Upper Respiratory Tract Infections COPY

Question 1

Are upper respiratory tract infections common?

Answer 1

Yes, very common

Question 2

Where does the boundary between the upper and lower respiratory tract lie?

Answer 2

Larynx

Question 3

What is tonsillitis?

Answer 3

Inflammation of the tonsils

Question 4

What treatment should not be given to treat tonsillitis?

Answer 4

Amoxicillin

Question 5

When examining for tonsillitis what should be looked for?

Answer 5

Inflammation of the tonsils
Enlargement of the lymph nodes
Pus on tonsils + pharynx

Question 6

What is otitis media?

Answer 6

Inflammation of the middle of the air

Earache

Question 7

What is the best treatment for upper respiratory tract infections?

Answer 7

Time

Question 8

What is rhinitis?

Answer 8

Runny nose

Irritation and inflammation of the mucous membrane inside the nose

Question 9

During what time of the year is rhinitis particularly common?

Answer 9

Winter

Question 10

What colour does the inside of the air appear in otitis media?

Answer 10

Red

Question 11

How is otitis media diagnosed?

Answer 11

Based on history and examination

Question 12

Why is giving antibiotics not always the best solution?

Answer 12

Can cause side effects
Diarrhoea
Nappy rash for babies

Question 13

Who does otitis media normally appear in?

Answer 13

Children

Question 14

What are the symptoms of otitis media?

Answer 14

Ear ache
Fever
Irritability

Question 15

What is the primary cause of otitis media?

Answer 15

Viral

Question 16

Why are antibiotics not overly helpful in treating otitis media?

Answer 16

Because the infection is viral

Question 17

What is the treatment for otitis media?

Answer 17

Self limiting
Give it time
Antibiotics will unlikely be helpful

Question 18

What is the only way to determine whether a URTI is viral or bacterial?

Answer 18

Throat swap

Question 19

Why is doing a throat swap not overly practical?

Answer 19

Because it is a waste of time

Treatment tis the same - give it time

Question 20

What is the treatment for tonsillitis?

Answer 20

Penicillin

Question 21

Can you use inspection to determine if an infection is viral or bacterial?

Answer 21

No

Infection looks red

Question 22

What colour indicates infection?

Answer 22

Red

Question 23

What is the best suggestion for URTI?

Answer 23

Give it time
COME BACK if it gets any worse
Take painkillers (ibroprufen paracetamol ect..)

Question 24

Why is there a reluctance to prescribe antibiotics for URTI?

Answer 24

Because they will not necessarily help

The side effects they cause may outweigh the benefits of them

Question 25

What are the symptoms of tonsillitis?

Answer 25

Difficulty swallowing
Sore throat
Coughing
Pyrexia (in children due to infection)

Question 26

What is the common cause of tonsillitis?

Answer 26

Bacterial infection

Strep pyogenes

Question 27

What are the complications of tonsillitis?

Answer 27

Quinsy
Skin rashes
Otitis media
Scarlet fever

Question 28

What are the signs of scarlet fever?

Answer 28

Rash

Red flat strawberry tongue

Question 29

What is coryza?

Answer 29

Common cold

Question 30

What are the symptoms of coryza?

Answer 30

Sneezing/tickly nose
Headache
Pyrexia
Rhinorrhoea

Question 31

What is the most common cause of coryza?

Answer 31

Rhinovirus

Question 32

What is the treatment for a common cold?

Answer 32

Self limiting
Time
Painkillers

Question 33

What secondary infections can coryza commonly cause?

Answer 33

Sinusitis
Laryngitis
Bronchitis
Otitis media