Respiratory

Question 1

What are some causes of cough in children?

Answer 1

Onset
Characteristics:
Barking cough - croup
Stridor - croup
Whooping cough
Associated symptoms:
Cough, Resp rate, Activity, Posture, Fever, eating, vomiting, energy, recessions, sputum
Time period - more than 5 days
Exacerbating
Severity

Question 2

How is bronchiolitis treated?

Answer 2

Mostly conservative

Bronchodilators
Oxygen
Palivizumab

Question 3

Who is most likely effected by croup?

Answer 3

6 months to 3 years

Question 4

Give some differentials for cough in children.

Answer 4

Respiratory:
Asthma
Bronchiolitis
Bordatella pertussis
Croup
TB
Inhaled foreign body
Epiglossitis

Non respiratory:
GORD
Post nasal drip
Passive smokers
CF

Question 5

Give some differentials for stridor in children.

Answer 5

Laryngomalacia
Severe micrognathia
Tracheomalacia
Subglottic stenosis
Vascular ring
Croup
Bacterial tracheitis
Tonsilar abcess
Anaphylaxis
Epiglossitis
Inhaled foreign body