Peds resp

Question 1

Moderate Croup

Answer 1

Stridor at rest
mild tachypnea
mild retractions
no mental status

Question 2

Retrophayngeal abscess

Answer 2

life threatening emergency in young children with signs of upper airway obstruction.
Is often related to oral trauma
tx with abx +/- surgical drain

Question 3

sever croup

Answer 3

+/-ALOC
stridor at rest, biphasic
++ retractions
++wob

Question 4

what are do kids stop becoming dominantly nose breathers

Answer 4

~6 months

Question 5

when do kids start coughing

Answer 5

1-2 months coughing can be seen with RTI

Question 6

List some cardiovascular differences seen in children

Answer 6

○ SV is fixed, therefore heart rate is the only way to increase CO
SVT is more common in the first few weeks of life because of the immatureity of the AV septum