Term
| Most common complications in influenza |
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Definition
Otitis Media
Strep Pneumonia |
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Term
| Lungs sounds that do not indicate consolidation... |
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Definition
Wheezes (bronchospasm)
Rhonchi (low pitch, snoring sounds assoc w large mucous secretions, cleared w coughing) |
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Term
| Prodromal sypmptoms (headache, GI, arthralgias) are _______ in typical pneumona |
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Definition
| absent. Present in atypical, viral |
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Term
| Indications for Group A Strep pharyngitis (strep throat) |
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Definition
fever >38 +1
cough absent +1
cervical lymphadenopathy +1
tonsillar exudates +1
Age<15 +1
Age >45 -1
total=2, rapid strep
total=4 order culture, empiric rx |
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Term
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Definition
age > 5 years, Rx w azithromycin (macrolide) bc atypical pneumonia is most common.
children<5 years, use amoxicillin bc strep pneumo is more common |
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Term
| When to admit patients w pneumonia |
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Definition
infants<3weeks: always
3wks-3months: if febrile
3months-5years: tachypnea, SOB, grunting
>5 years: tachypnea, SOB |
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