Lecture 10/29-Resp Flashcards
main organisms that causes croup
Parainfluenza virus
also RSV
main cause of epiglottitis
H. influenza
what sound is caused by an upper airway obstruction
stridor
what sound is due to fluid or atelectasis in small airways
crackles/ rales
what sound means fluid in big airways (low note)
Rhonchi
little alveoli are popping open
crackles
what are signs of work of breathing
grunting
retractions
seen more infants due to lack of fixed chest
mainstay for test for respiratory dz?
chest x-ray
used to see if there is a structure obstruction the trachea. Also good for trachealesophageal fistula (TEF), GER, vascular rings.
barium swallow
what helps to look for malacias, foreign bodies.
Laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy
test to look for RSV, influenza, parainfluenza.
Viral swab (panel)
what are 2 infections of the upper airway
Croup
Epiglottis
Structural problems with upper airway obstruction
Laryngomalacia subglottic stenosis (from intubation)
Functional problems with the upper airway
Vocal cord paralysis
some risk factors of upper airway problems
Difficult delivery ductal ligation (PDA) intubation foreign body infection
when in the year is croup common?
fall and early winter
what age group is croup common in
6 mo- 3 year
what presents with a prodrome URI followed by a barking cough and possibly a low grade fever
Croup
what will the xray with croup show?
subglottic narrowing and normal epiglottis
what testing do you do for croup?
Viral swab for respiratory virus
what sign do you see on x-ray with croup?
Steeple sign from laryngeal edema
subglottic narrowing
tx for croup
Supportive “go outside in cold air” vasoconstriction
Nebulizers (racemic epi neb)
dexamethasone
if a kid shows up in the ER with croup, what must they have achieved to be able to go home?
Not stridor at rest within 3 hours
not recurrent nebs needed (if so- hospitalize)
what viruses are in a viral panel?
Influenza A an B RSV human metapneumovirus parainfluenza 1,2,3 Adenovirus Strep pneumo
what is the invasion of bacteria into the mucosa of a patient with viral croup. Will have purulent secretions with high fever and severe obstruction.
Croup- Bacterial tracheitis
how do you tx croup- bacterial tracheitis
Hospitlization
Suctioning, hydration
IV ABX for staph aureus
probably intubated
Inspiratory stridor with sudden onset and drooling. Will be tripoding and flaring nares
Epiglottis
Tx for epiglotitis
emergency- need to intubate
what causes epiglotitis if someone is immunized (usually)
Group A Strep and Staph Aureus
What will the x-rays look like on epiglottitis?
Thumb sign on lateral x-ray (shows thickened tissue of epiglottitis)
Underdeveloped cartilaginous structures
Most common cause of stridor in infants
Laryngomalacia
when will a child usually outgrow laryngomalacia?
improves with age, resolves by 2 years of age
when is laryngomalacia worse?
Supine
Activity (feedings)
how do you diagnose laryngomalacia?
laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy
vessels coming off the heart are compressing the upper tracheal
vascular ring or sling
Congenital or from intubation
Mild to severe with serious obstruction of airway
Stridor after extubation
Suspect in Pt with recurrent croup
Subglottic stenosis
Tx for subglottitic stenosis?
Surgical correction- plasty
if there is a progressive wheeze what should you suspect?
CF
bronciolitis obliterans
What can be a lower or upper airway disorder?
tracheomalacia or vascular ring
how do you treat a severe tracheomalacia?
Tracheostomy
what are some txs for lower resp tract infections
beta adrenergic nebs
CPT
most common organisms for bronchiolitis?
RSV