pedi! Flashcards
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conjunctivitis with clear discharge and pruritus?
Allergic Conjunctivitis (IgE mediated)
what is radial head subluxation?
axial traction (pulling up on a kid's arm) causes radial head to slip out of the annular ligament clinically- kid will keep arm pronated, to the side, and will cry if supination is tried
what is diagnostic and therapeutic for radial head subluxation?
diagnostic- an audible click when forearm is HYPERpronated or forearm is supinated and elbow is flexed.
these same moves are also therapeutic/the treatment
whats the definition of primary amenorrhea? age + 2ndary sex?
no menses and no 2ndary sex >13
no menses but approp 2ndary sex >15
whats the first step in work up of primary amennorrhea?
a pelvic ultrasound to rule out anatomical abnormalities
what are levels of E, FSH, and LH in Turner’s?
low E b/c streak ovaries
high FSH and LH bc feedback
what are the (3) characteristics of McCune Albright Syndrome?
(1) precocious puberty
(2) unilateral cafe au lait macules
(3) long bone fractures bc of ployostotic fibrous dysplasia
whats the pathophys of McCune Albright?
- mutation in GNAS gene that causes overproduction of pituitary hormone
what does iron poisoning look like
iron tablets are radioopaque and can be visualized on xray. they are corosive to gastric mucosa, and cause GI problems like abdominal pain, hematemesis
it can also cause hypotension and metabolic acidosis
if you see target sign on US of a baby whats the next step?
most likely intusseption
- give air or water soluble contrast enema
Vesicouretral reflux leads to?
recurrent UTIs
renal scarring
medulloblastomas occur mainly in _____
pilocytic astromas occur mainly in _____
cerebellar vermis
cerebellar hemispheres
SCD pts should prophylactically take what med till age 5,why?
- Penicillin
- to prevent S.Pneumo infection due to functional asplenia (vax prevents most H influ and N Meningitidis but many strains of S Pneumo are not protected against)
HSV vs Impetigo location?
- Impetigo can be all over face, but HSV is usuallt restricted to orolabial area.
- both can affect the finger
consequences of Mumps
Aseptic Meningitis, orchitis, and parotitis
how to differentiate a focal (complex partial) and absence seizure
focal - lasts couple minute
absence- last 10-20 sec
focal- cannot be caused by hyperventilation
absence- can be brought on by hyperventilation
what is an SGA baby?
less than 10th percentile of average birth weight.
what are risk factors of SGA babies?
- hypothermia, hypocalcemia, hypoglycemia
- hypoxia, perinatal asphyxia, meconium aspiration, polycythemia
how to tell apart JIA from ARF?
JIA: the arthralgia isnt migratory and has to last >6wk
ARF: arthralgia is migratory (fits JONES) and is preceded 2-4 wks by GAS infection
congenital melanocytic nevus vs congenital dermal melanocytosis vs nevus flameus
CMN- raised hyperpigmented macule with hair on it
CDM- mongolian spots, bluish grey non raised macules
nevus flameus- port wine stain
close contacts of pertussis patients?
need prophylaxis with macrolides EVEN if immunized!
if under 1 only give azithromycin not erythromycin bc it can cause pyloric stenosis
treatment for acute croup
corticosteroids and nebulized epinephrine
how do you diagnose pyloric stenosis?
abdominal US
what is Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome?
eczema
thrombocytopenia
recurrent infections
Xlinked recessive defect in WAS gene which causes abnormal cytoskeleton in WBC and platelets