1. TRUE/FALSE - these infants would be considered to be at a high risk of severe airway compromise if they developed bronchiolitis.
A. Infants under 10 weeks of age.
1. TRUE/FALSE - these infants would be considered to be at a high risk of severe airway compromise if they developed bronchiolitis.
B. Preterm or low birth weight infants.
1. TRUE/FALSE - these infants would be considered to be at a high risk of severe airway compromise if they developed bronchiolitis.
C. Infants with chronic lung disease.
1. TRUE/FALSE - these infants would be considered to be at a high risk of severe airway compromise if they developed bronchiolitis.
D. Infants with congenital acyanotic heart disease.
2. TRUE/FALSE - consider these in the differential diagnosis of bronchiolitis in a 12 month old infant.
A. Asthma with intercurrent viral illness.
2. TRUE/FALSE - consider these in the differential diagnosis of bronchiolitis in a 12 month old infant.
B. Pneumonia
2. TRUE/FALSE - consider thesein the differential diagnosis of bronchiolitis in a 12 month old infant.
C. Foreign body.
2. TRUE/FALSE - consider thesein the differential diagnosis of bronchiolitis in a 12 month old infant.
D. Cardiac failure
3. TRUE/FALSE - these are useful in the management of severe bronchiolitis.
A. Steroids
3. TRUE/FALSE - these are useful in the management of severe bronchiolitis.
B. Nebulised salbutamol
3. TRUE/FALSE - these are useful in the management of severe bronchiolitis.
C. Oxygen
3. TRUE/FALSE - these are useful in the management of severe bronchiolitis.
D. IV fluids
3. TRUE/FALSE - these are useful in the management of severe bronchiolitis.
E. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
3. TRUE/FALSE - these are useful in the management of severe bronchiolitis.
F. Cold and flu medications