Lower Respiratory Tract Infections — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What is the next best step in treatment for a child with a suspected foreign body in lung?_____

Answer: Rigid bronchoscopy

Flashcard 2: The following are considered danger signs in pneumonia (severe pneumonia) and require hospital admission: Not able to _____, persistent vomiting, convulsions, lethargic or unconscious, stridor in a calm child, and severe malnutrition.

Answer: drink

Flashcard 3: Pneumonia is suspected when respiratory rate is _____ for infants 2 months to 12 months

Answer: ≥ 50 breaths/min

Flashcard 4: According to WHO IMCI criteria, **Severe Pneumonia** (or Very Severe Disease) is suspected when there is presence of _____ in a calm child.

Answer: Stridor

Extra: WHO IMCI Classification for a child with cough or difficulty breathing: 1. Pneumonia: Fast breathing (tachypnea). 2. Severe Pneumonia / Very Severe Disease: Chest indrawing, stridor in a calm child, or any general danger sign (e.g., unable to drink, lethargic, or convulsions). Note: Stridor in a calm child is a specific danger sign indicating upper airway obstruction or very severe lower respiratory disease. Assessment must be done while the child is calm to avoid false positives from crying.

Flashcard 5: Pneumonia is suspected when respiratory rate is _____ for children 12 months to 5 years

Answer: ≥ 40 breaths/min

Flashcard 6: _____ is a common cause of pneumonia in cystic fibrosis patients

Answer: Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Flashcard 7: Acute _____ presents with high fever, sore throat, and drooling with dysphagia

Answer: epiglottitis

Flashcard 8: Respiratory papillomatosis most commonly presents with gradually progressive _____ and respiratory distress in childhood

Answer: hoarseness

Flashcard 9: Obstructive sleep apnea may be caused by _____ hypertrophy in children (age group)

Answer: adenotonsillar