Paediatric respiratory Flashcards
1
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Define rhinitis
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- Irritation of the lining of the nose
- Very common
- Winter months
- Self-limiting
- Can be prodrome to pneumonia, bronchiolitis, meningitis and septicaemia
2
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Define otitis media
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- Common self-limiting infection of the middl ear
- Caused by primary URTI
- Spontaneous rupture of ear drugs
- Bulging red ear drugs
- Don’t need antibiotics
- May require analgesia
3
Q
Define tonsillitis/ pharyngitis
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- Can be viral or bacterial
- Do throat swab
- Nothing or 10 days penicillin
4
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Define croup
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- Commonly parainfluenza 1
- Lasts 1-3 days
- Laryngotracheobronchitis
- Presents with stridor, hoarse voice and barking cough
- Treat with oral dexamethasone
5
Q
Define epiglottitis
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- Influenzae type B
- Rare
- Toxic
- Causes stridor and drooling
- May require intubation and antibiotics
- AIR RAIDS
- Airways closed
- Increased pulse
- Restlessness
- Retraction
- Anxious
- Inspiratory stridor
- Drooling
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6
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Define tracheitis
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- Swollen tracheal wall, narrowed lumen, luminal debris
- Croup that doesn’t get better
- Fever, sick cold
- Staph or strep infection
- Treat with augment → combo of amoxicillin and clavulanate
7
Q
Define bronchitis
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- Endobrochial infection
- Loose rattly cough with URTI
- Post-tussive vomit
- Chest free of wheeze and crepe
- Haemophilus/ pneumococcus
- Self-limiting
- Reassure and don’t not treat
8
Q
Cause of bacterial bronchitis
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- Disturbed mucociliary clearance → minor airway malaria and RSV/ adenovirus
- Lack of social inhibitor
- Infections secondary
9
Q
Respiratory tract infection red flags
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- Age less than 6 months or more than 4 year s
- Static weight
- Disruption to child’s life
- Associated SOB
- Acute nature
- Other comorbidities
10
Q
Define bronchiolitis
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- LRTI of infants
- Usually RSV
- Nasal stuffiness, tachypnoea, poor feeding
- Crackles and wheeze
- Less than 12 months
- One off
11
Q
Management of bronchiolitis
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- Maximal observation and minimal intervention
- NG aspiration
- Do not need CXR, blood and culture
- Medication also not required
12
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Criteria for bronchiolitis
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- Fever for 48 hours and above 38.5
- SOB, cough, grunting
- Wheeze
- Reduced or bronchial breath sounds
13
Q
Define pneumonia
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- Inflammation of the lungs/ interstitium causing infiltrate and consolidation
- Typically → fever, cough, dyspnoea, chest pain
14
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Red flags of pneumonia
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- Focal signs
- Crepitus
- High fever
15
Q
Management of pneumonia
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- Nothing if mild
- Oral amoxicillin if bacterial Oral macrolide second choice
- IV if vomitting
16
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Empyema
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- Pus in lungs
- Complication of pneumonia
- Infection in pleural space
- Chest pain and realllllly unwell
- Antibiotics with drainage
17
Q
Define pertussis
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- Whooping cough
- Highly contagious
- Caused by bordetella pertussis
- Controllable, violent coughing, difficulty breathing
- Causes vomitting
- Reduced by vaccination
18
Q
Treat or not to treat
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- Bronchiolitis → don’t
- Bronchitis → don’t
- Empymea → yes, IV antibiotics
- Croup → don;t
- Acute LRTI → not always, sometimes amoxicillin
- Otitis media - don’t
- Pharyngitis/ tonsillitis → not always, sometimes penicillin
19
Q
Definition of Asthma
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- Syndrome of increased tracheobronchial responsiveness to stimuli
- Triad: paroxysmal dyspnoea, wheeze and cough
- Mild to severe
- Causes obstruction
20
Q
Clinical features of asthma
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- Panting
- Chronic
- Wheeze, cough, SOB
- Multiple triggers → exercise, pollen, URTI, cold weather
- Variable/ reversible
- Responds to medication
- History of eczema, hay fever, atopy
21
Q
Differences from adult asthma
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- More commonly in boys
- More severe
22
Q
Triggers of asthma
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- URTI
- Exercise
- Allergen
- Cold air
- Emotions
- Menstruation
23
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Criteria for asthma
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- Wheeze
- SOB at rest
- Familial asthma
- Responds to treatment
24
Q
Differentials for asthma
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- Viral induced wheeze
- Foreign boy
- Cystic fibrosis
- Immune deficiency
- Ciliary dyskinesia
- Aspiration → GORD
- Tracheobronchomalacia
25
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Difference between asthma and viral induced wheeze
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- Not really separate → different shades of same colour
- VIW
- Presents before age of 3
- No history of atopy
- Viral infection
- Mx same as asthma
26
Q
Goals in asthma management
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- Minimise symtoms
- Minimal need for reliever medications
- No attacks
- No limitation to physical activity
- FEV1:FVC >80%
27
Q
How to measure control of asthma
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- SANE
- Short acting beta agonist/ week
- Absence from school/ nursery
- Nocturnal symptoms/ weeks
- Exerction symptoms/ week
28
Q
Management pathway for asthma
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- Short-acting beta agonist
- Low does ICS
- Long-acting beta agonist
- Leuktotriene receptor antagonists
- Theophyllines
- Oral steroids
29
Q
Classes of medications in asthma
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- SABA
30
Q
Adverse effects of ICS
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- Height suppression
- Oral candidiasis
- Adrenocortical suppression
31
Q
Other management of asthma
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- Stop smoke exposure
- Remove environmental triggers → cats, dogs, mite
32
Q
Management acute asthma exacerbation
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- Mild disease
- SABA via spacer
- Saba via spacer and prednisolone
- Moderate disease
- SABA via nebuliser + prednisolone
- SABA + ipratropium + prednisolone
- Severe
- IV salbutamol
- IV aminophylinne
- IV magnesium nebuliser
- IV hydrocortisone
- Intubate and ventile
33
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What to look out for in acute asthma attack
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- Increased respiratory rate
- Work of breathing
- Increased heart rate
- Reduce oxygen saturations
- Ability to complete sentences
- Air entry
