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Croup
Croup also refers to the rump of a quadruped and the crop of a bird. For the work of a casino employee, see croupier. Croup | Classification and external resources | The steeple sign as seen on an AP neck X-ray of a child with croup | ICD-10 | J05.0 | ICD-9 | 464.4 | DiseasesDB | 13233 | MedlinePlus | 000959 | eMedicine | ped/510 emerg/370radio/199 | MeSH | D003440 |
Croup (or laryngotracheobronchitis) is a respiratory condition that is usually triggered by an acute viral infection of the upper airway. The infection leads to swelling inside the throat, which interferes with normal breathing and produces the classical symptoms of a "barking" cough, stridor, and hoarseness.
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The steeple sign is suggestive of the diagnosis, but is absent in half of cases.[3]
Other investigations (such as blood testsand viral culture) are discouraged, as they may cause unnecessary agitation and thus worsen the stress on the compromised airway.[4] While viral cultures, obtained via nasopharyngeal aspiration, can be used to confirm the exact
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Soft palate pink and smooth. Tonsils Tonsils not present Uvula (cranial nerves IX, X) Uvula rises midline on phonation Tongue (cranial nerve XII)
External ears, nose, and mouth appear normal in appearance, with moist mucous membranes. Neck is supple with trachea in midline. There is no cervical adenopathy noted.
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Patient J.B. presented the office with chief complaints of coughs and sore throat that lasted about seven days. These symptoms are typically seen in respiratory tract infection or inflammation that is caused by viruses or bacteria. The initial differential diagnoses included Influenza, cough, common cold, community-acquired pneumonia, acute bronchitis, acute pharyngitis, and postnasal drip syndrome based on the chief complaints. The reason that why these differential diagnoses were considered is because they all have coughs as the symptom. Some of these differential diagnoses have both coughs and sore throat. JD, et al. (2017) states that Influenza A or B viruses can cause a dry cough and sore throat. Troullos,
Streptococcus pharyngitis is a bacterial infection of the throat caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as group A Streptococcus. It can causes throat pain, difficulty with swallowing, red and swollen tonsils which can be accompanied with white patches or streaks of pus, red spots on the palate, swollen lymph glands in the neck, fever, headache, rash, stomach ache, and fatigue. It can lead to more serious conditions such as scarlet fever, inflammation of the kidneys, and rheumatic fever. When Streptococcus pharyngitis is suspected, usually a rapid antigen test is run but a throat culture also needs to be done. Treatment is usually Penicillin and Amoxicillin for children. Nursing intervention for Streptococcus pharyngitis is to make sure the patient gets plenty of rest and also to push fluids to keep the back of the throat lubricated and to prevent dehydration (http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/strep-throat/basics/definition/con-20022811).
2. Patient is experiencing acute pain r/t coughing and deep breathing aeb wheezing in the right and left upper lobes of the lungs.
Acute tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils secondary to an infectious process causing painful swallowing and is more commonly attributed to a viral cause rather than bacterial (Shepherd, 2013). A physical assessment of the tonsils may reveal an increase in size with edema and erythema. This is often associated with upper respiratory symptoms like, headache and cough (Shepherd, 2013). Another diagnosis is pharyngitis. Pharyngitis is also a sore throat which is secondary to inflammation noted at the back of the throat and associated with complaints of pain when swallowing (Shepherd, 2013). Viral pharyngitis is the most common and can be contributed to the rhino or coronavirus which lasts between 5-7 days and presents with associated symptoms like cough, headache, fatigue and mild fever (Ruppert & Fay, 2015). Finally, GABHS or more commonly noted as strep throat is a potential diagnosis. This bacterial infection is most common in children and adolescents. Often individuals present with symptoms including throat pain, fever, chills, headache, cervical lymphadenopathy and exudate noted to tonsils or in the pharyngeal (Ruppert & Fay, 2015). This infectious process in younger children may also present with gastrointestinal symptoms like nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain but is not accompanied by cough or nasal
Throat. Pharynx mucosa pink, without lesions or exudate. Soft palate and uvula rise at midline. Tonsils not visible. Gag reflex intact.
A nose or throat culture and test. Your doctor takes a swab or suction sample from the area where the nose and throat meet (nasopharynx). The sample is then checked for evidence of the presence of whooping cough bacteria.
The patient’s physical examination upon admittance (11/30/14) revealed the patient awake, alert and orientated x3; she was in some apparent distress but was not found to be in any pain. Auscultation of the lungs conceded adequate air entry bilaterally with bilateral rhonchi. The lower extremities showed pedal edema but with no signs of a deep vein thrombosis in the legs. Examination of the head, eyes, ears, nose and throat (HEENT) showed pink and moist oral mucosa. The pupils were equal and reactive to light.
The World Health Organization (WHO) (2006A) defines COPD as a disease state characterized by airflow limitation that is not wholly reversible. The airflow limitation is usually both progressive and associated with abnormal inflammatory response of the lungs to noxious particles or gases. John's chronic bronchitis is defined, clinically, as the presence of a chronic productive cough for 3 months in each of 2 successive years, provided other causes of chronic cough have been ruled out. (Mannino, 2003). The British lung Foundation (BLF) (2005) announces that chronic bronchitis is the inflammation and eventual scarring of the lining of the bronchial tubes which is the explanation for John's dyspnea. The BLF (2005) believe that when the bronchi become inflamed less air is able to flow to and from the lungs and once the bronchial tubes have been irritated over a long period of time, excessive mucus is produced. This increased sputum results from an increase in the size and number of goblet cells (Jeffery, 2001) resulting in John's excessive mucus production. The lining of the bronchial tubes becomes thickened and an irritating cough develops, (Waugh & Grant 2004) which is an additional symptoms that john is experiencing.
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