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What are the milestones in a rapid development screen?

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Smiling - 6 weeks
Sounds (turns to) - 6 months
Sitting - 9 months
Standing - 12 months
Words - 18 months
Talk - 50 words by 2.5 y, 3 word sentence by 3 y
Friends - pre-school

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What are 3 primitive reflexes and when would their presence suggest cerebral palsy?

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Moro reflex
- sudden extension of head leads to symmetrical extension and abduction followed by adduction of arms

Palmar grasp
- flexion of fingers when object placed in palm

Rooting
- head turns to stimulus when touched near mouth

Persists past 3-6 months

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What stage of development would you expect a baby of 6 wks to be at?

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GM - lift head off flat surface
FM/V - follow an object horizontally
HSL - startled by loud noises
SEB - smile

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What stage of development would you expect a child of 3 months to be at?

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GM - lift head and chest off flat surface
FM/V - follow object horizontally
HSL - turn to sounds, vocalising
SEB - recognise mother

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What stage of development would you expect a child of 6 months to be at?

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GM - sit supported, roll over
- absence of primitive reflexes
FMV - reach out, transfer object between hands
HSL - laugh, scream, babble
should be vocalising
SEB - expresses likes/dislikes, starting to wean at 6m

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What stage of development would you expect a child of 9 months to be at?

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GM - crawling/bum-shuffling
- pull to stand at 10 m
should sit unsupported
FMV - should be able to transfer between hands
HSL - responds to name, says mama, dada
SEB - clap, wave, play peek-a-boo

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What stage of development would you expect a child of 1 year to be at?

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GM - stand unsupported, pull upright, unsteady gait
FMV - scribble with crayon, mature pincer grip
should have pincer grip
HSL - use a few words
SEB - stranger anxiety
- drink from cup using 2 hands

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What stage of development would you expect a child of 18 months to be at?

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GM - walk backwards, walk upstairs with one hand held
- pick up object, recover
should be walking independently
FMV - build a tower of 3-4 bricks
- turn book pages
HSL - point to eyes, nose, mouth
- should be able to say at least 6 words with meaning

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What are the red flags for gross motor development?

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  • Poor head control or floppiness at 6 months
  • Unable to sit unsupported at 9 months
  • Not weight bearing through legs at 12 months
  • Not walking at 18 months
  • Not running at 2 years, or persistent toe walking
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What are red flags for speech development?

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  • No double syllable babble at 1 year
  • <6 words or persistent drooling at 18 months
  • No 2 – 3 word sentences by 2.5 years
  • Speech remains unintelligible to strangers by 4 years
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What are the key features of autism?

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  • impaired social communication and interaction
  • repetitive behaviours, interests and activities
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What is the criteria for diagnosing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?

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6 features of inattention, hyperactivity and/or impulsivity + evidence of developmental delay

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How is ADHD managed?

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  1. 10 week watch-and-wait period before referring to secondary care
  2. education and training programmes
  3. 6 week trial of methylphenidate
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What do you need to be careful of when prescribing methylphenidate?

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  • monitor height and weight every 6 months
  • perform a baseline ECG as it is potentially cardiotoxic
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How would you manage a child who has stopped breathing?

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  1. shout for help
  2. open airway
  3. look, listen, feel for breathing
  4. FIVE RESCUE BREATHS
  5. check femoral pulse
  6. 15:2 chest compression + rescue breath
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What is the management for Patent ductus arteriosus?

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PDA with no cyanosis - Indomethacin
PDA with cyanosis - prostaglandins

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What is the management for asthma in children aged 5-16?

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  1. SABA
  2. SABA + low dose ICS (budesonide)
  3. SABA + low dose ICS + LTRA (Montelukast)
  4. SABA + low dose ICS + LABA (salmeterol)
  5. SABA + MART
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When would intussusception typically present?

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boys aged 3m - 18 months

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How does intussusception present?

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  • colic pain
  • pallor
  • vomiting
  • draws knees up to chest
  • red currant jelly in stools
  • sausage shaped mass in RUQ
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How would you investigate a child with suspected intussusception and what would it show?

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US abdomen - target shaped/donut mass

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How is intussusception treated?

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rectal air insufflation

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When would malrotation typically present?

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first 1-3 days of life (but can be any age)

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How does malrotation present?

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  • bilious vomiting (if volvulous)
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What are risk factors for developing malrotation?

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  • Exomphalos
  • Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  • Intrinsic duodenal atresia
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How is malrotation investigated and treated?
Ix = upper GI contrast study and USS Mx = laparotomy (Ladd's procedure)
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Who typically gets pyloric stenosis?
boys, 2-8 weeks, family history!!
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How would pyloric stenosis present?
projectile, non-bile stained vomiting
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How do you investigate someone with possible pyloric stenosis?
Test feed = olive in RUQ and USS
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How is pyloric stenosis treated?
Ramstedt pyloromyotomy
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What biochemical picture would you get with pyloric stenosis?
low Na, K and Cl
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What reassuring things could you say to parent of child with GORD?
- v common - usually begins before 8 weeks - becomes less frequent over time (normally resolved by 1yr)
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What is the initial treatment for a child with GORD?
- small meals - sit upright - burp
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What is the pharmacological treatment for GORD?
1. feed thickener e.g. alginate therapy 2. trial of PPI e.g. ranitidine 3. refer to paediatrician
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What are red flags for GORD?
- bile - blood - projectile - faltering growth
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What is Hirschsprung's disease?
Absence of ganglion cells in myenteric/submucosal plexus
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How would Hirschsprung's disease present?
Delayed passage of meconium Abdo distension Vomiting
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How is Hirschsprung's disease diagnosed?
Suction rectal biopsy
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How is Hirschsprung's disease treated?
Initially rectal washouts then anorectal pull through procedure
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How would necrotising enterocolitis present?
abdo distension bloody stools
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What are risk factors for developing necrotising enterocolitis?
Prematurity ! antibiotics >5 days
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How is necrotising enterocolitis treated?
total gut rest TPN - laparotomy if perforated
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How would you investigate for necrotising enterocolitis and what would you find?
X-ray - pneumatosis intestinalis and evidence of free air
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How does coeliac disease present in infants? (4)
- diarrhoea - faltering growth - muscle wasting - abdo distension
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How is coeliac disease diagnosed?
1. IGA TTG (if low THEN anti endomyseal antibodies) 2. endoscopic intestinal biopsy
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What would you find on biopsy of someone with coeliac?
- villous atrophy - crypt hyperplasia - lamina propria infiltration with lymphocytes
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What is the most likely causative organism of meningitis in neonates?
Group B Strep
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What is the most likely causative organism of meningitis in children?
N meningitidis Strep pneumoniae
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What would you see on LP sample of bacterial meningitis?
cloudy - raised protein - raised neutrophils - low glucose
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What would you see on LP sample of viral meningitis?
clear - normal/raised protein - raised LYMPHocytes - normal glucose
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Give 4 contraindications to LP in suspected meningitis?
- focal neurological signs - papilloedema - significant bulging of the fontanelle - signs of meningococcal septicaemia
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What is the treatment for bacterial meningitis?
GP = IM benzyl penicillin <3m = cefotaxime + amox >3m = ceftriaxone + dexamethasone if >3m and super infected
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When would you do an LP on a child?
<3m with fever <1yr and unexplained fever
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What are the signs of meningococcal septicaemia?
same as meningitis + NON-BLANCHING RASH
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What is the prophylaxis for meningitis and who should get it?
- people who have had close contact within the 7 days before onset - oral ciprofloxacin
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How would scarlet fever present?
high fever+sore throat -> strawberry tongue -> rough SANDPAPER rash on cheeks, chest and tummy
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Which organism is responsible for scarlet fever and how is it treated?
Group A strep = penicillin
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How does measles present?
cough/coryza/cranky/conjuncitvitis/kopliC spots THEN maculopapular rash from head to toe
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What is a common complication of measles?
otitis media
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How is measles treated?
supportive -> should resolve in 7-10 days
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How does rubella present?
1- coryzal prodrome 2 - pink maculopapular rash 3 - LYMPADENOPATHY + ARTHRALGIA
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How does parvovirus/slapped cheek disease present?
1 - coryzal prodrome/fever 2 - malar rash/ gloves and stocking
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When does parvovirus stop being infectious?
When the rash disappears
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Which organism is mostly responsible for bacterial tonsillitis?
Group A beta haemolytic strep ( Strep pyogenes)
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When would you prescribe AbX for tonsillitis?
If they score 2-3 (delayed prescription) If they score 4/5 (immediate prescription)
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Which organism most commonly causes bronchiolitis?
RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus)
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Which age group are most commonly affected by bronchiolitis?
<1
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How is bronchiolitis managed?
Admit if: - <3 months - prem - downs syndrome - CF - <75% milk intake - RR >70 - O2 <92 Tx = NG/nasal suction/ O2
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What causes croup?
Parainfluenza virus
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Which age group are most affected by croup?
6m - 2 years
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What symptoms would a child with croup get?
- increased WOB - barking cough - STRIDOR - low grade fever
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How is croup treated?
ORAL DEXAMETHASONE - or high flow O2 + nebulised adrenaline if difficulty breathing
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What is the causative organism in epiglottitis?
Haemophilus influenzae type b

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