Respiratory Diseases — Flashcards

_____ is a common cause of pneumonia in cystic fibrosis patients

Acute _____ presents with high fever, sore throat, and drooling with dysphagia

Respiratory papillomatosis most commonly presents with gradually progressive _____ and respiratory distress in childhood

Obstructive sleep apnea may be caused by _____ hypertrophy in children (age group)

The following are considered danger signs in pneumonia (severe pneumonia) and require hospital admission:Not able to _____persistent vomitingconvulsions;lethargic or unconsciousstridor in a calm childsevere malnutrition

Palivizumab is used as _____ prophylaxis in premature infants

Hint: specific

_____ syndrome refers to the inability of the lungs to grow after a severe obstructive bronchiolitis

RSV causes _____ in infants and URTI in adults. (LRTI/URTI)

_____ syndrome is a rapidly fatal syndrome of respiratory distress and septicemia in cystic fibrosis patients due to infection with B. cepacia

_____ presents with a hoarse, 'seal bark' cough and inspiratory stridor