- moraxella - pleomorphic
- chlam
- ricketsia - spirochetes
- treponema
- berrelia - bacilli
- enterics - e coli, shigella etc.
- other - H flu
ABx therapy in children
see table in 153
def. fever without a source
acute febrile illness with no obv. cause after looking well
def. fever of unknown origin
- daily
- 2 weeks
- no source
4 DDx for fever
- infection
- inflammatory
- malignancy
- misc
def. low risk based on rochester crit
- 1-3 month of age
- good past health
- >37wks
- home with mom
- no issues - Phx
- rectal
when to do a workup for sepsis
sock, toxic looking child with no obv. cause, irritable, LOC
6 parts of sepsis WO
- CBC and diff
- blood Cx
- urineanal and Cx
- LP
- CXR if resp Sx
- stool if diarrhea
algorithm for non-toxic child
p 157
- if under 1mo - full workup
- if over 1 - rochester
typical bugs for AOM
- S. pneumo
- M cata
- H flu
- viral
risks for AOM
- young
- premature
- DS
- not breastfed
- daycare
- crowding
- smoke
- Hx
- immunodef.
Hx of AOM
- ear tug
- N/V
- irritabel , fever
Phx for AOM
- vitals
- HandN exam
***3 requirements for AOM Dx
- rapid onset of ear pain
- signs of middle ear effusion
- immobile TM
- opacification
- air fluid levels - signs of middle ear inflammation
- bulging TM
2 mgmts for AOM
- watchful waiting
- 48-72hrs
- if older than 6mos
- previously well
- not severe - ABx
- amox
- if fails clav
complications of AOM
- perf and drainage
- earing loss
- mastoiditis
def. sinusitis
inflammation of mucosal lining of sinuses
- 5-13% of URTIs
50% resolve spontaneously
most common sinuses
- maxillary and ethmoid
times of various types of sinusitis
acute - 10-30d
subacute - 30-90d
recurrent acute - 3x in 6 mos
chronic - >90d