Upper respiratory tract Flashcards
1
Q
rhinitis
A
common cold - coryza incubation period 12 hours to 5 days
viruses
some causes secondary bacterial infection
2
Q
rhinitis symptoms
A
tiredness, pyrexia, malaise, sneezing, sore nose and pharynx
3
Q
sinusitis
A
infection of the paranasal sinuses that is bacterial
strep pneumonia and haemophilus influenzae or fungal
4
Q
sinusitis symptoms
A
frontal headache, purulent rhinorrhoea, facial pain with tenderness and fever
toothache
5
Q
pharyngitis
A
sore throat
6
Q
strep throat
A
exudate pus sore throat dysphagia dysphonia
7
Q
tonsillitis
A
swollen tonsils erythematous dysphagia dysphonia recurrent tonsillectomy
8
Q
quinsy
A
complication of tonsillitis
peri-tonnsillar abscess
can be drained
potentially life threatening
9
Q
diphtheria
A
life threating due to toxin production
characteristic pseudo membrane
