Paediatrics

Question 1

WETFLAG - Weight

Answer 1

(Age + 4) x 2

Question 2

WETFLAG - Energy

Answer 2

4J per kG

Question 3

WETFLAG - Tube

Answer 3

(Age / 4) + 3.5 (cuffed)

OR

(Age /4) + 4 (uncuffed)

Question 4

WETFLAG - Fluids

Answer 4

20ml / Kg bolus

OR

10ml / Kg in trauma

Question 5

WETFLAG - Lorazepam

Answer 5

0.1mg x weight

Question 6

WETFLAG - Adrenaline

Answer 6

10mcg (or 0.1ml of 1:10,000) per Kg

E.g. 1.2ml or 120mcg for a 12Kg patient

Question 7

WETFLAG - Glucose

Answer 7

2ml / Kg of 10% dextrose

Question 8

Rubella
- prodrome
- rash
- specific features
- school exclusion

Answer 8

• 3-4 days fever, unwell
• maculopapular rash starting on face and moving to trunk and limbs
• suboccipital and postauricular lymphadenopathy
• exclusion for 5 days from onset of rash

Question 9

Measles
- prodrome
- rash
- specific features
- school exclusion

Answer 9

• 3-5 days lethargy, irritability, fever
• maculopapular rash starting behind the ears and spreading to the torso and proximal limbs
• Koplik spots
• exclusion for 5 days after onset of rash