Acute illness in children Flashcards
1
Q
Define laryngomalacia?
A
- congenital softening of the tissues of the larynx
2
Q
Symptoms of laryngomalacia?
A
- nosy breathing
- stridor
3
Q
Inspiratory wheeze in a child may be?
A
- laryngomalacia
4
Q
Symptoms of sepsis?
A
- tachypnoea
- tachycardia
- hypotension
- pyrexia
5
Q
Define bronchiolitis?
A
- acute inflammatory injury of the larynx
6
Q
What viral cause of bronchiolitis?
A
- RSV
- Respiratory syncytial virus
7
Q
Symptoms of bronchiolitis?
A
- winter months
- noisy breathing out wheeze
- lower airway
- bubbly cough
8
Q
Croup is also known as___
A
- laryngotracheobronchitis
9
Q
Common cause of viral croup
A
- parainfluenza
10
Q
Symptoms of croup
A
- barking cough
- stridor
- sternal intercostal in drawing
11
Q
Treatment of croup
A
- oral corticosteroids
12
Q
What vaccine has reduced the occurrence of epiglottitis?
A
- Hib
13
Q
Symptoms of epiglottitis?
A
- fever
- drooling
- stridor
- systemically unwell
14
Q
Crackles on auscultation of the lung fields and temperature may be?
A
- pneumonia
15
Q
Meningitis is often ___bacterial/viral___
A
- either
