Respiratory System… Role of a sleep study in pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome 31 Jul 20225 Aug 2022 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome(OSAS) is a disorder of breathing during sleep characterized by prolonged partial upper airway obstruction and/or intermittent complete obstruction (obstructive apnea). This disrupts normal ventilation during sleep &…
CROUP… Croup- How to Manage? 17 Jul 202217 Jul 2022 Use The The Croup Clinical Score# to Classify Croup as Mild, Moderate or Severe.. Mild and moderate croup They can be treated as out patient Mist Therapy(Saline Nebulisations) can be given, Steam…
CROUP… Nebulized Epinephrine for Croup 14 Jul 20228 Jul 2022 The administration of nebulized epinephrine to patients with moderate to severe croup often results in rapid improvement of upper airway obstruction. Epinephrine constricts precapillary arterioles in the upper airway mucosa and decreases…
CROUP… Mist Therapy in Croup 10 Jul 20228 Jul 2022 Humidified air is frequently used in the treatment of croup, although studies supporting its efficacy in reducing symptoms are limited. Although humidified air does not reduce subglottic edema, it may…
CROUP… CROUP SCORING 3 Jul 20228 Jul 2022 Clinical Feature Degree - ScoreStridor None - 0At rest on auscultation 1At rest without auscultation 2Recessions None - 0 Mild 1Moderate 2Severe 3Cyanosis None - 0With agitation 4At rest 5Consciousness level Normal - 0Altered 5 CROUP SCORE 0-2 = Mild Croup3-5 = Moderate Croup6-11 = Severe croup Next Post: Mist therapy in Croup
Chronic Cough… Otogenic Cough 28 Apr 202226 Apr 2022 A rare cause of chronic cough in children is reflex cough due to the otogenic reflex. In a minority of individuals, the external ear is innervated by a branch of…
Chronic Cough… Non Infective Bronchitis 17 Mar 202215 Mar 2022 Exposure to environmental pollutants can trigger non-infective bronchitis and chronic cough in children. Worldwide, indoor air pollution is a major contributor to respiratory health. Children show more severe symptoms than adults…
Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis… Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis PBB 13 Feb 202211 Feb 2022 PBB is increasingly being considered to be one of the common causes of chronic wet cough, particularly in young children (<5 years of age) in western countries for the past…
Bronchoscopy… Tracheo-bronchial Foreign Body Extraction in children 3 Jan 202129 Dec 2020 Removal of foreign bodies from the child’s airways can be done either by a flexible bronchoscope or a rigid bronchoscope. Most usual foreign bodies like peanuts, almonds, other nuts and seeds…
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