upper respiratory tract infections in Children

Question 1

what are the infections of the upper respiratory tract

Answer 1

rhinitis, tonsilites, ontitis media, pharyngitis, epiglottitis

Question 2

is cellulits local or sytemic infectio

Answer 2

local

Question 3

signs of inflation

Answer 3

heat, redenss , loss of function, swelling, pain

Question 4

what are examples of systemiatic infections

Answer 4

pnemonia, septiceamia, and menigitis

Question 5

what layer of skin seperates bacteri on the surface from being an infection

Answer 5

epithelium

Question 6

what are common bacteria in the body, which are fine in normal levels

Answer 6

pnemococcus, haemophilus, staph, moraxella

Question 7

what are common bacteria found to be invasion

Answer 7

tb and pertussis (whooping cough)

Question 8

what are exambles of infection which could be caused by both bacteria and viruses

Answer 8

pnemonia and ear infection

Question 9

what are the most common side effects of antibiotics on children

Answer 9

diarrhoea, oral thrush, nappy rash, allergic reaction, multi reseiance

Question 10

what is rhinitis

Answer 10

very common, mainly a runny nose, lets child be prone to other conditions such as pneumonia, menigitisu and sepsis

Question 11

how many times a year is rhinitis normal for a young child

Answer 11

about 10 times per year

Question 12

what is otitis media

Answer 12

a painful ear infection, with red discouration

Question 13

can antibitics treat otitis media,

Answer 13

not normally, can use amoxycillin if child is less than two and it is bilateral or systemilly unwell

Question 14

what is ofeten a secondary infection as a result of otitis media

Answer 14

pneocuoccus, h flu

Question 15

what is often the primary infection cause of otitis media

Answer 15

viral

Question 16

what is the main treatment for otitis media

Answer 16

analgesia to treat pain

Question 17

is there a significant benefit of antibiotics

Answer 17

no in most cases, only slighty better symptom recovery time

Question 18

how long do throat swaps take to come back

Answer 18

2 day

Question 19

what is the treatment for tonsiliti or pharyngitis

Answer 19

penecillin, not amyoxcilin

Question 20

symptons of tonsilits

Answer 20

large swollen tonsils, fever, enlargeld lympnodes in neck

Question 21

symptons of pharyngititsi

Answer 21

sore throat, scratty throat, pain when swollowing

Question 22

what is normal duraton of a sore throat

Answer 22

2-7 days

Question 23

what are sympt9ons of ebv

Answer 23

sore throat
extreme fatique
composiesed immunes system

Question 24

what are symptons of strep a fl

Answer 24

flu like symptons, sore throat, rash

Question 25

what are common symptons for croup

Answer 25

severe cough, like a seal, stridor, horase voice, runy nose

Question 26

what are common symptons of epiglottitis

Answer 26

strider and drooling

Question 27

what is the treatment for croup

Answer 27

oral dexamethasone

Question 28

treamet for epiglotis

Answer 28

intubation and antibitoics