Peds Plumonology

Question 1

Common Cold (URI) U caused by?

Answer 1

Rhinovirus

Adenovirus

Question 2

URI sxs?

Answer 2

Cough, congestion, sore throat, low fever

U lasts 5-7 days

Question 3

Influenza sxs?

Answer 3

High fever/chills
Myalgias
HA
Diarrhea/Abd pain
Cough
Pharyngitis

Question 4

Laryngotracheobronchitis is?

Caused by?

Answer 4

Croup

Paraflu

Question 5

Croup sxs?

Answer 5

Fever
Barking cough
Insp stridor

Question 6

Epiglottits caused by?

Sxs?

Answer 6

H flu

Toxicity
High fever
Drooling
Dyspnea
U no cough

Question 7

Bronchiolitis is?

U caused by?

Answer 7

Inflammation of bronchioles
U under 2yo

RSV

Question 8

Bronchiolitis sxs?

Answer 8

URI —»
P fever
Diffuse wheezing, cough, tachypnea
Retractions, hyperinflation

Question 9

RSV dx?

Tx?

Answer 9

Ab fluo or ELISA

Oral or IM steroids, P bronchodilator

Question 10

Whooping Cough is caused by?

Sxs?

Answer 10

Pertussis

Mild fever prodrome
Paryx coughing w/ forceful inspiration (can cause black eyes)
Long convalescence (P months)

Question 11

Whooping Cough tx?

Contagious for how long?

Answer 11

Macrolides (EMC, AZMC)
Admit < 12 mo

5 days post ABX
3 weeks post paryx stage if no ABX

Question 12

Epiglottitis tx?

Answer 12

Empiric ceftriaxone

Question 13

Bacterial PNA U caused by?

Answer 13

S pneumo

Question 14

Bacterial PNA characteristic sxs?

Answer 14

Fever

Tachypnea

Question 15

Bacterial PNA presentation that U does not need ABX?

Answer 15

Cough, fever, runny nose, NO tachypnea

Question 16

Hyaline Membrane Dz is?

Tx?

Answer 16

Deficient surfactant –» difficult lung expansion

O2 and surfactant

Question 17

Cystic Fibrosis is defect in what? Results in what?

Answer 17

Cl- transport –»
Impermeable chloride channels and overactive sodium pumps –»
Viscous secretions

Question 18

Cystic Fibrosis affects what organs?

Answer 18

All with epithelium cells

Question 19

Cystic Fibrosis tx?

Answer 19

Airway clearance therapy
Lipase, Insulin
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