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Pediatrics

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Potentially life threatening =   <3 mos; 101F (38.3C)  
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Viral rhinitis (3-8/yr): etiology   rhino, corona; more bronchial = adenovirus, RSV  
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Viral rhinitis (50% of URIs) transmission   hand, inhaled droplet; incubation 2-5 days; sx resolve 5-7 days  
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Viral rhinitis tx   tylenol; ibuprofen if >6 mos; no ASA; sudafed/ phenylephrine; poss Afrin >2 yo; DM for cough; No Role for antihistamines  
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FDA: viral rhinitis tx   no cough/cold meds for kids <2 yo  
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Purulent rhinitis s/s   persistent mucopurulent nasal d/c and irreg fever; often GAS / SP  
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Strep tx   Amox; clinda for tx failure  
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Sinus devt   maxil / ethmoid dz most common; fully formed at birth (clinical dz at 6 mos); sphenoid 7-8 yrs; frontal early teens  
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Rhinosinusitis: 2 presentations in kids   1: ≥10 days nasal congestion, purulent nasal drainage and/or persistent cough; 2: abrupt onset w/ fever >101F, facial pain & purulent nasal drainage  
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Rhinosinusitis agents:   Big 3, esp SP (declining)  
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Chronic Rhinosinusitis agents:   alpha-hemolytic strep; SA; anaerobes  
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Mild-mod Rhinosinusitis tx   Amox (10-14 d); if allergy, 3G ceph or macrolide  
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Severe Rhinosinusitis tx   Augmentin; macro or ceph  
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Frontal osteomyelitis secondary to frontal sinusitis =   Pott puffy tumor; surgical drainage & IV Abx  
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Rhinosinusitis: indications for referral   need surgical drainage; need polypectomy; recurrent sinusitis (esp w/ exacerbation of asthma); rare/ resistant microbe; intracranial or orbital complications; suspected immunodeficiency  
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AOM most common in:   boys; formula-fed; winter; 6 mos-3 yo (esp 6-12 mos); 2nd peak at 5 yo  
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AOM agents   SP, H flu, M cat; GAS; RSV, rhino, CMV  
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AOM associated with conjunctivitis suggests:   H flu  
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Use Abx in AOM for which patients?   febrile children and those < 2 years  
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AOM: risk factors for penicillin resistant Strep pneumo (PRSP)   Recurrent tx w/beta-lactams. Recurrent AOM (>3 episodes in 6 months or >4 episodes/year). Day care. Winter. Age <2 years  
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AOM: indication for tubes   bilateral effusion for 3 mos AND a bilateral hearing deficiency  
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Flu incubation   1-4 days post-exposure  
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Flu presentation in kids   croup, bronchiolitis, GI upset, conjunctivitis, OM; sore throat, nasal congestion, conjunctivitis, nonproductive cough  
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Flu: comps   Pneumonia; Myositis; Myocarditis, pericarditis; Aseptic meningitis; Encephalitis; Reye syndrome; Guillain-Barre syndrome  
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Flu: dx   Epidemiologic; Virus isolation or antigen detection; Serologic  
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Most common clinical manifestation of acute upper airway obstruction:   croup  
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Prolonged expiratory phase, hyper-resonance to percussion, and wheezing =   bronchiolitis  
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Bronchiolitis presentation   <2 yo (peak 6 mos); M>F; winter. 100,000 hospitalizations/year. Daycare / secondary smoke exposure. If cardiopulmonary dz / immunodeficiency: more severe disease  
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Bronchiolitis agent   RSV or human metapneumovirus (hMPV). Also possibly Parainfluenza adenovirus  
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Premature infants with bronchiolitis often have:   apneic spells as presenting sx  
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Bronchiolitis: X-ray may show:   hyperinflation, atelectasis, infiltrates, peribronchial cuffing  
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Croup/bronchiolitis tx   supportive; cool mist humidification; pulse ox, O2 if hypoxemia; poss bronchodilators  
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Pneumonia RFs   CHD/ lung dz; CF; asthma; SCD; immunodeficiency syndromes  
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Pneumonia: viral causes   more common in kids <5 yo; RSV, PIVs, Influenza, Adenovirus  
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Pneumonia: viral causes in neonates:   consider CMV, Herpes, rubella  
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Pneumonia: bac causes if <1 month old   GBS, SA, gram neg enteric bacilli; T. pallidum; Listeria  
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Pneumonia: bac causes for 1 month-5 yo   SP (most common); H flu; GAS; SA (&MRSA); M. pneumo; C. pneumoniae  
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Pneumonia: bac causes for >5 yo   M pneumo most common; SP, C pneumo; TB  
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Less common bacterial causes of pneumonia   C trachomatis (afebrile pneumo in 2 wks-3 mos); pertussis, PCP  
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Pneumonia: dx   CXR = segmental infiltrates, atelectasis, pleural effusions; poss empyema; blood cx pos in 10-30% of bac  
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Viral pneumonia s/s   tachypnea, retractions, nasal flaring & use of accessory mx; diffuse rales, wheezing; CXR diffuse interstitial infiltrates & hyperinflation  
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae findings   CXR interstitial or bronchopneumonic infiltrates, frequently in the middle or lower lobes; Fever, cough, HA, malaise; sore throat / OM  
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Pathology of hyaline membrane disease (HMD)   Deficiency/inactivation of pulmonary surfactant => decreased alveolar surface tension => poor lung compliance & atelectasis => hypoxemia  
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HMD incidence   5% of infants born at 35-36 weeks. >50% in infants born <28 weeks.  
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HMD risk factors   C-section. Birth asphyxia. Diabetic mom. Siblings with hx of HMD.  
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HMD mgmt   Steroids to mom in preterm labor. Artificial surfactant in delivery room for infant born <27 weeks. O2, nasal CPAP, intubation PRN.  
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Croup bugs   parainfluenza types I to III, adenovirus, RSV  
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Croup sx/sx   Afebrile, normal sats. Concurrent URI. Retractions, tachypnea, audible stridor. Stridor, barking seal cough, worse at night. Steeple sx on neck xray.  
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Croup mgmt if not emergent   Neb mist, O2, possibly racemic epinephrine nebs. Steroids (dexamethasone) if stridor at rest  
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Bronchiolitis sx/sx   Tachy/tachy, low fever. Nasal flaring, retractions, rales, wheezes, long exp phase. Hypoxia on ABG  
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Croup presentation   3 months-3 years old. M:F 3:1. october-April. 100-1000x more common than epiglottitis  
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Epiglottitis bug   H flu (HiB)  
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Epiglottitis presentation   M:F 2:1. 3 months - 6 yrs old. Any season  
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Epiglottitis sx/sx   Sudden rapid progression. Pharyngitis, dysphagia, odynophagia. High fever. Inspiratory stridor, tachypnea, tripod posture.  
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If Epiglottitis is suspected, DO NOT:   examine mouth or neck: may cause spasm and worsen upper airway obstruction  
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Epiglottitis workup   Soft tissue neck x-ray: thumb sign (swollen & posteriorly displaced epiglottis). BC often positive.  
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Epiglottitis mgmt   Hospitalize. Manage ABCs. Anesthesia for prn nasotracheal or orotracheal intubation. IVF & humidified O2. IV Abx: cefotaxime, CTX, or Unasyn  
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Croup mgmt if emergent (if upper airway obstruction)   Intubate (watch for post pulmonary edema)  
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Pertussis pathology   Tracheal cytotoxin, dermonecrotic factor, and adenylate cyclase => local epithelial damage => resp sxs  
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Pertussis stages   Cararrhal (1-2 weeks): prodrome, most contagious, URI sxs. Paroxysmal (2-4 weeks): severe cough. Convalescent (1-2 weeks): sxs decrease  
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Pertussis mgmt   Erythromycin (aborts dz in catarrahl stage, does not limit duration in later stage), azithro (kids <1 mo), clarithromycin. Steroid aerosols, mist O2.  
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AOM tx   Amox 90 mg/kg/day x10 days (azithro if allergy). If tx failure, use Augmentin 80-90 mg/kg/day  
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