peds3 Flashcards
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prophylactis for RSV bronchiolitis?
RSV monoclonal antibody called palivizumab
difference in sx of viral and bacterial pneumonia
viral sx begin with URI, whereas bacterial pneumonia has a more rapid onset with greater severity and not preceded by URI symptoms
difference in lab values between viral and bacterial pneumonia
for viral, WBC count is less than 20,000 cells/mm3 and for bacterial is more than that
common cause of afebrile pneumonia in 1-3 months of age
chlamydia
clinical clues that an infant with pneumonia has a chlamydia infection
a staccato-type cough, absence of fever, eosinophilia on WBC
management of chlamydia pneumonia
erythromycin or azithromycin
most common cause of bacterial pneumonia in older kids/adolescents
mycoplasma pneumonia and chlamydia
definitive dx of mycoplasma pneumonia
serum igM titers for mycoplasma
managmeent of mycoplasma pneumonia
oral erythromycin or azithromycin
pertussis aka
whooping cough
immunization for pertussis
beginning at 2 months
who is at greatest risk for pertussis?
infants less than 6 months
major source of pertussis
adolescents and adults whose immunity has waned
pertussis is characterized by what three stages
catarrhal stage, paroxysmal stage, convalescent stage
describe the cararrhal stage of pertussis
lasts 1-2 weeks; characterized by URI sx and low grade fever
describe the paroxysmal stage of pertussis
lasts 2-4 weeks; characterized by fits of forceful coughing; whoop= inspir gasp head at the very end of a coughing fit; post-tussive vomitting is common; between the fits, kids appear well and are afebrile
describe the convalescent stage of whooping cough
lasts weeks to months; recovery stage in which paroxysmal cough becomes less freq and less severe over time
definitive diagnosis of pertussis
direct fluorescent antibody tests of nasopharyngeal secretions
antibiotics and pertussis?
they don’t alter the course of the disease but they are given to help prevent the spread; azithromycin and erythromycin are options; respiratory isolation is required until antibiotics have been given for 5 days!
how common is asthma?
50% of kids by 1 year and 90% by 5 years of age; 30-50% have remission by puberty
what may be the only sx of asthma?
chronic or recurrent cough
what does cxr show in an asthma patient?
hyperinflation, peribronchial thickening, and patchy atelectasis
what do PFTs show in a patient with asthma
obstructive disease, increased lung volumes, decreaed expiratory flow rate
differential for acute wheezing
asthma, hypersensitivity reaction, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, foreign body aspiration, acute aspiration of stomach contents, environmental irritants