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Common Causes of Paediatric Illness Flashcards

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What are the common causes of developmental delay?

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  • Neglect
  • Cerebral palsy / HIE
  • Iron deficiency
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What are the common causes of learning difficulties?

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  • Hearing impairment
  • Visual impairment
  • Low IQ
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What are the common causes of poor social skills / repetitive behaviour?

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  • ASD
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What are the common causes of feeding problems, sleep disorder, excessive crying, aggressive behaviour and hyperactivity?

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  • Eating disorders - anorexia, bulimia
  • Anxiety
  • ADHD
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What are the common causes of chronic / unexplained symptoms?

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  • Somatisation
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What are the common causes of dysmorphism?

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  • Down’s
  • Turner’s
  • Noonan’s
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What are the common causes of neonatal collapse?

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  • Sepsis
  • Congenital heart disease
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What are the common causes of neonatal jaundice?

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  • Physiological - worried parents
  • Breast milk jaundice
  • Sepsis
  • Feeding difficulties
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What are the common causes of neonatal rashes?

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  • Nappy rash
  • Milia - small, raised bump on the skin filled with keratin
  • Erythema toxicum
  • Mongolian blue spot - type of pigmented birthmark
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What are the common causes of neonatal jittery baby?

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  • Hypoglycaemia
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What are the common causes of neonatal seizures / abnormal neurology?

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  • Hypoglycaemia
  • HIE
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What are the common causes of neonatal breathing difficulties?

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  • Transient tachypnoea of the newborn
  • Sepsis
  • Pneumonia
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What are the common causes of neonatal blue baby?

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  • Cyanotic CHD
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What are the common causes of neonatal feeding difficulties (>10% WL)?

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  • Inexperienced mother
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What are the common causes of childhood fever?

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  • URTI
  • Viral chest infection
  • Otitis media
  • Pharyngitis
  • Skin infection
  • UTI
  • Gastroenteritis
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What are the common causes of childhood breathing difficulties?

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  • Asthma / viral-induced wheeze
  • Bronchiolitis / croup
  • Pneumonia
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What are the common causes of childhood persistent cough?

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  • Bronchiolitis
  • Asthma
  • Pneumonia
  • Sinusitis
  • GORD
  • Aspiration
  • Post-nasal drip
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What are the common causes of childhood diarrhoea and vomiting?

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  • Gastroenteritis - including rotavirus
  • Constipation with overflow
  • Toddler diarrhoea
  • Food poisoning
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What are the common causes of childhood abdominal pain?

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  • Mesenteric adenitis
  • Chronic constipation
  • Appendicitis
  • UTI / pyelonephritis
  • Somatisation
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What are the common causes of childhood rectal/perianal bleeding?

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  • Fissure in ano
  • Enteric infection (CHESS)
  • Intussusception
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What are the common causes of childhood rectal/perianal bleeding?

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  • Fissure in ano
  • Enteric infection (CHESS)
  • Intussusception
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What are the common causes of childhood headache?

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  • Tension
  • Migraine
  • Myopia / hypermetropia
  • Post-ictal
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What are the common causes of childhood fits/faints?

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  • Febrile convulsion
  • Vasovagal syncope
  • Breath-holding attack
  • Idiopathic epilepsy
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What are the common causes of childhood limp/joint pain?

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  • Reactive arthritis
  • Trauma
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What are the common causes of childhood self-harm?

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  • Depression
  • Psychosocial issues
  • Eating disorders
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What are the common causes of childhood non-blanching rash?

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  • Minor trauma
  • Enterovirus
  • Raised SVC pressure
  • ITP
  • Purpura fulminans due to meningococcal meningitis
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What are the common causes of childhood skin lesions?

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  • Viral exanthema - VSV
  • Streptococcal or staphylococcal infection
  • Eczema
  • Acne
  • Newborn rash
  • Insect bites / scabies
  • Molluscum
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What are the common causes of childhood allergic reactions?

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  • Food allergy
  • Eczema
  • Allergic rhinitis
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What are the common causes of childhood ENT problems?

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  • Otitis media/externa
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Pharyngitis
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What are the common causes of childhood lumps?

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  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Bruising
  • Hernia
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What are the common causes of childhood urinary issues?

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  • UTI
  • Enuresis
  • DM
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What are the common causes of childhood persistent jaundice?

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  • Haemolysis
  • Gibert’s
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What are the common causes of childhood pallor?

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  • Iron deficiency
  • Beta thlassaemia
  • Sickle cell disease
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What are the common causes of childhood atypical or persistent infection?

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  • Normal immunity
  • Immune deficiences
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What are the common causes of childhood obesity?

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  • Simple calorie excess
  • Simple exercise deficit
  • PWS
  • Leptin deficiency
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What are the common causes of childhood faltering growth?

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  • Calorie insufficiency
  • Neglect / abuse
  • Constitutional delay
  • DM
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What are the common causes of childhood abnormal puberty?

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  • Constitutional delay
  • Premature thelarche/adrenarche/menarche
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What are the common causes of childhood short stature?

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  • Familial
  • Constitutional delay
  • Chronic disease - IBD
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Down’s
  • Malnutrition

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