Lower Respiratory Tract Disorder Flashcards
What Disease am I?
Caused by orothomyxovirus type A, B, and C.
Influenza.
What Disease am I?
Can cause preterm labor.
Influenza.
Prescription for Influenza. (Oral anti-viral drug, Pregnancy Category C)
Oseltamivir
What disease am I?
Inflammation of major bronchi and trachea
Bronchitis
Upon auscultation on patient with a bronchitis, what adventitious sounds can be heard?
Rales and Rhonci
Treatment for Chronic Bronchitis
Bronchodilators
What disease am I?
Common in Winter.
Bronchitis
What disease am I?
Presents symptoms before 5 years of age.
Asthma
Asthma is a disorder marked by _________, ___________, & ___________.
Reversible airway obstruction.
Airway hyperactivity.
Airway inflammation.
In asthmatic patient, when an allergen invades; mast cells release ________&________.
Histamine.
Leukotrienes.
Release of bioactive mediators by mast cells results to _________,_________,&__________.
Inflammation.
Bronchoconstriction.
Increased mucous production.
What disease am I?
Assessment: Cyanosis, wheezing, retractions.
Bronchiolitis
Most common cause of bronchiolitis.
RSV - Respiratory syncytial virus
True or False.
Antibiotics are commonly used for bronchiolitis.
False
What Disease am I?
Most common in winter and spring.
Bronchiolitis
Most common pulmonary cause of death in infants younger than 48 hours of age.
Pneumonia
What disease am I?
Infection & Inflammation of alveoli.
Pneumonia
The onset of this type of pneumonia is generally abrupt and follows an upper respiratory tract infection.
Pneumococcal Pneumonia
What kind of pneumonia disease am I?
Assessment: Fever, tachycardia, chills, and crackles.
Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Dullness on percussion indicate ___________.
Total Consolidation
What kind of pneumonia disease am I?
Seen in newborn up to 12 weeks of age, from contact with mother’s vagina during birth.
Chlamydial Pneumonia
What kind of pneumonia disease am I?
Frequent in children over 5 years of age during winter.
Mycoplasmal Pneumonia
