Peds

Question 1

laryngotracheobronchitis

Answer 1

• croup
• 6mo to 6 years
• barky cough, fever, rhinorrhea, congestion

Question 2

Laryngomalacia

Answer 2

-begins at 4-8months
-resolves by 12-18months
-stridor worse in supine, crying or feeding
-better in prone
diagnosis = laryngoscopy
management = reassurance

Question 3

foreign body aspiration

Answer 3

• acute onset

- moderate-to-severe respiratory distress

Question 4

Vascular ring

Answer 4

• before 1yo
• stridor better with neck EXTENSION
• a/w cardiac abnormalities