Pediatrics Flashcards
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Treatment for tinea capitus
- 1st Line: Oral griseofulvin
- topical therapy of 2.5% selenium sulfide or ketoconazole shampoo twice weekly suppresses viable spores
Tinea pedis
- mc org
Trichophyton rubrum
Tinea pedis
- treatment
Topical antifungals
Tinea corporis
- mc org
Trichophyton rubrum
Tinea corporis
- treatment
- Topical azole antifungals (1% clotrimazole, 2% ketoconazole)
- 1% terbinafine cream applied twice daily for 2–4 weeks
Tinea versicolor
- org
Malassezia furfur
Tinea versicolor
- treatment
selenium sulfide 2.5% applied to affected skin for 10 minutes.
Do hives blanch?
Yes
Darier’s Sign
localized urticaria appearing where the skin is rubbed
Darier’s Sign
localized urticaria appearing where the skin is rubbed
Epinephrine treatment of anaphylaxis
- Dose adults
- Dose peds
- IM dilution
- IV dilution
- Adults 0.3–0.5 mg
- Peds 0.01 mg/kg SC/IV
- IM is 1:1,000 dilution
- IV is 1:10,000
Name for genital warts
Condyloma acuminatum
Name for genital warts
Condyloma acuminatum
Acute vs. chronic otitis media
- acute < 3 weeks
- chronic > 3 months
Definition of recurrent otitis media
3 episodes in 6 months
or
4 episodes in 12 months
with clearing between episodes
Chronic OM
- Clear serous fluid in the middle ear without signs or symptoms of ear infection.
- May have hearing loss, may be asymptomatic, does not require antibiotics.
- pseudomonas, s. aureus
Acute otitis media
- treatment
- First line: Amoxicillin x 10-14 days
- Cefixime in children
- Augmentin is 2nd line
- If PCN allergic give Azithromycin, Erythromycin or Bactrim
MCC epiglottitis
H. influenzae type B (Hib)
MCC epiglottitis
H. influenzae type B (Hib)
Epiglottitis
- xray sign
thumbprint sign
Epiglottitis
- treatment
- Secure airway: anesthesiology and prepare to establish airway, transfer to OR to perform exam, tracheostomy if necessary to maintain airway
- Admit for observation, humidified O2, IV antibiotics (ceftriaxone + clindamycin), and IV corticosteroids
Epistaxis: anterior bleed
- MC location
Kiesselbach’s Plexus
Epistaxis: posterior bleed
- MC location
- Woodruff’s Plexus: sphenopalatine artery
Epistaxis: anterior bleed
- treatment
- Direct pressure at least 10-15 minutes, seated leaning forward
- Short-acting topical decongestants: oxymetazoline/Afrin, phenylephrine, cocaine
- Anterior nasal packing + antibiotics