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Paeds 8A Flashcards

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What are the five autism spectrum disorders?

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Autism
Asperger’s syndrome
Rett syndrome
Childhood disintegrative disorder
Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS)
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Which disease in infants can present very similarly to necrotising enterocolitis?

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Hirschsprung’s enterocolitis

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What does ‘10% glucose’ mean with regards to fluids?

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10 g glucose per 100 mL

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What is the investigation of choice for suspected SUFE?

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Frog-lateral hip X-ray

NOTE: they will have limited hip flexion and abduction

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5
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List some complications of Henoch-Schonlein Purpura.

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Acute renal impairment 
Intussusception
Arthritis involving ankles and knees commonly
Testicular pain
Pancreatitis
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What is an important first step in the management of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia?

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Prevent tumour lysis syndrome
Hyperhydration
Start allopurinol

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Which antibiotic should be used for neutropaenic sepsis?

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Tazocin

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List some clinical features of space-occupying lesions.

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Headaches are worse when lying down 
Morning vomiting 
Headaches may cause night-time waking 
Change in mood or personality 
Change in educational performance
Focal neurology (e.g. weakness, visual field defect)
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Which age group is most likely to experience a febrile convulsion?

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< 6 years

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What are some key features of frontal seizures?

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Involves motor and pre-motor cortex

May lead to clonic movements

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What are some key features of temporal lobe seizures?

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Aura Automatisms (e.g. lip smaking) 
Impaired consciousness
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Which diagnostic tests can be used for mumps and rubella?

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Serology from blood or oral fluid sample

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Which investigations may be used in a child with short stature?

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MId-parental height 
Random GH measurement 
Insulin tolerance test 
CT/MRI head scan 
Bone age (using DEXA or wrist X-ray)
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What are some complications of scarlet fever?

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Otitis media 
Acute sinusitis/mastoiditis 
Streptococcal pneumonia
Meningitis 
Endocarditis 
Osteomyelitis 
Rheumatic fever 
Streptococcal glomerulonephritis
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In an acute asthma attack, which other medications may be used if the patient is unresponsive to nebulised SABA and ipratropium bromide?

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Magnesium sulphate
Aminophylline
IV salbutamol

IMPORTANT: ECG and electrolytes should be monitored

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16
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Who will receive the children’s flu vaccine?

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Annually as a nasal spray in september/october for all children aged 2-9 years

17
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When is the 4 in 1 preschool booster given and which vaccines does it contain?

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Around 3 years and 4 months 
Diphtheria
Tetanus 
Pertussis 
Polio
18
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When is the 3 in 1 teenage booster given and which vaccines does it contain?

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14 years
Diphtheria
Tetanus
Polio

19
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What type of murmur does a VSD cause?

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Pansystolic heard loudest at the lower left sternal edge (fifth intercostal space)

20
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What type of murmur does a PDA cause?

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Continuous machinery murmur inferior to the left clavicle

21
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What should you do first if a child presents to paediatric A&E with infectious diarrhoea, whooping cough or symptoms suggestive of MMR?

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Put in a side room

22
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What is spinal muscular atrophy?

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Autosomal recessive disorder of anterior horn cells
Leads to progressive weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
Due to mutation in SMN1

NOTE: Werdnig-Hoffman disease is type 1 SMD

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What is Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease?

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Hereditary motor sensory neuropathy
Causes symmetrical, slowly progressive distal muscle wasting
May present in preschool children with tripping from bilateral foot drop

24
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What is a key feature of CSF studies in Guillain-Barre syndrome?

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High protein

25
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What is myotonic dystrophy?

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Autosomal dominant trinucleotide repeat (CTG) disorder

Presents with hypotonia, feeding difficulties, respiratory difficulties and abnormal facies (in older children)

26
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List some causes of ataxia.

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Friedreich ataxia
Ataxia telangiectasia
Cerebellar tumour 
Cerebellar agenesis/dysgenesis 
Post-infectious cerebellitis
Toxins (e.g. ethanol)
27
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What is Friedreich ataxia and how does it present?

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Autosomal recessive triplet repeat in FXN gene
Worsening ataxia and dysarthria
Distal wasting of lower limbs
Absent reflexes
Pes cavus (associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth)
Impairment of proprioception

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What are the main clinical features of ataxia telangiectasia?

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Telangiectasia in the conjunctiva
Mild delay in motor development 
Oculomotor problems 
Coordination problems 
Complex eye movement disorders
29
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What are the main features of NF1?

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6 or more cafe au lait spots 
Neurofibromas 
Axillary freckling 
Optic glioma 
Lisch nodules 
1st degree relative with NF1
30
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What are the main features of NF2?

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Multiple schwannomas
Meningiomas
Ependyomas
Bilateral acoustic neuroma

31
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List the main clinical features of tuberous sclerosis.

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Cutaneous: ash leaf depigmentation, shagreen patches (roughened), angiofibromata (across the bridge of the nose)

Neurological: developmental delay, epilepsy, intellectual disability

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What are the main features of Sturge-Weber syndrome?

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Port wine stain in the distribution of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve
Similar lesion intracranially
May have epilepsy, intellectual disability and contralateral hemiplegia

33
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List some neurodegenerative conditions that occur in children.

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Lysosomal storage disorders 
Peroxisome enzyme defects 
Wilson disease 
Tay Sachs 
Gaucher 
Niemann Pick
34
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What is adrenoleukodystrophy?

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Group of disorders caused by peroxisomal defects
Peroxisomes are important for breaking down fatty acids
Neonatal and X-linked forms

35
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What are some clinical features of growing pains?

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Age 3-12
Symmetrical pain not limited to joints
Pain never present at the start of the day
Physical activities not limited (no limp)
Normal physical examination

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