peds Flashcards
(48 cards)
size of pediatric heart on CXR
size of pediatric heart on CXR
stridor=
turbulent air IN or BELOW the the larnyx
stertor=
turbulent airflow ABOVEthe larynx (snore)
best angle for heart size assessment
posteroanterior (AP is not because it is supine)
rales/wheeze because
expiratory pushing air through small tubes
stertor=
turbulent airflow above the larynx (snore)
ronchi/crackles because
alveoli are popping open; inspiratory
rales/wheeze because
expiratory pushing air through small tubes
etiology of laryngeal or tracheal web
incomplete recanalization of larynx
bronchiolitis in kids
“the happy wheezer”
from viruses
november - april
supportive treatment with oxgen and/or IV fluids
how many ribs do you want to see in a kid CXR
10 above the diaphragm
steeple sign=
- epiglottal swelling
- classic croup
what is wrong in croup,
what are the symptoms
laryngotracheitis
subglottic larynx edema, NFL
from viruses
angioedema =
allergic sweling or URT
what diseases can cause acute upper airway obstruction
- croup
- uvulitis
- peritonsillar/retropharyngeal abscess
- diphtheria (with tripod position)
what words describe pleural effusion on CXR
loculated with septations
what type of bugs cause CAP in school age kids
atypicals, virals, pneumonia
what tests chould you ALWAYS do for outpatient pneumonia
pulse ox (duh) rapid flu (if during its season)
I want to give a macrolide to a kid that I think has pneumonia. what test should I do first
mycoplasma IgM (most/many mycoplasmas are now resistant)
preliminary tests come back negative in a kid that may have pneumonia, and they are WORSENING. what is next?
consider CXR (or repeat); blood culture;
what tests chould you ALWAYS do for outpatient pneumonia
pulse ox (duh) rapid flu
I want to give a macrolide to a kid that I think has pneumonia. what test should I do first
mycoplasma IgM (most/many mycoplasmas are now resistant)
congenital stridor =
laryngomalacia