Non-inflammatory UAE

Question 1

Discuss Spasmodic Croup

Answer 1

HALLMARK = inspiratory stridor & a barking cough that presents suddenly in the middle of the night in an otherwise healthy child

Reassure pt, humidify the air. No intubation necessary

Question 2

Discuss Foreign body aspiration

Answer 2

Most are in R bronchus; Symptoms are based on location of the FB

1. Larynx = hoarseness, aphonia
2. Trachea = cough, stridor, hemoptysis
3. Bronchus or smaller airway = UNILATERAL Sx

Cough is the most common symptom; Use hemlich for complete airway obstruction

Question 3

Discuss Pertussis

Answer 3

Causes whooping cough; G- coccobacillus