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30 Cards in this Set
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Use ____ on the child with swelling of the soft tissue of the upper airway due to infection or inflammation
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CPAP
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Occasional barking cough, limited to no stridor at rest.
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Mild croup
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Frequent barking cough, easily audible stridor at rest, little to no agitation.
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moderate croup
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Frequent barking cough, prominent inspiratory and occasionally expiratory stridor, marked retractions. significant agitation
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Severe croup
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Barking cough, audible stridor at rest, declining respiratory effort, retractions, decreased level of consciousness
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inpending respiratory failure
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For mild croup give?
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cool mist, a single dose of dexamethasone (corticosteroid) 0.6 mg/kg
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For moderate to severe croup give?
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02, cool mist,
nebulized racemic epinepherine: 0.25 mL IN 3 mL/NS a single dose of dexamethasone (corticosteroid) 0.6 mg/kg consider use of heliox |
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When intubating a child with severe subglottic edema, be sure you can visualise the airway. If you can not it is best to avoid using ____?
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neuromuscular blockers.
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Drug management of anaphylaxis consists of?
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epinephrine: 0.01 mg/kg of 1 : 10,000
Albuterol metered dose inhaler: 2.5 mg (0.5 mg/kg per hour if severe bronchospasms) Diphenhydramine: 1 to 2 mg/kg (benydril) methylprednisolone: 2 mg/kg (max 80) |
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With assisted ventilations on a child provide o2 at a slow rate to reduce the risk of _____?
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air trapping
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If a diagnosis between Broncholitis and acute asthma is unclear, consider a trial of _____?
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Bronchodilators ie:Albuterol
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Treat mild to moderate asthma with?
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O2
Albuterol (bronchodilator)2.5 mg inhaler Dexamethasone(corticosteroid) 0.6 mg/kg (max 16mg) Solu-medrol |
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Treat moderate to severe asthma with?
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O2 (use non rebreather mask)
albuterol (bronchodilator) 2.5mg inhaler ipratropium bromide (anticholinergic, bronchodilator) 250 - 500 mcg nebulized. Dexamethasone (corticosteroid) 0.6 mk/kg (max 16mg) Magnesium sulfate (electrolyte, bronchodilator) 25 - 50 mg/kg slow max 2 g |
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Treat impending respiratory failure from asthma with?
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Albuterol (bronchodilator) 2.5mg nebulized.
Ipratropium bromide (anticholenergic, bronchodilator) 250 - 500 mcg BiPAP methylprednisolone: (solu-medrol) (corticosteroid) 2mg/kg Terbutaline (B2 agonist, bronchodilator) 0.01 - 10 mcg/kg/min Magnesium sulfate: 25 to 50 mg/kg (slow) |
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General management of lung tissue disease?
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CPAP, BiPAP, or mechanical ventilation with PEEP.
Use a bronchodilator it wheezing is present, or an airway obstruction. |
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Inflammation of the lung tissue caused by inhalation or aspiration of toxins.
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chemical pnumonitis
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Aspiration of hydrocarbons or inhalation of irritant gases can produce?
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noncardiogenic pulmonary edema
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Management of chemical pneumonitis?
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CPAP or BiPAP
Albuterol (bronchodilator) 2.5mg |
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Management of aspiration pneumonitis?
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BiPAP or CPAP
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Drugs that can cause cardiogenic pulmonary edema?
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Beta blockers, tricyclic antidepressants, verapamil
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Start the PEEP in cardiogenic pulmonary edema at?
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6 to 10 cmH2O
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The goals of medical therapy in cardiogenic pulmonary edema is?
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Reduction of pulmonary venous return (preload reduction)
Reduction of systemic vascular resistance (afterload reduction) reduction of myocardial metabolic demand |
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(ARDS) may follow a _____ or _____ insult
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pulmonary or systemic insult
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ARDS is defined as?
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acute onset
PaO2/FiO2 <300 Bilateral infiltrates on chest x-ray no evidence for a cardiogenic cause of pulmonary edema. |
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Cushing's triad typically signals inpending _____?
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brain herniation
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Administer pharmacologic therapy such as _______ for management of ICP
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hypertonic saline
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Avoid hyperthermia in the pt who has ____?
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increased ICP
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One of the most common causes of respiratory distress or failure following a poisoning or drug overdose is depression of the ___?
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central respiratory drive
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Children with complications such as atelectasis, restrictive lung disease, pneumonia, chronic respiratory insufficiency and respiratory failure are usually affected with _______?
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Chronic neuromuscular disease
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Children with chronic neuromuscular disease may have a severe reaction to the use of ____?
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succinylcholine
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