Notas del episodio
In this episode, pulmonologist Dr. Cherie Torres-Silva from Cincinnati Children's shares insights on managing pulmonary challenges in patients with CHARGE syndrome. Through a detailed case study, she explores strategies to address chronic aspiration, airway clearance limitations, and recurrent infections.
Key Highlights:
- Challenges in CHARGE Syndrome: Understanding how aspiration, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and recurrent infections intersect in CHARGE patients.
- Management Strategies: Improving airway clearance with therapies like intrapulmonary percussion and thinning secretions using hypertonic saline.
- Infection Prevention: The role of dental hygiene, prophylactic antibiotics (e.g., inhaled tobramycin), and balancing the risks of antibiotic r ...
Palabras clave
aspirationantibioticspulmonaryobstructive sleep apneaCHARGECHARGE Syndromepulmonary challengeschronic aspirationrecurrent infectionsairway clearancelimitationsOSAinfectionsintrapulmonary percussionthinning secretionshypertonic salinedental hygieneprophylactic antibioticsinhaled tobramycinrespiratory hypotoniarestrictive lung disease