Upper respiratory tract infection

Question 1

What agents can cause an URTI

Answer 1

Virus:

• Human parainfluenza
• Adenovirus
• Influenza A+ B
• RSV
• rhinovirus

Bacteria:

• H influenza
• M catarrahlis
• streptococci
• S. aureus
• S pyogens
• S. pneumonia

Question 2

Rhinitis

Answer 2

-Common cold
-Can be a prodrome to :
pneumonia
meningitis
septicemia
-winter months

Question 3

Otitis media

Answer 3

• Very tender eardrum- ruptured-very red
• Erythema-redness of the skin due to increased blood flow in the capillaries near the skin
• Primary viral infection or secondary to pneumococcus

Question 4

Tonsilittis/ pharyngitis

Answer 4

• Throat swab to determine whether virus or bacteria

- results can take up to 10 days to receive-in this time can either not treat or treat with antibiotics

Question 5

Croup

Answer 5

• Human parainfluenza
• very common
• well
• stridor,barking cough
• treat with steroids

Question 6

Epiglottitis

Answer 6

• influenza B
• rare
• toxic
• stridor-drooling
• intubation+antibiotics