Pulmonary Flashcards
1
Q
Most common cause of extrathoracic airway obstruction and inspiratory stridor
A
Laryngomalacia
2
Q
- Chronic stridor
- Weak cry
- Traumatic injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve
A
Vocal cord paralysis
3
Q
- Chronic stridor
- Previous endotracheal intubation
- Stridor worsens with tracheal infections
- Often requires surgical repair
A
Subglottic stenosis
4
Q
- Uncommon at birth
- Invariably associated with snoring
- Sleep related stridor
A
Adenotonsillar hypertrophy
5
Q
- Older children
- Muffled voice
- Fever
- Unilateral pharyngeal swelling
A
Peritonsillar abscess
6
Q
Most common cause of a respiratory acidosis?
A
Hypoventilation
7
Q
Most common cause of respiratory alkalosis?
A
Hypoxemia
8
Q
Most common cause of metabolic acidosis?
A
Shock
9
Q
Most common cause of metabolic alkalosis?
A
Lasix
10
Q
Abnormal sweat chloride test
A
> 60mmoles/L
11
Q
Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema
A
ARDS - diffuse edema with normal heart size, altered alveolar-capillary permeability
12
Q
Drooling Dysphagia Dysphonia Distress Deafening (stridor)
A
= Epiglottitis
13
Q
Hypotonia + constipation
A
= infant botulism
14
Q
Weakness, wasting, absent deep tendon reflexes, tongue fasciculations
A
SMA
15
Q
Most common type of TEF
A
Esophageal atresia with distal TEF (85%)
