Growth and Development of the Respiratory System
Tonsillitis and Adenoiditis
Radom Respiratory Disorders
Asthma
Cystic Fibrosis
100
The Respiratory system is made up of what structures?
What is the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, epiglottis, bronchi, bronchioles, and lungs.
100
Tonsillitis is a common illness in childhood resulting from what?
What is Pharyngitis.
100
pus in the lungs is called what?
What is Empyema
100
Asthma is a spasm of the what?
What is Bronchial tubes.
100
This disorder represents a major dysfunction of all what?
What is Exocrine glands.
200
The structures and organs found in the respiratory system do what?
What is Cleanse, warm, and humidify the air that enters the body.
200
A child may have tonsillitis if they have a sore throat, dysphagia, hypertrophied tonsils, erythema of the soft palate and a fever of?
What is 101 F or more.
200
Watery nasal discharge, postnasal drip, sneezing, and allergic conjunctivitis are the usual symptoms of what?
What is Allergic Rhinitis (hay fever)
200
Asthma is also sometimes referred to as what?
Reactive airway disease.
200
The major organs affected by CF are the what?
What is Lungs, pancreas, and liver.
300
The diameter of the infant and child's trachea is about the size of what?
What is the child's little finger?
300
A ring of what kind of tissue encircles the pharynx?
What is Lymphoid tissue.
300
Coryza is what in layman's terms?
What is running nose.
300
The meter measures the _____ ___, not the _______.
Fastest puff, longest
300
The child's diet should be high in __________ and _____ with no restriction on ____.
What is Carbohydrates, protein, and fats
400
The respiratory tract grows and changes until the child is about what age?
What is 12 years old.
400
Tonsillectomy are postponed until after what age?
What is 4 or 5
400
If necessary, intubation with a _______ ___ may be performed for a child with severe distress unrelieved by other measures.
What is nasotracheal tube.
400
Asthma accounts for how many of the missed school days in the United states.
What is 1/3
400
Commercially prepared ______ ______ given during meals or with snacks aid digestion and absorption of fat and protein.
What is Pancreatic enzymes.
500
the change from using he abdominal muscles to breath to using the thoracic muscles is completed by what age?
What is 7 years old.
500
Medical treatment of tonsillitis consist of what types of medications?
What is Analgesics, antipyretics, and antibiotics.
500
Nasopharyngeal condition might appear as the first symptom of many childhood what?
What is Contagious Diseases.
500
Asthma is often triggered by what 4 things?
What is Exercise, exposure to cold weather, irritants, and certain foods.
500
What is the common cause of death?
What is Cor Pulmonale.
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