SAQ 916 – Paediatrics – bronchiolitis severity, investigations and infection control

A 5-month-old boy is brought by his parents because he is breathless and off his feeds. Your provisional diagnosis is bronchiolitis.

Name three common organisms that cause this illness.

(Marked out of 3.0)

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List four clinical features indicating a severe episode that warrants admission.

(Marked out of 4.0)

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Complete the table describing the rationale for each investigation in bronchiolitis.

(Marked out of 3.0)
</p> <table class="saq-prop-table" style="width: 100%; max-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; border-collapse: collapse;"> <thead> <tr> <th style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; white-space: normal; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;">Investigation</th> <th style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; white-space: normal; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;">Indication/rationale</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; white-space: normal; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;">Chest X-ray</td> <td style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; white-space: normal; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; white-space: normal; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;">Nasopharyngeal aspirate</td> <td style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; white-space: normal; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; white-space: normal; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;">Blood gas</td> <td style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; white-space: normal; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>

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List two ways to reduce transmission in hospital.

(Marked out of 2.0)

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Total Score: 0 / 12

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