Description

General Objective

To update theoretical and practical elements of acute and chronic respiratory health problems of pediatric patients in primary health care management, according to ministerial regulations.

Addressed to:

Health Professionals (Physicians, Nurses, Kinesiology, Obstetrics), Higher Level Nursing Technicians.

Content


Module I: GENERAL
General information on respiratory problems in pediatrics
Epidemiology
Health indicators
Risk and protective factors
ARI program

Module II: RESPIRATORY APPARATUS AND IMMUNITY
ANATOMO-FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IN CHILDHOOD.
Upper and lower airway
associated structures (anatomy and physiology).
Structural differences of the adult and pediatric airway.
Respiratory sounds
Basic immunology
Clinical immunology
Respiratory defense mechanisms
Vaccines in pediatrics

Module III: ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION, EFFECTS ON RESPIRATORY HEALTH IN CHILDREN
SUSCEPTIBILITY, MECHANISM AND EFFECTS IN CHILDREN
High ARI
Influenza
Types of influenza
MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA
CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIA
LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA PNEUMONIA
NEW RESPIRATORY VIRUSES
Coqueluche and Coquelucheoid Sd.
Acute respiratory failure

Module IV: CHRONIC RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS WHICH MAY PRESENT ACUTE ACUTE SORES
Asthma in infants
Asthma in children
Diagnosis and treatment of asthma
Bronchiolitis
Cystic fibrosis
OSAHS
Tuberculosis
Allergic rhinitis
Chronic respiratory failure
SBO

Module V: MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS
GES in children under 5 years of age
Management and treatment
Rational use of drugs (ATB and others)
ECP in pediatric respiratory patients

Module VI: STUDIES
Spirometry
Provocation test
Radiology in pediatrics
Saturometry
Allergy tests.
Rt-PCR Covid 19 and others

Module VII: THERAPIES
Aerosol therapy
Oxygen therapy
Kinesthetic Techniques in Pediatrics I
Kinesthetic techniques in pediatrics II
Pediatric Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Module VIII: INTERVENTION GUIDELINES
Pediatric Respiratory Care Flowcharts
Family education
Clinical cases

 

Additional information

Country

Chile

Duration

150 hrs

Certification

AST

Ranking

Outpatient, Primary Care, Specialties, Pediatric, Pediatrics

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