Pediatrics 2

Older Specifically than 5 years

Forced vital capacity (FVC), FEV1 and the ratio (FEV1/FVC%) are most commonly
used to diagnose.

small airway obstruction, typically spirometry should be
performed before and after a bronchodilator to determine airway obstruction and
the response to bronchodilator treatment.

disease reversibility or airway
responsiveness to bronchodilator therapy.

Sweat chloride test could be used to treat patients older than 6 months.

a Single gene defect, which one of the parents must have the gene and are the carrier for. | Must have 60 mloq/l of chloride within sweat over 2 ore more tests.

Chest Precussions, Postural Drainage, PEP Therapy, High Frequency Chest Wall Therapy, mostly airawy clearence techniques. Bronchodilators, mucolytics, Dornase Alpha and Corticosteroids. Also consider inhaled antibiotics such as tobimycin.

Non Invasive, Electrodes are place on baby via a soft wrap. Changesa are detected via the chest wall.

Inhaled Nitirc Oxide is a vasodilator, which could improve Pao2 and Improvement of pulmonary bloodflow.

20-40 Ppm

Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension.

Disorder that creates too much Methemaglobin in the bloodcells, leading to Hypoxia. || Sideeffect of too much Nitric Oxide.

Via slow process. 20 -> 10 -> 5