Other Respi Disorders Flashcards
Bordetella pertussis
Whooping cough
from secretions from RT of infected persons
Pertussis
PURELY or PREDOMINANTLY COUGH
Period of communicability of Pertussis
7 days after exposure to 4 weeks after onset of typical paroxysms
Incubation period of Pertussis
3-12 days
Stages of Pertussis
CATARRHAL - most infectious
PAROXYSMAL
CONVALESCENT
Complications of Pertussis
Hemorrhage (subconjunctival or intracranial) Seizure Otitis media Atelectasis Pneumonia
Drug of Choice for Pertussis
MACROLIDE - Erythromycin or Clarithromycin
In most children the only evidence of primary TB is
recent conversion of PPD to positive
The MC extrapulmonary form of TB in children
Scrofula
Tuberculin sensitivity develops _____ after its administration on the forearm
72 hrs
Primary (Ghon) Complex
Primary pulmonary focus
Regional lymph nodes
Peritracheal lymph nodes
Localized pleurisy b/w the middle and lower lobes
Presumptive TB
2 weeks or longer of any of the ff cough unexplained weight loss unexplained fever night sweats
chest Xray findings suggestive of TB
Treatment for PTB or EPTB
New PTB or New EPTB
2 HRZE/4HR
Treatment for EPTB of CNS, bones, joints
New EPTB of CNS, bones, joints
2 HRZE/10 HR
Bacterial invasion through capsule of the tonsils
adolescents
Group A streptococcus and anaerobes
Peritonsillar abscess
asymmetric, tonsillar bulge with a displaced vulva
3-4 y/o
MALE
Retropharyngeal space located b/w the pharynx and the cervical vertebrae
Group A streptococcus, anaerobes, Staphylococcus aureus
Retropharyngeal abscess
drooling, neck held in hyperextension, bulging of the posterior pharyngeal wall, neck pain, muffled voice, respiratory distress
