Primary Care & Pulmonology - HDFS 285

What are social determinants of health (SDOH)?

Nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes.

What level of Trauma Care can see the most kids?

Level 1

Do all hospitals have a trauma center?

No

What are the top 3 medical costs for childhood injuries?

Falls

Struck by/against

Assual

What are the top 3 pediatric ED visits?

Respiratory Disorder

Injury & Poisoning

Nervous System Disorder

SDOH

social determinants of health

How do vaccines work?

They develop immunity without causing illness by using weakened or killed germs, prompting the immune system to produce antibodies.

What disease was almost gone (eradicated) in the US until recent year?

Measles

What disease comes from the Latin word meaning "miserable"?

Measles

What is caused by bacterium?

Pertussis

What is a violent coughing until air is gone; inhales with a loud "whooping sound" or "whooping cough"?

Pertussis

What is a viral infection that usually paralyzes legs & can affect breathing?

Polio

When was Polio eradicated from the US?

1979

Which president had polio?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

What is also known as German or 3-Day Measles?

Rubella

What is the greatest danger to unborn babies?

Baby will be born deaf or blind with heart damage or small brain, or with intellectual disabilities.

Rubella

When was Rubella eliminated from the US?

2004

What is the only vaccine-preventable disease that is not contagious (noninfectious vaccine)?

Tetanus

What is another word for Varicella?

Chickenpox

When was the vaccine available for Varicella (Chickenpox)?

1995

What virus stays in the body and can return as shingles?

Varicella (chickenpox)

What is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis?

Meningococcal Disease

What causes severe diarrhea in babies & young children often by vomiting & fever?

Rotavirus

Diagnoses, treats, & manages children with breathing & lung diseases.

Pulmonology

What is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by recurring symptoms, airway obstruction, & bronchial hyper responsiveness?

Asthma

What has a connection to allergens?

Asthma

What is the most common chronic disease of childhood?

Asthma

What is the primary cause of school absences?

Asthma

Boys are affected more frequently than girls until adolescence when the trend reverses.

Asthma

What is used to measure the maximum flow of air forcefully exhaled in 1 second?

Peak Flow Meter

What is used to help treat asthma?

Peak Flow Meter

Inhaler

What is an inherited disease?

Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

If both parents carry the gene for Cystic Fibrosis, the child has a ______ chance of having the disease.

1 in 4

What is characterized by “striking” elevation of sweat electrolytes? 

Cystic Fibrosis

What disease is when you will have increased sodium & chloride in the saliva & sweat & you need to have a sweat chloride test done?

Cystic Fibrosis

What is the risk of Cystic Fibrosis?

Diabetes Mellitus

What is one of the most common pulmonary complications?

Burkholderia Cepacia

What are some pulmonary treatments?

Chest Wall Oscillation (vests)

Breathing Treatments

What enzymes do you have to take with food to help treat gastrointestinal problems?

Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement

What diet changes need to take place to treat Cystic Fibrosis?

high-protein & high-caloric diet

How has the life expectancy of Cystic Fibrosis increased?

31 years old → 37 → 44

What increased the survival rate of Cystic Fibrosis?

lung, heart, pancreas & living transplants