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-"common cold"
-caused by rhinovirus, RSV, adenovirus, influenza, parainfluenza
-fever is common
-managed at home with rest, decongestant, cough suppressant |
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-sore throat
-can be GABHS (strep throat) |
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| People with strep thoart are at risk for developing? |
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| rheumatic fever, inflammatory disease of joints/heart/central nervous system, and acute glomerulonephritis |
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pharyngitis
headache
fever
abdominal pain
tonsils and pharynx may be inflamed and covered with exudate |
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| When are children considered noninfectious? |
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| 24 hours after initiation of abx |
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| filter and protect the respiratory and alimentary tracts from invasion by pathogenic organism and play a role in antibody formation. |
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-located on either side of the oropharynx behind and below the pillar of the fauces
-what swells with tonsillitis |
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-also known as the adenoids
-located above the palatine tonsils on the posterior wall of the nasopharynx |
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| located at the base of the tongue |
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-found near the posterior nasopharyngeal opening of the eustachian tubes
-not part of waldeyer tonsillar ring |
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| criteria for tonsillectomy |
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| 3 or more infections of the tonsils or adenoids per year despite adequate medical therapy |
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| clinical manifestations of influenza |
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| dry throat/nasal mucosa, dry cough, hoarseness, flushed face, photophobia, myalagia, hyperesthesua, exhaustion, fever, chills. |
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effective only for type A
started within 48 hours of symptoms |
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| Zanamivir, rimantadine, tamiflu, symmetrel |
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-result of malfunctioning eustachian tubes causing accumulation of secretions in the middle ear
-negative middle ear pressure
-can cause an effusion |
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| eustachian tubes functions |
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1. protection of the middle ear from nasopharyngeal secretions
2. drainage of secretions produced in the middle ear into the nasopharynx
3. ventilation of the middle ear to equalize air pressure within the middle ear and atmosphere pressure in the external ear canal and replenish O2 that has been absorbed |
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| What are the nursing objectives for a child with OM? |
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1. relieving pain
2. facilitating drainage
3. preventing complications and recurrence
4. educating family in care of child
5. providing emotional support the family. |
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| generalized term applied to hoarseness,resonant cough, inspiratory stridor. respiratory distress resulting from swelling or obstruction in the region of the larynx |
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| Laryngotracheobronchitis (LTB) |
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-most common croup syndrome
-caused by parainfluenza type 2&3, RSV, flu a&B, and M
-usually preceded by URI
-respiratory distress
-Tx high humidity, nebulized epi, oral steroids
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Definition
-inflammation of the large airway (trachea, bronchi)
-CM: dry hacking cough that worsens at night and turns into hacking cough in 2-3 days
-tx symptomatic |
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| respiratory syncytial Virus |
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Definition
| -causes the ciliated cells of the epithelial cells in respiratory tract to swell and protrude into the lumen where they lose their cilia causing them to fuse together making a giant cell within the nuclei |
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| all or large segment of one or more pulmonary lobes is involved |
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| begins in the terminal bronchioles which become clogged with mucopurulent exudate to form consolidated patches in nearby lobules |
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| inflammatory processis more or less confined within the alveolar walls and peribronchial and interlobular tissues |
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| localized acute inflammation of the lungs without the toxemia associated with lobar pneumonia |
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