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What are some of the maifestations of acute epiglottitis?
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High fever, sore throat, inspiratory stridor, and severe respiratory distress
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manifestations of aspiration of foreign bodies
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Coughing, choking, gagging, and wheezing
Symptoms depend on foreign body size |
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how are aspiration foreign bodies removed?
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bronchoscopy
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what is obstructive sleep apnea syndrome?
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Partial or complete upper airway obstruction during sleep
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What does OSAS disrupt?
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Obstructive sleep apnea disrupts normal ventilation and sleep patterns
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adenotonsillar hypertrophy
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the most common childhood obstructive sleep apnea
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what is the treatment for adenotonsillar hypertrophy?
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Treatment tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, or CPAP
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Respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn (RDS) is also known as?
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hyaline membrane disease (HMD)
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RDS is caused by?
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Poor lung structure and lack of adequate surfactant
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RDS can lead to?
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Causes widespread atelectasis, respiratory distress, and pulmonary hypertension
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RDS is primarily in
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preterm infants
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in RDS pulmonary hypertension leads to
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causes continued shunting of blood away from the lungs (ductus arteriosus)
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symptoms of ductus arteriosus
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Tachypnea, expiratory grunting, nasal flaring, dusky skin
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treatment: RDS
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Prevention of preterm birth
Mechanical ventilation, surfactant administration, glucocorticoid administration to women in preterm labor |
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what is cystic fibrosis
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Autosomal recessive multisystem disease
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What happens in the lungs with cystic fibrosis?
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thick secretions obstruct the bronchioles and predispose the lungs to chronic infections
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what do the exocrine and mucous producing glands do when dealing with cystic fibrosis?
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secrete abnormally thick mucus because of defective epithelial ion transport
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what does chronic inflammation lead to in CF
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Chronic inflammation leads to hyperplasia of goblet cells, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, hypoxia, fibrosis, etc.
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SIDS stands for what?
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sudden infant death syndrome
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SIDS is more common in which sex?
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males
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SIDS peaks at what age?
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3-4 months
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SIDS has a possible relationship to what?
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respiratory infections
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what is croup
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Acute laryngotracheobronchitis
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age croup is common for children is when
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6months to 5 years
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commonly caused by what virus?
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parainfluenza, influenza A or RSV
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what kind of edema does croup cause?
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subglottic edema
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what are the severe cases of croup given?
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nebulized epinephrine
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croup usually occurs after an episode of
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rhinorrhea, sore throat, and fever
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