Peds Flashcards
(92 cards)
Newborn respiratory distress ddx w/ path, presentation, dx, tx
Transient tachypnea:
Mild edema
Tachypnea through first 2 days
XR: bilateral perihilar streaking
Respiratory distress syndrome: Surfactant insufficiency 2/2 premature birth & maternal diabetes* Severe cyanosis, grunting, flaring XR: diffuse opacities Antenatal glucocorticoids
Pulmonary HTN:
Resulting in R-L shunting
Severe cyanosis
XR: clear
Meconium aspiration:
Non-clear amniotic fluid, usually term or post-term
Torticollis path, presentation, dx
Twisting neck to L or R
2/2: respiratory infection, retropharyngeal abscess, or neck trauma
Neck XR: to rule out C-spine fx or dislocation
Hirschprung’s disease path, association, presentation, dx, tx
Failure of neural crest migration ==> aganglionic colon ==> failure to relax
Down’s syndrome
Failure to pass stool for 24+ hours post birth
XR: obstruction
Squirt sign: rectal exam produces stool EXPLOSION
Barium enema: narrow distal colon with proximal dilation
Biopsy: REQUIRED ==> showing no ganglion
Surgical
Meconium ileum path, association, presentation, dx, tx
Thickened meconium (usually 2/2 CF) causes impaction in ileum
Failure to pass stool for 24+ hours post birth
No squirt sign More proximal (ileum) transition point
Pyoric stenosis path, presentation, dx, tx
Pyloric stenosis
Non-bilous vomiting
3-5 weeks post birth
Palpable “olive” mass in RUQ
Visible peristaltic wave
Hypochloremic, hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis 2/2 vomit
Ultrasound: long, thick pylorus
CORRECT METABOLIC DERANGEMENTS*==> surgical repair
Foreign body aspiration anatomy, presentation, dx, tx*
Airway anterior to esophagus ==> usually lands in R mainstem bronchus
Airway: stridor, wheeze, cough, hyperinflation ==> rigid bronchoscopy (*XR may not show foreign body if radiolucent)
Esophagus: vomiting, cough, dysphagia, feeding refusal ==> flexible endoscopy*
Distal to esophagus: observe patient until it passes spontaneously*
Child abuse presentation, management
History: vague, implausible, sibling implicated, mental handicapped children
PE: injury to genitals, hands, back, buttocks; late-healing wounds; spiral fractures of humerus and femur; epiphyseal-metaphyseal “bucket” fractures; posterior rib fractures; retinal hemorrhage 2/2 “shaken baby syndrome” (non-con head CT too); Mongolian spots are NOT abuse
Caregiver: argumentative, late-presenting
- Full body examination
- CBC and X-rays
- CPS if concerned
Parent refusing vaccines approach*
Provide recommendation
*Document risk vs benefits discussion in chart
No further workup needed because HERD IMMUNITY still exists
Selective mutism dx*, ddx
Total refusal to engage others in specific setting despite normal behavior at home
Stranger anxiety: stops at age 3
Separation anxiety: 3+ signs of extreme distress when separated from loved one
When to get a court order*
Parents refusing treatment for non-emergent but potentially fatal condition (e.g. ALL)
Congenital heart disease ddx, associated risk factors/diseases
Cyanotic R-L shunts
Acyanotic L-R shunts
PDA: rubella Coarctation: Turner's Coronary aneurysm: Kawasaki's Heart block: lupus Supravalvular aortic stenosis: william's Ebstein's RV malformation: lithium Heart failure: neonatal thyrotoxicosis Septal hypertrophy: maternal DM Transposition: maternal DM
Cyanotic heart defects path, ddx, presentations, dx, tx
5T's Truncus arteriosus Transposition: severe cyanosis @ birth (only one) Tricuspid atresia Tetralogy of fallot Total anomalous pulmonary venous return
Noncyanotic heart defects ddx, path, presentations, dx, tx
3D’s ==> L-R shunt
- VSD:
Down’s/fetal alcohol/TORCH etc.
Small: harsh holosystolic @ LLSB
Large: respiratory infection, CHF; softer holosystolic
Dx: echo
Tx: small ones close; surgery for severe or non-resolving - ASD
Fetal alcohol, Down’s
Usually asymptomatic; sometimes respiratory infections
Ostium primum: presents early in childhood
WIDE, FIXED, SPLIT S2
Dx: echo
Tx: small ones close; surgery for severe - PDA
L-R shunt from aorta to pulmonary artery 2/2 rubella, prematurity
Machine murmur @ 2nd L intercostal; wide/bounding pulses
Dx: echo
Tx: Indomethacin ==> surgery if >6 months
Eisenmanger’s path, presentation, dx, tx
Reversal of L-R shunt 2/2 pulmonary HTN
Coarctation of aorta path, presentation, dx, tx
Constriction of aorta, usually proximal to PDA in infants
2/2 Turner’s
Often w/ bicuspid aorta
UE systolic > LE
Murmur over scapulae
3 sign: CXR showing pre & post dilation (looks like a 3)
Rib notching 2/2 collateral circulation
Dx: echo
Infants: MAINTAIN PDA!!! ==> prostaglandin E1
Transposition of great vessels path, association, presentation, dx, tx
Aorta:RV & PA:LV ==> incompatible with life without ASD, VSD, or PDA
Often 2/2 diabetic mothers
Severe cyanosis (@ birth! earliest presenter)
CXR: egg shaped silhouette
Dx: echo
Prostaglandin E1
Balloon atrial septostomy and/or sugery
DiGeorge syndrome path, presentation, dx, tx
Congenital…
"CATCH-22" Cardiac: transposition of great vessels Abnormal facies Thymic aplasia ==>virus, fungi, PCP infection ==>XR absent thymic shadow ==>bone marrow transplant + IVIG Cleft palate Hypocalcemia ==> tetany at birth 22q11 deletion
Tetralogy of fallot path, associations, presentation, dx, tx
4 things: pulmonary stenosis, VSD, RVH, “overriding aorta” (receives RV and LV blood) ==> cyanotic R-L shunt
Often 2/2 DiGeorge, maternal PKU
Cyanosis within 2 years of life
“Tet spells”: squatting for relief to increase SVR
CXR: boot-shaped heart
Dx: echo
PGE-1 ==> surgery
Milestones: motor, language, social
2 months: social smile
4 months: rolls front-back; laughs
6 months: sits; babbles; stranger anxiety
12 months: walks; 1 word; separation anxiety
2 years: walks stairs; 2 word phrases
3 years: tricycle; 3 word sentences
Infant weight patterns through 2 years; failure to thrive (FTT) ddx
May lose 10% at birth
Should return to birthweight by 2 weeks
Double birthweight by 6 months
Quadruple birthweight by 2 years
Organic: underlying medical condition
Inorganic: maternal depression, neglect abuse
Precocious / delayed puberty ages; gender growth phases
Girls: 13
Boys: 14
Girls: thelarche (boobs) ==> pubarche ==> growth spurt ==> menarche
Boys: gonadarche (nuts) ==> pubarche ==> adrenarche (hair) ==> growth spurt
Down’s path, associated diseases*, presentation
Nondisjunction (95%), Robertsonian (4%)
GI: duodenal atresia, Hirschprung’s
Cardiac: AV canal; ASD, VSD, PDA
ALL & Alzheimers
MSK: atlantoaxial instability ==> cord compression causing upper motor neuron dysfunction*
Upslanted eyes; simian crease; hypotonia
Edward’s syndrome path, presentation, prognosis
Trisomy 18
Severe retardation Micrognathia (small jaw) Rocker-bottom feet* Clenched hands w/ overlapping 4/5 digits* Heart disease (VSD*) Horseshoe kidney
Death by 12 months
Patau’s syndrome path, presentation
Trisomy 13
Micropthalmia (small eyes)
Microcephaly
Holosprocencephaly (single undivided brain lobe)
Polydactyly
Death by 12 months