paediatric pathologies

Question 1

what age range is prone to DDH

Answer 1

0-2 yrs

Question 2

what age range is prone to perthes

Answer 2

4-9yrs

Question 3

what age range is prone to SUFE

Answer 3

over 9

Question 4

know what SUFE, PERTHES, DDH looks like on kid xray

Question 5

HIP dysplasia can happen due to cerebral palsy, what is cerebral palsy

Answer 5

Cerebral palsy is caused by changes in the developing brain that disrupt its ability to control movement and maintain posture and balance.

Question 6

what is atelectasis

Answer 6

the collapse of a lung or part of a lung, also known as a lobe.

• also known as pulmonary collapse

Question 7

what would a diaphragmatic hernia look like on xray

Answer 7

bowel seen above diagrpahm (in mediastinal region) can see bowel filled with air

Question 8

what is malrotation

Answer 8

an abnormality that can happen early in pregnancy when a baby’s intestines don’t form into a coil in the abdomen. (small bowel coiled within large bowel)