Peds Pulmonary Flashcards
another name for IRD (infant respiratory distress)
hyaline membrane disease
IRDS shows up usually when premature infants are __ gestational age
less than 28 wks
RF for infant to get IRDS
infant of DM mom
C-section
multifetal preg
Family Hx
what causes RDS
surfactant deficiency?
t/f kid with IRDS will have diminished breath sounds and falling blood pressure
true will also have..
mixed resp / metabolic acidosis
CXR with ground glass appearance…
infant respiratory distress syndrome
how do we prevent IRDS
beta methasone 48 hrs prior to delivery btwn 23-34 wks
IRDS TX
warm humidified 02 keep between 55-79.. so sats over 90
if an infant needs to be intubated at birth what should be given once stablized
surfactant
inflammation of bronchioles
bronchiolitis
was is the most common agent of bronchiolitis
usually caused by an acute viral infection
RSV most common
most common lower respiratory tract infection in infants and kids under 2yrs
bronchiolitis
when do bronchiolitis sx peak
day 3-4 of illness
children with bronchiolitis with a fever less than 60 days have..
high risk of serious bacterial infection (SBI)
evaluate for sepsis
bronchiolitis tx
hydrate
oxygenation
nasal suction
influenza antivirals
ribavirin severe cases
40% of bronchiolitis pts will have…
wheezing through age 5
about 10% will have wheezing past then
leading cause of infant death from viral infection
RSV
respiratory syncytial virus
t/f rsv is more common in boys than girls
true
incubation period for RSV
4 days
t/f rsv stays alive in dried secretions for several days
true
lab test for RSV
RSV rapid antigen test
useful at beginning of season
most common RSV infxn complication
otitis media
low % of pt get bacterial pneumonia
synagis is..
super expensive but for RSV prevention
IM injection qmo during RSV season
age of infant eligible for synagis
born less than 29 wks yet still under 12 mo old
infants under 2 with CLD
or
infants born under 32 wks who had 02 req for 28+ days after birth