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Name three main groups of respiratory tract infections

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Upper respiratory tract infections

Bronchitis

Pneumonia

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What anatomy is affected in upper respiratory tract infections?

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pharynx, larynx, trachea

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Which are mainly caused by bacteria / viruses?

  • Upper respiratory tract infections
  • Bronchitis
  • Pneumonia
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Upper respiratory tract infections

  • viral
  • if bacterial - may be quinsy, acute sinusitis

Bronchitis
- viral (90%)

Pneumonia
- bacterial

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What treatment is recommended for viral upper respiratory tract infections?

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No specific treatment. Rest

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Which upper respiratory tract infections are more serious?

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Bacterial ones, eg quinsy, acute sinusitis

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What is quinsy?

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upper respiratory tract infection
caused by bacteria
a peritonsillar abcess
follows tonsillitis

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What are symptoms of quinsy?

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unilateral sore throat
painful to swallow (odynophagia)
systemic upset / feel unwell
hot potato voice

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What is treatment for quinsy?

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surgical insertion and drainage (of abcess)

antibiotics

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What causes acute sinusitis?

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Often viral, sometimes bacterial

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What are symptoms of acute sinusitis?

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facial pain, headache, toothache

fever, malaise, nasal symptoms, post-nasal drip

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What is a complication of acute sinusitis?

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Brain abcess

therefore ensure acute sinusitis is treated properly

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What is treatment for acute sinusitis?

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Antibiotics is severe / persistant

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What are common upper respiratory tract infections in children?

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Acute epiglottitis

Croup

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What causes acute epiglottitis?

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Haemophilus influenzae B

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What is prevention for acute epiglottitis?

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vaccination for haemophilus influenzae B

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What is croup?

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acute obstructive laryngo-tracheo-bronchitis

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What causes croup?

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virus

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Why are children more at risk of fatal respiratory tract infections?

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they have narrower airways - easier to block if issue

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What is main symptom in children with upper respiratory tract infections?

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Stridor - inspiratory sound (because in upper airway, therefore sound made in larynx)

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Which disease should you never examine the patient’s throat / mouth?

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Children with acute epiglottitis

  • risk of actue fatal upper airway abstruction
  • ie block airway when airway tipped backwards
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What should you do as a dentist if suspected acute epiglottitis?

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  • admit to hospital

- DO NOT examine throat

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What are symptoms of acute epiglottitis?

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fever, drooling (hard to swallow), stridor

- in a child

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Name the lobes in left / right lung?

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Left = upper and lower lobe

Right = upper, middle and lower lobe

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What is best treatment for bronchitis?

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Rest and fluids
Takes 12-13 days to recover (same if AB taken)

If COPD, asthmatic:
- give AB

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Why should pt with COPD be given AB for bronchitis?
They have a lower respiratory reserve. | ie our airways are wider, therefore we have a higher reserve if we become ill and our airways narrow.
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What are main causes of bronchitis?
H. influenzae | S. pneumoniae
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What are symptoms of bronchitis?
cough and spit
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What medication is given for bronchitis?
Amoxycillin or Clarithromycin If allergy, give Doxycycline
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Why aren't AB given for all respiratory tract infections?
- increase cost / resistance / side effects
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What is the main worry about NOT giving AB to treat a respiratory tract infection?
If it's pneumonia - could be rapidly fatal if not diagnosed / treated
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What is pneumonia?
acute respiratory illness involving alveoli - fill with organisms, exudate = lung consolidation often bacterial
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What are lower respiratory tract infections?
Bronchitis Pneumonia
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Why can pneumonia be rapidly fatal?
Impaired gas exchange | Bacteraemia - sepsis - kidney / lung damage
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What does histology look like in pneumonia?
alveoli filled with cells, not air
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What does xray look like in pneumonia?
White clouds where alveoli filled Air filled bronchi still visible Shadowing
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What are symptoms of pneumonia?
Cough, PLUS: - tachypnoea - pleuritic pain (esp on inhalation, sharp pain) - new focal signs in chest (abnormal sounds) esp if systemically unwell (fever, rigor, tachycardia, sweating)
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Why can pleuritic pain be an issue in pneumonia?
Bacteria has travelled from | alveoli - pleura - pleuritic space
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When should treatment for respiratory tract infections start?
ASAP (before organism is known - tests may not be conclusive)
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How can organisms be identified in respiratory tract infections?
- sputum culture (high sensitivity, low specificity) - blood culture (high specificity, low sensitivity) - bronchoalveolar lavage / percutaneous aspirate - rare - antibody titres (retrospective)
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What is bronchoalveolar lavage?
- insert bronchoscopy tube into lungs - squirt fluid into small part of lung - collect this fluid for analysis - rare, but used in lung disease diagnosis
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What is percutaneous aspirate?
- needle access via skin into lungs - aspirate sample of lung using needle - analysis sample to diagnose lung disease
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What is an antibody titre?
- test that measures antibodies in blood | - used in lung disease diagnosis
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What specific symptoms relate to different organisms causing pneumonia?
NONE! There are no symptoms / signs / xray changes associated with different pneumonia-causing organisms. Organisms present often depends on method of disease contraction - community acquired - hospital acquired - aspiration pneumonia - immunocompromised
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How can pneumonia be acquired?
- community acquired - hospital acquired - aspiration pneumonia - immunocompromised
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What is aspiration pneumonia?
If pt is unconscious, they can inhale vomit. - no cough reflex - organism often from oral cavity
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What % bacteria / viruses cause community acquired pneumonia?
``` Streptococcus pneumoniae 60-75% Haemophilus influenzae 4-5% Legionella Sp 2-5% Chlamydia Sp 7-16% Mycoplasma pneumoniae 5-18% ``` Viruses 4-12%
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Is streptococcus pneumoniae gram +ve / -ve?
gram +ve
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Which community acquired organisms can penicillin combat?
Strep. pneumoniae | Haemophilus influenzae
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Which community acquired organisms can clarithromycin combat?
Atypical organisms: Legionella Sp Chlamydia Sp Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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Which groups of antibiotics and specific antibiotics are used in treatment of community acquired pneumonia?
Penicillin - benzylpenicillin - amoxycillin Macrolides - erythromycin - clarithromycin
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Which bacteria are penicillins most effect against?
Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Which bacteria are macrolides most effect against?
Atypical organisms: Legionella Sp Chlamydia Sp Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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What type of antibiotic would you give a young child with respiratory tract infection?
Macrolides (clarithromycin / erythromycin) | - young ppl usually have atypical organisms.
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What is a good combination of antibiotics to give in community acquired pneumonia treatment and why?
amoxycillin and clarithromycin - covers range of bacteria causing community acquired pneumonia - amoxycillin is well absorbed and has a broader spectrum

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