Respiratory part II Flashcards
Croup Prodrome sx (5)
- mild uri
- nasal congestion
- sore throat
- cough
- low-grade fever
Croup later sx (3)
1 stridor
2 hoarse voice
3 seal bark-like cough
Croup course
3-5d, resolves 4-7 days
Croup PE
distress from airway obstruction
mild expiratory wheezing
Croup sever PE
tachypnea
tachycardia
inspiratory stridor
DDx Croup (SOB and stridor)
Epiglottitis
Forgein Body
Diptheria
Retropharyngeal abscess
Acute Bronchitis sx
Cough > 5 days with sputum production
Acute Bronchitis PE (5)
low fever wheezing suggests bronchospasms Rhonchi Normal percussion no changes in transmitted voice tests
Acute bronchitis ddx (5)
1 chronic bronchitis (if chronic) 2 pneumonia (usually sicker) 3 post-nasal drip 4 GERD 5 asthma
Pneumonia org?
which is most concerning
Viral, bacterial, fungal
Bacterial is most concerning
4 classifications of pneumonia
- community-acquired
- Nosocomial pneumonia
- Ventilator-associated pneumonia
- Healthcare-associated pneumonia
Bacterial pneumonia PE (5)
1 looks sick 2 high fever 3 + egophony 4 dullness to percussion 5 pallor 6. tachycardia 7 bradycardia 8 rhonchi 9 increased tactile fremitis
Bacterial pneumonia general sx
- rapid breathing
- SOB
- abdominal pain
- severe fatigue
Bacterial organisms pneumonia
Pneumococcus- bloody rust sputum, shaking and chills Pseudomonas- green sputum Haemophilus- green sputum Klebsiella- current jelly Legionella- HA, malaise, n/v, anorexia,
Work up pneumonia
CXR-dense shadow with demarcated borders
CBC