Med Study 3 Flashcards
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Define FUO
True fever every day for over a week with no clear etiology
PFAPA syndrome
= a benign periodic fever syndrome that usually starts before age 5
periodic fever, apthous ulcers, pharyngitis and cervical adenitits
relatively common, no known genetic cause
it’s a clinical diagnosis
Tx for PFAPA
single dose of prednisone will resolve the fever episode
The problem with giving prednisone to treat a PFAPA fever episode is….
while it will resolve that fever episode, it will shorten the duration of time until the next fever episode
Familial periodic fever syndrome
= an autosomal recessive disorder more common in mediterranean populations
has to do with the pyron gene on chromosome 16
Tx for familial mediterranean fever syndrome
Colchicine
What is the risk of not treating familial mediterranean fever syndrome?
Amyloidosis
(the protein amyloid builds up in organs over time and makes them not work)
Hyper IgD Syndrome
= an autosomal recessvie periodic fever disorder
most common in the French and Dutch
the problem is there is excess production of interleukin 1
presents young, before 1 year of age
Lab findings for hyper IgD syndrome
high IgD sometimes
but almost always have high IgA
respiratory depression + miosis =
opioid toxidrome
Oxycodone time to onset of action
20 min
Definition of VLBW infant
< 1500 g
Heroin withdrawal occurs how many hours after the last exposure
8 hours
1st sign of heroin withdrawal is usually
yawning
long part of a long bone is called the
diaphysis
end of long bone in a child is called the
epiphysis
blank is between the diaphysis and the epiphysis
metaphysis
growth plate is called the…..
physis
The growth plate or physis lies between which parts of a long bone?
The metaphysis and the epiphysis
Blank is a common benign bone tumor in children
osteochondroma
Tx for osteochondroma
leave it alone unless it causes symptoms, in which case, excise it
Hemihypertrophy + hamartomata =
Proteus syndrome
Blank syndrome is a rare condition characterized by overgrowth of the bones, skin, and other tissues
Proteus syndrome
Genetics of Proteus Syndrome
due to a sporadic mutation in the AKT1 gene that occurs during fetal development, leading to some cells having the mutation and some not
this gene is responsible for regulating cell growth and division
so as a result, you get gigantism of the extremities, lipomas, angiomas, and hamartomas