pediatric respiratory - chap 25 - per in class outline also
Study
allergic salute
rubbing nose in response to nasal discharge
status asthmticus
asthma attack that is not responsive to drug therapy
sufactant
is a combination of lecithin and sphingomyelin
orthopnea
requires upright position to breathe
coryza virus
common cold
Complications of untreated strep throat
Rheumatic fever
Glomerulonephritis
Scarlet fever
Local abscess, mastoiditis, otitis media, and even osteomyelitis
treatment of sinusitis
mostly affects maxillary and ethmoid sinuses - treat with a 10 to 14 day course of antibiotics, sinuses are
not fully developed until 18 years of age
croup
is a general term applied to a condition with symptoms of a barking cough with varying degrees of
respiratory stridor, when severe, can lead to respiratory failure
viral spasmodic laryngitis
Is croup in the mild form - oedema present
laryngotracheobronchitis
aka Croup -
a viral infection that causes croup leads to swelling of the larynx, trachea, and large bronchi due to
infiltration of white blood cells.
"barking" cough - oedema causes a barking cough
Study
allergic salute
rubbing nose in response to nasal discharge
status asthmticus
asthma attack that is not responsive to drug therapy
sufactant
is a combination of lecithin and sphingomyelin
orthopnea
requires upright position to breathe
coryza virus
common cold
Complications of untreated strep throat
Rheumatic fever
Glomerulonephritis
Scarlet fever
Local abscess, mastoiditis, otitis media, and even osteomyelitis
treatment of sinusitis
mostly affects maxillary and ethmoid sinuses - treat with a 10 to 14 day course of antibiotics, sinuses are
not fully developed until 18 years of age
croup
is a general term applied to a condition with symptoms of a barking cough with varying degrees of
respiratory stridor, when severe, can lead to respiratory failure
viral spasmodic laryngitis
Is croup in the mild form - oedema present
laryngotracheobronchitis
aka Croup -
a viral infection that causes croup leads to swelling of the larynx, trachea, and large bronchi due to
infiltration of white blood cells.
"barking" cough - oedema causes a barking cough
