Respiratory Diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 21: Is chest indrawing considered a danger sign for pneumonia according to WHO?_____

Answer: No

Flashcard 22: _____ is the most common cause of stridor in newborns.

Answer: Laryngomalacia

Flashcard 23: The most common mutation in surfactant dysfunction disorders is _____

Answer: ABCA3

Flashcard 24: According to WHO guidelines, on reassessing a child taking abx for pneumonia after 2 days, if the signs improve, then _____

Answer: finish the course of abx

Flashcard 25: High dose vitamin E maybe used in the rx of _____ (pulmonary)

Answer: bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Flashcard 26: What is the next best step in treatment for a child with a suspected foreign body in lung?_____

Answer: Rigid bronchoscopy

Flashcard 27: In the first step of management of moderate to severe croup: the patient should be given racemic _____ nebulisation

Answer: epinephrine

Flashcard 28: 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 29: Pneumonia is suspected when respiratory rate is _____ for infants 2 months to 12 months

Answer: ≥ 50 breaths/min

Flashcard 30: _____ in sitting position should be monitored yearly from 5-6 years of age, in a patient of duchenne muscular dystrophy

Answer: Vital capacity