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young maternal age, smoking in the house, substance abuse in the house, and low socioeconomical status...more likely to be seen in black males...what are these risk factors for?
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SIDS: sudden infant death syndrome
btw 2-4 months age |
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if you suspect SIDS, what do you need to do?
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full autopsy
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parents say they found their child mostly lifeless and blue, with a bloody nose...what could they possibly have?
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SIDS
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what can be a MAJOR cause of apnea in children? mechanism?
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RSV
stretch of J receptor = STOP BREATHING !!!! o J receptor is a nerve ending that tells the lungs to stop stretching (stop inhalation) |
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what are J receptors, and what can stop their effectiveness?
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J receptor is a nerve ending that tells the lungs to stop stretching (stop inhalation)
can be stopped by RSV-->apnea |
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what is the therapy option for children that have conditions that effect respiration and respiratory drive?
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“Back to Bed” – have children sleep on their BACKS
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how do babies want to breathe?
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they are OBLIGATE NOSE BREATHERS...
baby can even undergo arrest if they have a snotty nose or some obstruction..RSV can cause this |
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child comes in has nightmares, low grades, don't sleep well, and wake up with headaches...what is likely going on? Treatment?
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• They are HYPOVENTILATING during sleep; CNS effects from Low O₂ brain perfusion
• Take their tonsils out; check for brainstem problems (Chiari Malformation) |
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pt has not had any symptoms for years, but now on chest xray it looks like a lymphoma is there... the pt now has airway compression (raspy respirations..) what do they have?
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o Bronchogenic Cyst
Can push on Mainstem Bronchi & cause Pneumonia |
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If problems @ inspiration and expiration, think of an ____???
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anatomic anomaly or deformity
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what is Osler Weber Rendu?
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hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia of nose, mouth, colon, brain, lung
will have low O2 sats |
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pt has ball valve effect (where air goes into lungs, but none comes out) and the lung becomes over extended and pushes ESOPHAGUS & HEART to opposite side... what is this?
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Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation
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this is a primary hypoplasia that is assosiated with an abnormality of the mesoderm... what is this and what will it lead to??
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Prune Belly Syndrome
leads to renal insufficiency |
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• Pulmonary hypoplasia AND kidney disease = ?
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Prune Belly Syndrome
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the prognosis of a congenital diaphragmatic hernia is dependent on what?
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when it occurred
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what is the most likely site of occurrence for a congenital diaphragmatic hernia?
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Foramen of Bochdalek: posterior (most likely site of occurrence)
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baby looks skinny with scaphoid belly and is in respiratory distress..what do they have?
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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
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what causes peritonsilar abscesses? (2)
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strep and anaerobic infections
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pt has a terribly sore throat, to the point where they wont even swallow, but the tonsils have NO PUS. the Lymph nodes can become necrotic and fill with pus. What do they have?
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Retropharyngeal abscess
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What causes epiglottitis?
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H. Influenza B
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pt is sick, febrile, drooling, having trouble breathing, positive thumb sign...what do they have? what should you do?
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Epiglottitis
get them to the OR |
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Croup + High spiking fever =?
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Bacterial tracheitis
• Staph/strep/Hflu cause SECONDARY BACTERIAL INFECTION |
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a boy presents to the office with sudden onset of cough, wheezing, cyanosis, and "WOB"...what sohould you be thinking?
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Foreign Body
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if you didn't know if you had pneumonia or a foreign body, what could help you distinguish?
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Foreign Body - Heart is pulled TOWARDS side of ASPIRATION
Diaphragm is UP on side of ASPIRATION vs. Pneumonia- Heart & Diaphragm are PUSHED AWAY bc of excess fluid, pus |
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where is a web in the airway? what about cleft?
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Web: develops bt false vocal cords
Cleft – malformation of Posterior Arytenoids make a lot of noise, but NO true problem |
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Most common life threatening genetic disorder in whites
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CF
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Partial upregulation of ____ may make HUGE clinical difference in CF
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CFTR
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CF screening yields many ____
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false positives
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gold standard for CF
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actually seeing what happens with a sweat chloride study
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Kid comes into your office w/ CHRONIC COUGH, APATHETIC, past Hx of SEVERAL INFECTIONS, & is SMALLER than other classmates...what do they have?
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CF
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if a child is suspected for CF, what 2 things should you do?
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Look at STOOL – check for malabsorption & order SWEAT TEST
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genetics for CF?
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Problem with long arm of chromosome 7 --> CF Transmembrane Regulator Protein (CFTR)
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what should you do for people with CF?
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keep them on antibiotics, even if not sick
note: o ASPERGILLUS is commonly associated w/ CF pts |
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what are the possible exocrine and endocrine effects of CF?
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o exocrine-->90% of patients have no active Pancreatic enzymes
--Cannot Digest Fat = SMELLY, FROTHY, MALABSORBED STEATORRHEA o endocrine-->10% of patients have diabetes mellitus |
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90% of these pts cannot digest fat, and have smelly frothy malabsorbed steatorrhea...
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CF pts
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