Lower respiratory tract infections in children

Question 1

what are common infections in children in the lower respiractry tract

Answer 1

pneumonia, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, empyamea, tracheitis

Question 2

what are the common bacterial infective agent

Answer 2

strep pneumoniae, haemmphilius influenza, moraxella catarrhalis, mycoplasma pneumonia,

Question 3

what are common viral infective agens

Answer 3

rhinovirus, rsv, parainflunza III, influenza, adenovirus, coronavirus, human meta pneumo virus

Question 4

what is the sign of trachetis

Answer 4

coup which does not get better,
fever, striotr, coughing up flem

Question 5

does trachetis require antibitics

Answer 5

yes

Question 6

what causes tracheitis,

Answer 6

strep or staph

Question 7

what causes bronchis

Answer 7

heamophilus/ pnemonococcus

Question 8

what ages is boncitis common

Answer 8

1-4

Question 9

what type of cough is bronctis

Answer 9

loose rattling

Question 10

when doe bacterial broncitis occur

Answer 10

as a secondayr infection

Question 11

what is rsv

Answer 11

respirtory syncytial virus, cause cold and flu like symptons

Question 12

what is the norma duratoin of a cough

Answer 12

15-25 days

Question 13

should you treat cough

Answer 13

no, its part of innnate immune respone

Question 14

what pecret of inflateis get bronchiolitiis

Answer 14

30-40%

Question 15

which infatnat are most at risk of bronchioitis

Answer 15

those with older symptonand born after 1st august

Question 16

what is the normal duration fo bronchiotitis

Answer 16

5-16 days

Question 17

what virus causes Bronchiectasis exasherbations

Answer 17

rsv, and para flue 111 and hmpv

Question 18

what are signs of bronchiolitiis

Answer 18

nasal stuffiness, tracypnoea, poor feeding

Question 19

what is the treatment of bronchiolitis

Answer 19

max observation, minimal intervetins

Question 20

what is teh obeservationrequired for broinctis

Answer 20

maily o2 sat and hydratoin

Question 21

what medication
can be used for bronchiolitis

Answer 21

none

Question 22

what does a wheeze mean

Answer 22

most likely viral

Question 23

what are signs of nemoia

Answer 23

in one area, and high temps, creps

Question 24

what is safteynetting required for possible develpomet of pnemonia

Answer 24

incraeased breathlessnes, reduced fluid intake, less responsiveness, fever not settled

Question 25

is there a large difference between oral and iv anti biotica

Answer 25

no

Question 26

when is oral antibitotifcs needed

Answer 26

if child is vomiting r severe infecytion

Question 27

when will you normally see the peak of symptoms in bronchiolitis

Answer 27

after about 3 days

Question 28

what anitbitic should be hused for lower respitary tact infection when requeed

Answer 28

amoxillin

Question 29

what is ertussis

Answer 29

whooping cough

Question 30

who can get whooping cous

Answer 30

anyone unvaccinated 1 in 500 vaccinated

Question 31

what does epyaema develop from in children

Answer 31

pneomia

Question 32

whnat is the terattmet for empyaema

Answer 32

antibitics iv

Question 33

what is augmentin

Answer 33

amoxicllin and clavulanci acid

Question 34

what is the treament for trancheitis

Answer 34

augmetiin