Resp infection Flashcards
treatment of epiglottis (H influenza)
cefotaxime (or ceftriaxone)
Hx immediate hypersensitivity reaction: chloramphenicol
why is epiglottis a medical emergency
as a swollen epiglottis can restrict the oxygen supply to your lungs.
call 999 if suspected
advice if suspected epiglottis
Call 999 for an ambulance if you think you or your child has epiglottitis.
While waiting for an ambulance, you should not attempt to examine your child’s throat, place anything inside their mouth, or lay them on their back. This may make their symptoms worse.
epiglottis usually caused by infection with which bacterial
Hib
When is the Hip vaccination given in childhood
part of the 6-in-1 vaccine
3 doses of the vaccine: at 8 weeks, 12 weeks and 16 weeks of age.
additional Hib/Men C vaccine at 1 year of age.
symptoms of epiglottis
- usually develop quickly and get rapidly worse although they can develop over a few days in older children and adults
- severe sore throat
- pain swallowing
- difficulty breathing, may improve leaning forward
- stridor - high pitched breathing
- high temp
- muffled or hoarse voice
- drooling
- irritability and restlessness
what is bronchiectasis
persistent or progressive condition caused by chronic inflammatory damage to the airways and is characterised by thick-walled, dilated bronchi.
Bronchiectasis (non-cystic fibrosis), acute exacerbation treatment
Obtain a sputum sample and send for culture and susceptibility testing. Antibacterial therapy should be given to all patients with an acute exacerbation.
1st line amox, clarith, doxy for 7-14 days
if high risk treatment failure (repeated course of abx or previous culture with resistant or atypical bacteria etc): co amox, levoflox
COPD exacerbation treatment
5 days amox, clarity or doxy
if high risk of treatment failure co amox of levoflox
acute cough is usually self limiting and often resolves within —– without abx.
3-4 weeks
choice of abx therapy for acute cough if needed
5 days doxy
alt amox, clarith, eryth
pregnancy amox or eryth
what is CURB 65
pneumonia severity
accounts for confusion, urea >7, low RR, low BP, age more than or equal to 65
which setting is CRB65 used in
primary care
which setting is CURB65 used in
hospital
CAP low severity treatment
- amox
alt: clarith, doxy, eryth (preg)
5 days