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what are causes of clubbing in children?
CF, bronchiectasis, chronic empyema/abscess
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what investigations would you want in a child?
oxygen sats, sputum, chest x ray, ABG, bronchoscopy
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what is the infectious cause of croup?
parainfluenza virus
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what is the cause of epiglottitis?
haemophilus influenza type B.
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what are the symptoms of epiglottitis?
fever, stridor, salivary drooling, ***no cough***
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what is the infectious cause of and management of whooping cough?
bordella pertussis, give erythromycin
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what are the manifestations of CF?
resp (chest infections), GI (pancreatic insufficiency), GU (infertility), endo (diabetes, delayed puberty), bone disease (CF arthropathy, osteoporosis)
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True or false - clubbing is present in asthma
FALSE
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what is staged management of asthma?
bronchodilators (e.g. Salbutamol), inhaled steroids (budesonide), oral steroids (preds), leukotriene receptor blockers (monteleukast)
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