PULMONOLOGY Flashcards
ASTHMA CLASSIFICATION (GINA 2015)
main feature of acute bronchitis
dry hacking cough
DOC for pertussis
Macrolide
PPD INTERPRETATION
- Equal or >10 mm is (+)
- Equal or >5 mm is (+) in the presence of any or all of the ff:
- history of close contact with a known or suspected case of TB
- clinical findings suggestive of TB
- chest X ray findings suggestive of TB
- immunocompromised condition
MANAGEMENT of PTB
- INH 10 mg/kg/day PO (10-15 mkday; max 300 mg/day)
- Rif 15 mg/kg/day PO (10-20 mgkday; max 600 mg/day)
- PZA 25 mg/kg/day PO (20-40 mkday; max 2 grams/day)
- Ethambutol 15 mg/kg/day PO (15-25 mkday; max 1.2 grams/day)
- Streptomycin IM 20-40 mg IM once daily (max 1 gram/day)
PCAP C (severe) and D (very severe) both present with retractions, head bobbing, and cyanosis. The differences between the two are
the presence of the following in PCAP D: G –A- S (grunting, apnea, sensorium changes)
- Extensive areas of hemorrhagic necrosis
- Irregular areas of cavitation
- Pneumatoceles, empyema and bronchopulmonary fistulas
Staphylococcus
+/- exposure, (+) PPD, no signs/symptoms, negative chest x ray findings
TB infection
PCAP C, incomplete HiB vaccination. treatment?
ampicillin 100 mkday in 4 divided doses
What sinuses are pneumatized at 4 years old?
Sphenoid
high fever, patient is in distress, acutely ill, brassy cough, copious purulent sputum
Bacterial Tracheitis
Whooping cough, Post tussive vomiting
Bordetella
The most common complication of acute nasopharyngitis is:
Otitis media
Etiologies of pneumonia in 0-28 days
GBS, E. coli, Listeria S. pneumoniae
barking cough and hoarseness are characteristic of
LTB
- Diffuse infection with interstitial pneumonia
- Necrosis of tracheobronchial mucosa, formation of large amounts of exudate, edema, and local hemorrhage
- Involvement of lymphatic vessels and pleural
GABHS
most common cause of lobar consolidation
Pneumococcus
Incubation period of pertussis
3-12 days
PNEUMONIA, ETIOLOGY, S/SX, CXR/CBC, TX
To prevent occurrence of glomerulonephritis or rheumatic fever in children, cases of acute tonsillopharyngitis is best treated with:
Penicillin
Tuberculin sensitivity develops _____ after its administration on the forearm.
72 hours
considered the most consistent clinical manifestation of pneumonia in children
Tachypnea
TB disease
3 or more of the ff criteria:
- Exposure to an adult/adolescent with active TB disease
- (+) PPD
- Signs/symptoms suggestive of TB
- Abnormal chest x ray findings
- Laboratory findings (histological, cytological, biochemical, immunologic, and/or molecular)
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS mentioned in #3 of TB disease (ANY 3 OR MORE):
- Cough w/ or w/o wheezing for > 2 wks
- Unexplained fever for > 2 wks
- Failure to gain weight; weight loss, weight faltering
- Failure to respond to 2 wks appropriate antibiotic therapy for LRTI
- Failure to regain previous state of health after two weeks of a viral infection
- Fatigue, reduced playfulness or lethargy
A 3 year-old boy has a positive tuberculin skin test. Which of the following is suggestive of military TB?
Hepatosplenomegaly
RECURRENT STREP PHARYNGITIS
Culture (+) strep pharyngitis that has been severe and frequent: >7 episodes in the previous year or >5 in each of the preceding 2 years → consider tonsillectomy!
PCAP C, No previous antibiotic use, complete HiB vaccination. Treatment?
Penicillin G 100 000 units in 4 divided doses
Etiologies of pneumonia in 5-15 yrs
Mycoplasma*, S. pneumoniae