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Term
common cold
Definition
rhinopharyngitis
Term
common cold symtpom
Definition
stuffiness ,sneezing, coyrza, pharyngeal irritation, some fever
Term
commonn cold caused by
Definition
rhinovirus, coronavirus
Term
transmission of common cold
Definition
direct contact with some aerosilization- portal of entry- mucousnmembrane. very high conc in nasal secretions.
Term
pathophys of common cold.
Definition
inoc, epihtelial cell infec. - spread to respiratory mucosa. demage to resp mucosa via direct infect and chemical mediators (leading to mucociliarry trnasport impairment, submucosale dema, and possible bacterial superinfection
Term
host respoen to contorl infection of cold
Definition
local interferon production, IgA response
Term
cold clinical symptoms
Definition
nasal discharge, nasal obstruction, sore throat
Term
common cold treawtment
Definition
symtpomatic, antihistamines and nsaids. relief of nasal obstruction in infants/children.
Term
tonsillopharyngitis intro
Definition
inflammatory illnes of mucous membrane of thraot, viral/bacterial causes, no nasal involvement
Term
tonsillopharyngitis etiology
Definition
bacterial: group A b hemolytic strep, overall the most commo ncause.

viral adenovirus, influenza, eterovirus, parainfluenza, ebv, cold virus
Term
tonsillopharyngitis transmission
Definition
direct contact and airborne spread enterovirus only one sene in summer.
Term
tonsillopharyngitits como iopulation
Definition
grouop a stretp b hemolytic: school age kids
Term
tonsillopharyngitis group A b-hemolytic strep path
Definition
person-person transmission, attachmen of organism to repirtory epithelial cells by fimbriae. Release of toxins/enzymes. ;Tissue damage, facilitate spread of organism, Hypersenstiivity to erythrogenic toxins causes rash and fever. prevention
Term
prevention of gruop a b hemoltyic strep reinfection
Definition
antibody agianst m specific protein
Term
tonsillopharyngitis strep clinical feauees
Definition
variety i presentation: sublicnical to highly toxic form. Pharyngeal inflammation wiht edema and tonsillar exudates (fever,s ore throat,headache abdminal pain) , swollen tender anterior cervical nodes
Term
scarlet fever
Definition
caused by group a strep , tonsilloopharyngitis. REd finely punctate rash (sandpaper rash), red strawberyy tongue, conjunctiaval injection.
Term
tonsillopharyngitits ocmplications
Definition
(suppurative: peritonsillar/retropharyngeal abcess, cerical adenitis, otitis,sinusitis).

nonsupporative: acute rheumatic fever, acute post-streptococal glomeruulonephritis.
Term
Acute rheumatic fever
Definition
complication of tosillopharyngitis. Iflammatory disease of herats, joits CNS. Itis autoimmune in nnature, molecular mimicry
Term
acute postreptococal glomeruloneprhitis
Definition
complcaition of onsillopharyngitis, leading cause of NEPHRItic syndrome (hypertension hemturia, proteinuria)
Term
acute psotreptrooall glomeruloneprhitis pathology
Definition
immune complx mediated disease deposited into gloemrular basement membrnae of kdineys
Term
poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis  linical presentation
Definition
oliguria,edema, te colored/bloody urine
Term
croup (laryngeotrachetitis/laryngeotracheobornhiits
Definition
carhacteritied by hoarse voice, dr brking cough, inspiratory stridor. respiratory distress from upper airwa yobstruction. upper airway= infraglottic tissues, larynx, trachea ,lung.
Term
croup etiological agents
Definition
mostly parainfluenza 1 , res ot of casues are primarily viral.

bacterial superinfection: staph/strep
Term
Croup age group
Definition
young - 6 mo to 5 yeras
Term
croup predominance
Definition
males>females
Term
Croup pathophysiology
Definition
starts in nasopharynx, travels to respiratory epithelium of larynx/trachea.

tracheal ifnalmmation with erythema/edema:
airway anrrowing, inhibition of ciliary functino, tracheal peithelial cell desturction.

Obstruciton of tracheal lumen.

Impairemnt of vocal cords.
Term
corup diagnosis
Definition
based on signs and symtpoms : iamging study : narrowed airway (steeple sign).
Term
siniusitis
Definition
usually post uri infnection, purulent ifnection of sinuses.
Term
sinusitis etiology
Definition
mostly hemophilus, and pneumoccosu. Usually a mixed infection. (viral rhino, influenza, parainfluenza)
Term
sinusitits pathophys
Definition
malfunciton of mucocilliary clearance. allowingpathogens from surroudningnasal passages to enter.

Predisposing factors :allergy, impaired ciliary motility.

Viral URI mosti mportant predisposing cause.
Term
sinusitis clinclal features
Definition
uri symtposm followed by improvement nada then acut inus infcton.
Term
sinusitis phsyical exaxm
Definition
posterior pharyngeal pus, puruluent nasal discharge, sinus tenderness ,facial swelling (pots puffy tumor- psu fluid colelciton udner preiosteum of frontal bone).
Term
sinusitis complciations
Definition
intracranial erosion causing maneingitis brain abscess.

orbital disease.

respiratory:sinopulomoanry disese
Term
influenza eitology
Definition
orthomyxoviridae
Term
influenza biochem
Definition
rna genome surroudned by protein nucleocapsid. nucleopsaicd surorunded by second protein,the matrix.

2 glycoproteins on surface: nuermindase, and hemagglutinin
Term
hemagluttinin function
Definition
reuqired for attachment to cells
Term
Neuraindae function
Definition
requried for releasae of rius from infected cell
Term
antigenic shfit
Definition
major changes in HA structure leadingto new subtypes, ocurs in inlufena A, responsible for padnemcis
Term
antigenic drift
Definition
minor changes in HA or N structures, occurs in all influena types
Term
influenza transmizition
Definition
respiratory droplets!
Term
influenza pathogenesis
Definition
affects columarn repsitaory epithlium, with celluar necrosis, cell ifniltratio nfollows, however peripher blod mononuclarcells get infecteda s wel lelading to impairedw function.
Term
infleunza immunity
Definition
systemic,mucosal ,and celllular
Term
adults with infleunza have hgiher inscidences of
Definition
chilliness myalgias/sneezing sputum production
Term
h1n1 virus diagnosis
Definition
reassortment of geneticcompoenents from sine ian and huam nstrainf of influenza
Term
influenza compliccations
Definition
pnuemonia ,otitis meida sinusitis, myositis, reyes sydnroe (cns ifnlammation usually when given aspirin with flu seen in children)
Term
high risk for ilness fro h1n1n
Definition
chld yougner htan 5 , or odler than 65. children nad adolescents on logn term aspirin therapy. pRegnant women, adults children with cardio/resp/neuro conditions. immunosupressed people
Term
epiglottitis
Definition
etiology, preceeding viral inection with bacterial ienfection by hemophilus influnze B. Bacteremic illness
Term
epi of epigottitis
Definition
mostly pediatric
Term
epiglottitis path
Definition
supraglottic celullitis, edemaw, and resp obstruction follows.
Term
epiglottitis clinical featuers
Definition
abrupt onset, short duration (les than 24 hours). patient pereferres sitting/leanign fowrad with hyeprexttension of the neck.

dysphagia, respiratory distress.
Term
epiglotitis diagnosis
Definition
cherry red epiglottis. and lateral x ray.
Term
epiglottitis mangement
Definition
medical mergency , primary concenr- airway maintenacne.
Term
otitisme ida deifnition
Definition
infection fo mucoperistoeal linign of middle ear.
Term
otitis meiaepidemiology
Definition
one ofm ost common infecitons of childhood
Term
otitis media etiology
Definition
pneumocococuss, Hemophilusi nfleunzae, M. catarrhalis, mixed viral-bacterial.
Term
pathophys of otitis media
Definition
dysfunciton of eustachian tube resulting in fluid acucmualtion and ienfection. , cognestion of mucosa allows nroaml flora of uepr repsp tracto get trapepd in middle ear.
Term
clincal featuers of otitis media
Definition
early: eustachian tubedysfuntion, diminished light reflex. Later:mailae fever, ercahe, drum dul and transluecent, ijeciton of vessels aroudn TM.

later: Tm is red , thick convex bulging, no light reflex. conductivehe aring loss.

suppurative stage: dul lbulding immobile membrane.
Term
Bronchiolitis etiology
Definition
NO BacteRIA. Mostly RSv.
Term
bronchiotolitis epi
Definition
incidence in 2-6 motnhs of age.
Term
pathology of bronchiolitis
Definition
cell to cell spread of virus from uepr to lower erspiratory tract.

Peribronchial monocuelar cel lifniltration.

ncecrosis of epitheliu mof bronchioles , ciliary disruptio.

edema ofsmall airways and mucus secretion leading to plugging of htel umen and air trapping.

at end get heyperifaltinoadn atelectasis
Term
bronchiolitis pathogenesis
Definition
ifnants- greater airway resitance when diseased due tosmaller diamter. disease severity releted iwth icnreaased IgE. Elevated IgG help lesen severity
Term
bronciolitis clinical featuer
Definition
URI fever tachpnea.

Rhonchi, wheezes, mild to severe hypoxemia.
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