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1
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Retropharyngeal Abscess

A

pus in retro space
sxs (S) to epiglotitis, croup
Neck x-ray, CT
Admit for surgery, abx

2
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Epiglottitis

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infect of supraglott

TRIPOD posture, drool

3
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Croup

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inflamm of subglott
(U) paraflu
seal bark, retractions
steroids

4
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Whooping Cough

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EMERGENCY
b. pertussis
DPT vacc not complete
URI sxs (U) w/o fever
Parox cough, inspiratory stridor
Dx w/ swab
Pretreat exposed others
5
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Bronchiolitis

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RSV caused bronch obstruction from edema/mucus,
tachypnea, retrations, wheeze (no stridor/bark),
CXR, viral swab/cx
Admit most,
B2, (P) ribavirin,
NO steriods

6
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Asthma

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REVERSIBLE bronchospasm/mucus
Stacked SVN/bronchodial, (P) steroids, antichol
Make admit/discharge decision w/i 1 hr

7
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Status Asthmaticus is?

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Acute asthma attack that doesn’t respond to tx

8
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COPD

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bronchiole collapse, mucus plugging

tx (S) to asthma

9
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Emphysemia

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loss of alveolar SA

tx (S) to asthma

10
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PNA

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infect of lungs -> inflamm fills alveoli w/ pus -> no room for air,

pleuritic chest pain

CXR, blood gas/culture, CBC, sputum C&S

abx, B2, analgesics

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CHF/Pulmonary Edema

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Sweating, tachys, rales/wheeze, JVD, hepatomeg, perph edema

tx: O2, Nitrates, B1 (inotropics), Morphine

12
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Pneumothorax

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Perf of lung/chest wall -> air into cavity -> lung collapse

Chest pain on collapsed side, trach deviation, (P) cough

13
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Pneumothorax tx

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< 20% involvement = observation, 48 hr repeat CXR

> 20% = needle decomp, aspiration, chest tube

14
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PE

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Pulm A thrombi occlusion

(most C) dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, cough

15
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PE diagnostics

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R/O MI (ECG, enz, D-dimer)
CXR
chest CT
Vent/Perfusion scan (High result w/ risk factors = start tx for PE)