Respiratory Video Flashcards
If we can fix a child respiratory issue
We can help with everyone else
Small child don’t have sinus
So they don’t have sinus infections
We don’t test strep in children under 2 years old
Cystic fibrosis
Thick secretions
We need to move them!! Mobility
Restless is hypoxia !!
A common sign
Acute streptococcal pharyngitis
Rapid antigen testing - 5mins test
Though it can be tricky since strep can not come positive
So we have back up culture test
Pen G can not be IV!!
Post operative tonsillectomy
Bleeding is a medical emergency!!!!
Frequent swallowing is the most common sign, may mean they have a slow leak
Don’t suction back of throat !!
Mono
- FATIGUE AND LETHARGIC
DONT use contact sport
Cause you have large spleen
They can cause splenic rupture
6 weeks from diagnosis
It can cause hemorrhage cause spleen takes care of our RBCS
Epuglottitis is hot potato voice!!! And drooling!!
Since children are not good for sputum samples so normally we treat with Augmentin for pneumonia
Mantoux test is like a risk factor
It’s a PPD
aspiration pneumonia
Takes a while because the sugar takes a min to build up in the lungs
So x rag usually is waited for a couple of days
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
You will hear bowel sounds in the chest
Shiner in the eyes
Nasal salute- line on the nose cause they keep rubbing it from itching
Flonase every day!!!
3 days max!
Allergic rhinitis
Allergies are fever
Sneezing!!!!
Ear and eye problems !!!
Wheezing is expiratory
Musical and whimsical sounding
If you aren’t hearing wheezing
They are gonna go into respiratory distress
Bronchoconstriction is treated with
Beta2 Adrenergic agonists
Increase heart kidney
Increase renin
Beta 2 lungs!!
Don’t use for mucus !!
Nighttime awakening is a sign of a step up in asthma !!
Really sick asthma patients we will give
Prednisolone
Oral is for severe asthma
!! - short term
Steroids help with
- obesity
- osteroporiesus
- growth declined
Inhaled is topically
- cream on a rash type of mentality
Dexnaethasone
1-2 days
( PO,IM,IV)
Give steroids with food
Cause they can cause ulcers
Steroids suppress the immune system!!!!!
- cushion syndrome!
The way the immune system starts is the histamines reaction