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Cough and cold meds should not be given to any child what age? Why?
- under 6 yrs
- caused too many ER visits;
- cough syrup can suppress cough too much and lead to pneumonia
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Bronchiolitis is most common when? Which ages are primarily affected?
- First 2 yrs of life
- 2-7 mos
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URI and wheezing does not indicate what?
bronchiolitis
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_______ is the common culprit for bronchiolitis.
RSV
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RSV is the main cause of _________ and __________ in kids UNDER 1 YOA.
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______% of all kids will be infected with RSV before 2 yoa.
98 (slide 17)
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Coughing, wheezing, copious clear nasal secretions - what should you think?
RSV
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Incubation from first exposure to first s/s of RSV is how long?
about 4 days
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Kids will shed RSV from lower respiratory tract for how long?
10 days to 3 weeks
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How is RSV spread?
droplets (including those on hard surfaces)
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Under which circumstances should Synagis not be given?
- otherwise healthy infants
- gestational age of 29 weeks or more
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Who CAN be given Synagis?
- infants with hemodynamically significant heart disease or chronic lung disease of prematurity
- preterm infants at least the first 28 days of life
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Another word for Laryngotracheobronchitis.
Croup
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Tx for croup.
- cool mist humidifier
- PO steroids
- IM decadron (lasts 24 hrs)
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Pertussis infrequently occurs in what age?
under 3 months
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How long does each phase of Pertussis last?
two weeks
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What are the phases of Pertussis?
- Catarrhal
- Paroxysmal
- Convalescent
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How long does the culture for B. pertussis take?
7 days
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Tx for Pertussis.
- Azithromycin or erythromycin (not in infants)
- Azithro Day 1: 10mg/kg; Day 2-5: 5 mg/kg
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Antimicrobial therapy given in the ________ stage of Pertussis does not alter the course.
paroxysmal
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How long can Pertussis last?
100 days
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_______, _________, and _______ are all manifestations of CF.
- Dry frequent cough,
- bronchitis,
- pneumonia
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Any cough in a child w/o precursor illness should alert you to what?
foreign body!
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If a child has aspirated a small object, it can cause symptoms ______ later.
days to weeks
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Hoarseness, chronic croupy cough, unilateral wheezing, blood-streaked sputum, metallic taste, atelectasis.
Think foreign body!
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What might you hear with stethoscope in a kid who has aspirated something?
hyperresonance
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Most common cause of pneumonia > 5yoa; most common cause < 5 yoa.
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After the neonatal period, most common causes of bacterial pneumonia in otherwise healthy kids.
- Strep pneumo
- M. cat
- Group A strep
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Tachypnea, cough, sudden onset. Think what?
bacterial pneumonia
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Do not use ________ for pneumonia (counterproductive!).
cough suppressants
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Bacterial pneumonia tx for under 5.
- Amox 90 mg/kg/day, OR
- Augmentin
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Bacterial pneumonia tx for > 5 yrs.
- Azithro OR
- Augmentin
- (can use clarithro but is poorly tolerated d/t taste)
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Different age groups for treating asthma.
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For patients not well controlled on low-dose inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), ______________ BEFORE adding adjunctive therapy is preferred in the 0-4 years olds.
increasing the dose of their ICS to medium
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For patients not well controlled on low-dose inhaled corticosteroid, ______________ are considered as equal options for children 5-11 years of age and youths ≥12 years of age and adults.
- increasing the dose of ICS to medium dose OR
- adding adjunctive therapy to a low dose of ICS
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In children 5 and under, what is the most common cause of asthma-like symptoms?
viral URI
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Kids younger than 5 yrs who have had 4 or more episodes of wheezing or dry repetitive cough in the last year that has lasted more than a day and has affected their sleep are more likely to have persistent asthma after 5 yrs old if they also have one of which factors?
- parental h/o asthma
- dx of atopic dermatitis
- evidence of sensitivity to aero allergens or foods
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How is reversibility of asthma determined in kids 5 or older?
- Increase of FEV1 of ≥ 12% from baseline that reverses or improves with use of albuterol, OR
- increase ≥10% of predicted FEV1 after inhalation of a short-acting bronchodilator
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For asthma kids, ask about family h/o what?
- asthma,
- eczema, or
- allergic rhinitis
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For asthma kids, ask about coughing at what time?
at night or early morning
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Level of severity of asthma is in direct relationship to what?
- symptoms per week
- nocturnal symptoms per month
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What type of inhalers do not need spacers and are difficult for kids under 5?
dry powder
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Most common admitting dx for kids.
asthma
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Be cautious in asthma pts (adults) with what OTC meds? What Rx meds?
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Which step of asthma is this: symptoms 2 or less x week; nighttime symptoms 2 or less x month; no interference with normal activity.
Intermittent
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Which step of asthma is this: symptoms more than 2 days/week but not daily; nighttime symptoms 3-4 x month.
mild persistent.
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Which step of asthma is this: clinical feature b4 tx; daily symptoms; nighttime symptoms > 1xweek but not nightly; daily use of short-acting B agonist.
moderate persistent
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Which step of asthma is this: clinical features b4 tx; symptoms throughout day; often 7/week nighttime wakening; extremely limited activity.
severe persistent
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RF for asthma related death includes how much use of SABA?
more than 2 canisters per month
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RF for asthma related death includes ________ hospitalizations or ______ ED visits in 1 year
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SO2 should be maintained at > than ______ % in adults, and > _____ % in pregnant women.
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Which asthma pts should be given systemic steroids?
- moderate-to-severe exacerbations and
- do not respond completely to initial Beta2 agonist therapy
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Intravenous __________ has a bronchodilator activity in acute asthma, but is CI in _________.
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Drug-resistant RF in relation to pneumonia.
- age >65
- beta-lactam therapy w/in 3 mos
- alcoholism
- steroid use 10mg/day x 2 weeks
- exposure to child in a daycare program
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What type of pathogen might cause a pneumonia with these s/s? chills, rigors, malnourished, homeless.
H. Flu
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For a pt with pneumonia who was previously healthy and no recent abx therapy w/in 3 mos, what can you Rx?
- Macrolide (strong)
- Doxycycline (weak)
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For a pt with pneumonia who was previously healthy and HAS recent abx therapy w/in 3 mos, what can be prescribed?
- Respiratory quinolone OR
- beta lactam plus macrolide (esp if pregnant; no quins)
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What is CURB-65?
- Confusion
- BUN elevation
- RR over 30
- low BP
- age >65
- *if more than 2, consider admission
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Dry, nonproductive cough, malaise, fatigue, fever, headache, diarrhea, rash, insidious onset (2-3 wk incubation). Young adults more common.
Mycoplasma pneumonia
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Cough from mycoplasm pneumonia can last how long after the organism is eradicated?
up to 6 weeks!
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Usually you will hear ____________ in the lungs with mycoplasm pneumonia.
fine crackles
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Fever, myalgias, artralgia, h/a, dry hacky cough, sore throat (more over larynx→ hoarseness), low-grade fever.
Chlamydophila Pneumoniae
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Acute onset, high fever, dry cough, chills, tachypnea, bradycardia, diarrhea, hyponatremia, elevated LDH.
Legionella Pneumophilia
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___________ pneumonia is spread by droplets and inhalation of contaminated water sources.
Legionella Pneumophilia
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This type of pneumonia can cause CNS symptoms.
Legionella Pneumophilia
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Common pneumonia organisms for COPD pts.
- S. pneumoniae
- H. influenzae
- M. catarrhalis
- Legionella
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Common pneumonia organisms for alcoholics.
- S. pneumoniae (DRSP)
- anaerobes
- gram-negative bacilli (Kebsiella pneumoniae)
- TB
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Common pneumonia organisms for nursing home residents.
- S. pneumoniae (DRSP)
- H. influenzae
- anaerobes
- gram-negative bacilli
- TB
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Frequently described by pt as, "I have a chest cold".
bronchitis.
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Causative agents of bronchitis.
- Influenza A and B
- parainfluenza
- Coronavirus (type 1-3)
- Rhinovirus
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
- Human metapneumovirus
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What may be beneficial for a pt whose peak flow has decreased (meaning airflow obstruction)?
albuterol/B-2 agonist inhaler
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No use of antibiotics in the initial treatment of Acute Bronchitis; an exception would be if pt is > 65 yrs with acute cough and 2 or more of what?
- Admission to hospital in the previous year
- DM 1 or 2
- H/o HF
- Current use of glucocorticoids
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Drug of choice for pertussis.
macrolide
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What's the best way to evaluate an obstructive component to a cough?
Peak flow
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