OME/Book 2 Flashcards
(101 cards)
2 year old, viral prodrome, barking/seal like cough, stridor in between cough, improves with winter air
dx and rx
croup 2/2 PARAINFLUENZA
rx with RACEMIC EPI, steroids, o2 if severe
croup that doesn’t improve with racemic epi consider….
bacterial tracheitis 2/2 STAPH AUREUS
dx with tracheal culture and give IV abx
no vaccine history, rapid onset high spiking fever, tripod/drooling/accessory muscles, muffled voice
epiglottitis
rx: endotracheal intubation, visualize cherry red epiglottitis….IV abx
super sick, abrupt onset high spiking fever, drooling, tripod, neck stiffness, muffled voice, anterior chain unilateral LAD, tender mass
retropharyngeal abscess
dx with CT scan, I+D, iv abx
older kid, muffled voice, sore throat, drooling, uvular deviation
peritonsillar abscess
I/D, iv abx
rx sarcoidosis
systemic corticosteroids
“egg shell” calcifications on chest xray
silicosis
pathophys of Goodpasture
IgG antibodies directed against basement membrane of alveoli and glomeruls (type II) hypersensitivity
how can respiratory failure cause coma
resp failure = hypercarbia = vasoDILATION of cerebral vessels = increased ICP nad coma
scales antecubital fossa, itchy, vesicles crusts
dx and rx
atopic dermatitis (eczema) rx: avoid trigger, emulsions, topical steroids (short term)
contact dermatitis hypersensitivity what kind
TYPE IV (delayed)
peripheral edema, erythematous skin then darkens, chronic condition predisposing to swelling in legs
dx and rx
stasis dermatitis (a/w stasis ulcers i .e. malleloar) rx diuretics, compression stockings, leg elevation
(think dude with uncontrolled DM nephropathy you saw in ER)
too much hand washing can cause…?
hand dermatitis
rx: stop washing too much, avoid harsh soaps
fever simultaneous with red rash on cheek
erythema infectiousum (parvob19)
supportive
complications parvo
aplastic crisis hydrops fetalis (kid gives pregnant mom parvo, can pass it on to baby in utero)
prodrome (cough, runny nose) conjunctivis, koplick spots/white dots in month) with fever+rash simultaneously…rash starts in face works its way down
measles
usually seen in non vaccinated patient
rx supportive
long term effect of measles
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
generalized+tender LAD with fever and rash that starts in face spreads to down to trunk
rubella
supportive rx
vaccine!
no associated sequela
very high spiking fever>104, rthen after fever breaks and THEN RASH…rash starts trunk and expands outward
roseola (HHV6)
rx supportive, watch out for febrile seizures…abort with benzos if>5min, use acetominophen
diffuse vesicles on erythematous base, in diff stage of healing, eruptions/crusting NO FEVER
chicken pox, varicella
rx supportive, dx clinicals
rash that abruptly stops at midline
shingles (herpes zoster, vcv)
how to prevent shingles
shingles vaccine in patient’s who have had chicken pox over age 60
pubertal male with parotid swelling and orchitis
mumps
rx supportive
MMR vaccine!
long term complication mumps
infertility (if orchitis)