Upper respiratory tract infections

Question 1

Name some viral infective agents

Answer 1

adenovirus
influenza A,B
rhinovirus

Question 2

Name some bacterial infecting agents

Answer 2

streptococci

H influenza

Question 3

What percentage of all hospital admissions are due to URTI?

Answer 3

7%

Question 4

If the child is ill what must the infecting agent be?

Answer 4

Bacteria

Question 5

If the child is well what must the infecting agent be?

Answer 5

Virus

Question 6

How many rhinitis infections are normal per year?

Answer 6

5-10

Question 7

What does prodrome mean?

Answer 7

an early symptom indicating the onset of a disease or illness

Question 8

What is rhinitis a prodrom for?

Answer 8

Pneumonia, meningitis, septicaemia

Question 9

otitis media

Answer 9

infection of drum in middle ear

spontaneous rupture of drum

Question 10

What age would you treat with bilateral non severe otitis media?

Answer 10

6-23 months old

Question 11

What is preferred to be given over antibiotics?

Answer 11

Analgesia

Question 12

How would you treat tonsillitis?

Answer 12

nothing or 10 days amoxicillin

Question 13

What is the main difference between croup and epiglottitis?

Answer 13

The patient with epiglottitis is toxic and must be intubated and treated

Question 14

What percentage of URTIs are self limiting?

Answer 14

> 99%