Epi/tracheitis Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Epiglottitis | Bacterial cellulitis of the epiglottis and surpraglottis tissue |
Clinical manifestations of epiglottitis | Difficulty breathing, high fever, sore throat, pain on swallowing, stridor, rapidly progressing, tripoding |
A lateral neck film with a "thumb sign" should indicate | Epiglottitis |
Most common etiologic agent for epiglottitis | H. Influenzae |
Little bacteria guys in pairs is indicative of | S. pneumoniae |
Little bacteria guys hanging out in colonies is indicative of | H. Influenzae |
H. Influenza is antiphagocytic because of | Polysaccharide capsule |
IgA protease in H. influenza helps it | Invade |
Nontypable strains do not respond to the Hib vaccine because | They lack a capsule |
Treatment of epiglottitis is | 3rd gen cephalosporin (ceftriaxone) |
Epiglottitis is extremely reduced due to the | Hib vaccine |
A conjugate vaccination produces | Tcell memory and immune-specific IgG |
A T cell independent vaccine produces | No memory and IgM |
Bacterial tracheitis is also referred to as | Pseudomembranous Croup |
Bacterial tracheitis is found mostly in ages | 6 months-8 years old |
Clinical presentation of bacterial tracheitis | Acute onset, high fever, respiratory distress, no pain on swallowing, do no respond to LTB therapy (racemic epinephrine and dexamethasone) |
A steeple sign is indicative of | Croup |
Most common cause of bacterial tracheitis | Staph aureus |
Treatment for bacterial tracheitis | Clindomycin or Vancomycin and a Cephalosporin, intubation, suction |
Extubate patient when? | After 3-7 days |
Lateral view xray for bacterial tracheitis appears | Hazy with intraluminal soft tissue irregularities |
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