Pulmonary Flashcards
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What 3 things should you consider for wheezing besides asthma?
- Foreign Body Aspiration
- Swallowing Dysfunction
- Bronchiolitis
What is the mneumonic for wheezing besides asthma?
- Aspirated drinks
- Babies with kinks
- Swallowed thinks (things)
- Vascular rinks (rings)
Who are aspirated foreign bodies more common in?
Older children who are mobile (still consider this in an infant)
Who is foreign body aspiration seen most commonly in?
Infants and toddlers
What other groups besides infants and toddlers may you see foreign body aspiration in?
A child with developmental disability or any child with CNS depression
In what time frame do most foreign body aspirations manifest in?
24 hours
What is the classic triad for foreign body aspiration?
- Cough
- Wheeze
- Decreased breath sounds
What things do infants and toddlers typically aspirate?
Food (especially hot dogs and popcorn)
What things objects do older children typically aspirate?
Objects
What are the clues for foreign body aspiration (whether or not they mention asthma history, signs of croup, ect.)?
Unlabored breathing with nonproductive cough with an expiratory wheeze heard best on the right side. History of cough of sudden onset.
In what % of cases of foreign body aspiration is there no recollection of an actual aspiration?
Nearly 50%
What are things to look for on CXR with foreign body aspiration?
Radiopaque object usually at right main stem bronchus. Hyperexpansion of one hemithorax in both inspiratory and expiratory films.
With foreign body aspiration what are radiographs confirmed with?
Bronchoscopy (this is how FB is retrieved anyways)
1 year old with acute onset of coughing and right sided expiratory wheeze… best test to confirm suspicions?
Airway fluoroscopy (in a 1 year old, most likely FB is food which is radiolucent and you can’t get a 1 year old to do inspiratory/expiratory films)
What should be suspected in an infant with recurrent wheezing that increases with feeding and neck flexion?
Vascular rings, bronchogenic cysts, tracheal stenosis, double aortic arch (can cause external tracheal or esophageal compression)
What are symptoms of things that cause vascular compression?
Recurrent wheezing (increases with feeding and neck flexion), stridor, dyspnea during feeding
What is the diagnosis of things causing vascular compression (like a vascular ring) best confirmed by?
Barium swallow study
Infant with recurrent coughing associated with wheezing… underlying problem?
Swallowing dysfunction
How do you confirm diagnosis of swallowing dysfunction?
Barium swallow study with video fluoroscopy
What are some treatment options for kids with swallowing dysfunction?
- Thickened feedings
- Feeding therapy
- G-tube
What is present when a patient is incapable of compensating for the effects of respiratory compromise?
Respiratory failure
What is more important in evaluation of respiratory failure than any lab value?
Respiratory effort
Name 3 signs of respiratory distress?
- Tachypnea
- Retractions
- Pulsus paradoxus
Name late signs of respiratory distress which indicate respiratory failure and need for intubation.
- Hypoxemia
- Grunting
- Agitation
- Decreased mentation
- Poor tone
- Cyanosis
- Signs of fatigue