1.1 Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

Question 1

<p>What are some examples of upper respiratory tract infections?</p>

Answer 1

<p>Otitis media</p>

<p>Rhinitis</p>

<p>Tonsillitis</p>

<p>Pharyngitis</p>

<p>Laryngitis</p>

<p>Epiglottitis</p>

Question 2

<p>What is laryngitis also known as?</p>

Answer 2

<p>Croup or laryngotracheobronchitis</p>

Question 3

<p>How is bacteria inside us all the time but not causing infection?</p>

Answer 3

<p>As commensals, meaning they are harmless</p>

Question 4

<p>What is a problem with commensals always being present?</p>

Answer 4

<p>It can be hard to tell what is a commensal and what is a pathogen</p>

Question 5

<p>Where do most infections originate from?</p>

Answer 5

<p>Bacteria that was in the body before hand</p>

Question 6

<p>What does URTI stand up for?</p>

Answer 6

<p>Upper respiratory tract infection</p>

Question 7

<p>What is the prevalence of upper respiratory tract infections?</p>

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Answer 7

<p>Acute upper respiratory tract infections (7% of all admissions)</p>

<p>Acute tonsillitis (3%)</p>

<p>Croup (3%)</p>

<p>Otitis media (0.5%)</p>

Question 8

<p>What is important to know about the relationship between upper respiratory tract infections and hospital admissions?</p>

Answer 8

<p>Only a small percentage of upper respiratory tract infections leads to hospital admissions</p>

Question 9

<p>Why is it difficult to know whether you should prescribe antibiotics are not?</p>

Answer 9

<p>You cannot tell if the patient is going to get better or worse</p>

Question 10

<p>What is the best way to know whether antibiotics should be prescribed?</p>

Answer 10

<p>Get the parents to review them in the future and to come back if it gets worse</p>

Question 11

<p>What is the most common upper respiratory tract infection?</p>

Answer 11

<p>Rhinitis (5 to 10 per year)</p>

Question 12

<p>What does prodrome mean?</p>

Answer 12

<p>Early symptom indicating the onset of a disease</p>

Question 13

<p>What does rhinitis prodrome?</p>

Answer 13

<p>Pneumonia</p>

<p>Meningitis</p>

<p>Septicaemia</p>

Question 14

<p>What kind of condition if rhinitis?</p>

Answer 14

<p>Self-limiting</p>

Question 15

<p>What is the prevalence of ototis media?</p>

Answer 15

<p>Common</p>

Question 16

<p>What kind of condition is otitis media?</p>

Answer 16

<p>Self limiting</p>

Question 17

<p>When is otitis media primary and secondary?</p>

Answer 17

<p>Primary viral infection</p>

<p>Secondary with pneumococcus/H'flu</p>

Question 18

<p>What does otitis media cause?</p>

Answer 18

<p>Spontaneous rupture of the eardrum</p>

Question 19

<p>How useful are antibiotics for otitis media?</p>

Answer 19

<p>They do not usually help</p>

Question 20

<p>What is the prevalence of tonsillitis/pharyngitis?</p>

Answer 20

<p>Common</p>

Question 21

<p>Is tonsillitis/pharyngitis caused by viruses or bacteria?</p>

Answer 21

<p>Either</p>

Question 22

<p>How does the severity of tonsillitis/pharyngitis drastically change?</p>

Answer 22

<p>It either requires nothing or 10 days of penicillin</p>

Question 23

<p>What should you never give to someone with tonsillitis/pharyngitis?</p>

Answer 23

<p>Amoxicillin</p>

Question 24

<p>What is the most common cause of tonsillitis/pharyngitis?</p>

Answer 24

<p>Throat commensal of streptococcus</p>

Question 25

<p>What is an indicator of croup/epiglottitis?</p>

Answer 25

<p>Distinctive barking cough and stridor</p>

Question 26

<p>What is rhinitis more commonly known as?</p>

Answer 26

<p>Runny nose</p>

Question 27

<p>How long can rhinitis take to clear?</p>

Answer 27

<p>Up to 15 days</p>

Question 28

<p>What are symptoms of otitis media?</p>

Answer 28

<p>Ear pain</p>

<p>Temperature</p>

<p>Pus</p>

<p>Redness</p>

<p>Bulging drum</p>

Question 29

<p>How long can otitis media (ear ache) take to clear?</p>

Answer 29

<p>Up to 9 days</p>

Question 30

<p>How does treatment with antibiotics change the duration of the infection?</p>

Answer 30

<p>Barely changes it and so is not worth using due to possible side effects</p>

Question 31

<p>What is the main side effect of antibiotics?</p>

Answer 31

<p>Diarrhoea</p>

Question 32

<p>What are advantages of defered treatment?</p>

Answer 32

<p>Fewer patients treated</p>

<p>Fewer side effects</p>

<p>Benefits from immediate treatment only after pain is gone</p>

Question 33

<p>What is worth prescribing for otitis media?</p>

Answer 33

<p>Analgesia (pain killer)</p>

Question 34

<p>How long can a sore throat last up to?</p>

Answer 34

<p>7 days</p>

Question 35

<p>What are differences between croup and epiglottitis?</p>

Answer 35

<p>Croup is caused by para'flu, common, child is well, barking cough, needs dexamethasone</p>

<p>Epiglottitis is caused by H.Influenza type B, rare, stridor and drooling, needs antibiotics</p>

Question 36

<p>What do you prescribe to someone with croup?</p>

Answer 36

<p>Dexamethasone</p>

Question 37

<p>What is the duration of croup?</p>

Answer 37

<p>Up to 3 days</p>

Question 38

<p>What is croup?</p>

Answer 38

<p>Childhood condition that affects the windpipe (trachea), the airways to the lungs (bronchi) and the voice box (larynx)</p>

Question 39

<p>What is A?</p>

Answer 39

<p>Rhinitis</p>

Question 40

<p>What is B?</p>

Answer 40

<p>Tonsillitis</p>

Question 41

<p>What is D?</p>

Answer 41

<p>Laryngitis</p>

Question 42

<p>What is E?</p>

Answer 42

<p>Epiglottitis</p>

Question 43

<p>What is F?</p>

Answer 43

<p>Pharyngitis</p>

Question 44

<p>What is G?</p>

Answer 44

<p>Otitis media</p>