Respiratory Disorders Flashcards
1
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wheezing
A
- high pitched sound on expiration
- may occur with obstruction in the lower trachea or bronchioles
2
Q
rales
A
- crackling sounds heard when alveoli becomes full of fluid
- may occur with pneumonia
3
Q
stridor
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- high pitched audible inspiratory
- sign of upper airway obstruction
4
Q
atelectasis
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collapsed or airless portion of the lung
5
Q
flu s/s
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- sudden sx
- abrupt fever
- aches
- chills
- tiredness
- cough
- coryza
6
Q
flu complication
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- OM
- exacerbation of CF or asthma
- reye’s syndrome
- guillian-barre syndrome
- acute myositis
7
Q
flu labs
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- cbc
- rapid nose and throat test
- viral culture
8
Q
flu tx
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- antiviral agents (oseltamivir-tamiflu)
- need to be started within 24-48 hrs of onset
9
Q
pneumonia assessment
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- hx
- chest x-ray
- cbc: if high wbc, infection, if normal to slightly high, viral
- ua and c/s
10
Q
pneumonia s/s
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- fever
- rhonci
- crackles
- wheezing
- cough
- dyspnea
- tachypnea
- restless
- decreased breath sounds
- newborns: nasal flaring, head bob, grunt, poor feed
11
Q
expected labs for pneumonia
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- pulse ox: o2 significantly low or within normal range
- chest x ray: varies according to age and causative agent
- sputum culture: helps determine causative agent bacteria in older adults and adolescents
- wbc: elevated if bacterial
12
Q
sinusitis
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bacterial infection of paranasal sinuses
13
Q
s/s of sinusitis
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- cough
- fever
- halitosis
- facial pain
- eyelid edema
- irritability
- poor appetite
14
Q
sinusitis tx
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- abx
- saline nose drops
- cool mist humidifier
- increase fluid intake
15
Q
pharyngitis
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-abrupt febrile inflammation of the throat
