Pneumonia Flashcards
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Presentation of pneumonia in children
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Cough wet and productive, high fever, tachypnoea, tachycardia, increased WOB, lethargy, delirium, hypoxia, hypotension, confusion
2
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Characteristic chest sounds of pneumonia
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Bronchial breath sounds, focal course crackles, dullness to percussion
3
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Most common bacterial causes
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Strep pneumoniae, Group A strep, Group B strep, staph aureus, H influenza, mycoplasma pneumonia
4
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Most common viral causes
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RSV, parainfluenza, influenza
5
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Treatment of pneumonia in children
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Amoxicillin often used first line, adding macolide such as erythromycin or clarithromycin to cover atypical antibiotics
