Peds Flashcards
galactosemia
failure to thrive, feeding intolerance, cataracts, jaundice, hypoglycemia, hepatomegaly, convulsions
galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase deficiency
these pts are at increased risk for E coli neonatal sepsis
consequences if early dx is not made –> irr liver cirrhosis and mental retardation
treat with elimination of galactose from diet
- cataracts may regress, eyesight is improved or normal
v. s. pts with galactokinase deficiency - cataracts ONLY
developmental milestones
gross motor: 2-4-6-9-12 mo
- lifts head –> sits with trunk support, rolls –> sits, crawls –> pulls to stand, cruises –> walks
- 18 mo - walks up and down stairs, throws ball, jumps
- 2 yrs - runs, kicks ball
- 3 yrs - tricycle
fine motor: always tracking
- at 6 mo - transfers hand to hand, raking grasp –> 3 finger pincer, holds bottle –> 2 finger pincer
- 18 mo - tower, scribbles, cup and spoon
- 2 yo - draws line
- 3 yo - draws circle, feeds self without help
language: 1-4 yrs of age
- babbling at 6 mo –> mama, dada –> more words
- 2-year old - 2-word phrases, vocab > 50 words, stranger should be able to understand 1/2 of child’s speech
social cognitive
- 2 mo - social smiler, recognizes parnts
- 6 mo - stranger anxiety (even when parents are around)
- 9 mo - waves bye, patty cake
- 12 mo - separation anxiety, comes when called, searches for hidden objects
- 18 mo - temper tantrums, imitates
- 2 yrs - parallel play, - NORMAL to show deficiance (as they are becoming more independent)
- 3 yrs - associative play, toilet trained
- toddlers - imaginative and cooperative play
newborn neuro
cephalohematoma - subperiosteal hemorrhage, limited to surface of one bone
- swelling wont be visible until several hrs after birth (because this is a slow process
- most resolve spontaneously
caput succedaneum - ecchymotic swelling of scalp, involves portion of head presenting vertex during delivery
- may cross suture lines
craniomeningocele - pulsations, increased pressure on crying, bony defects
ICH in neonates - apnea, pallor or cyanosis, poor suckling, abnormal eye signs, high-pitched cry, muscular twitching, convulsions, decreased muscle tone/paralysis, decreased Hct, metabolic acidosis, shock
depressed skull fractures - due to forceps delivery or fetal head compression
breastfeeding failure jaundice v.s. breast milk jaundice
normal: infants pass meconium in the first 2d –> yellow-green stool if ingesting adequate milk
- inadequate stooling –> decreased bili elimination and increased enterohepatic circulation (bili is primarily excreted through stool)
all newborns have mild unconjugated hyperbili due to high Hb turnover and immature hepatic uridine diphosphogluconurate glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) activity
breastfeeding failure jaundice - first week of life
- lactation failure –> decreased bilirubin elimination, increased enterohepatic circulation
- physical exam - suboptimal breastfeeding and signs of dehydration (brick-red urate crystals in diaper)
breast milk jaundice
- starts at 3-5d, peaks at 2 wks
- high levels of b-glucuronidase in breast milk deconjugate intestinal bili and increase enterohepatic circulation
- physical exam - adequate breastfeeding and normal exam
phototherapy based on nomogram, exchange transfusion when t bili >25 or for infants with neuro dysfunction
- choreoathetoid CP/ diplegic - affects legs
infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
“hungry vomiter”
onset at 3-5wks age
risk factors - first-born boy, erythromycin, bottle feeding
tx - 1) IV rehydration (and normalization of electrolytes)
2) pyloromyotomy
bilious emesis in neonate
full-term infants will pass meconium within first 48hrs of life
1) AXR - to id pneumoperitoneum
2) constrast enema
- -> microcolon - meconium ileus (PATHOGNOMONIC for CF), obstruction in terminal ileum –> colon becomes underused and contracted –> give gastrograffin enema (hyperosmolar) –> if that fails proceed to surgery
- -> transition zone showing narrow rectosigmoid and dilated megacolon = Hirschsprung
- Hirschsprung - affected segment cant relax…
intestinal malro - severe bilious emesis and hypovolemic shock
- get UGI series
- will be at level of duodenum –> no gas in abdomen
foreign body ingestion/aspiration
ASPIRATION:
sudden-onset respiratory distress
- most will be in R mainstem bronchus
- focal wheezing (v diffuse in asthma) and diminished aeration on affected side
- hyperinflation (air trapping) or atelectasis on affected side
bronch
INGESTION:
in esophagus + symptomatic - remove
- battery in esophagus - remove (distal to esophagus, observe until it passes)
coin in esophagus + asx –> observe for 24hrs
caustic ingestion - laryngeal, esophageal damage, gastric damage
- steps - 1) secure airway (ABCs), 2) decontaminate (remove contaminated clothing, visible chemicals, irrigate exposed skin), 3) EGD in 24hrs (investigate extent of injury)
- any intervention (NG, lavage) that could provoke vomiting should be AVOIDED
advantage of human milk
breastfeed until 6 mo of age
- introduce pureed foods at 6 mo
- solid foods and breastfeeding until age 1
milk is 70% whey, 30% casein - whey helps to improve gastric emptying
- absorption of Ca and Phos is better from human milk
- main carb is lactose
- also contains lactoferrin, lysozyme, IgA to confer immunity
- also associated with less reflux and colic than formula
- -> colic = prolonged periods of inconsolable crying, peaks around 2 mo
breast milk is a poor source of vitamin D - infants must be supplemented
breastfeeding benefits - immunity (IgA based), decreased of childhood cancer/type 1 DM/NEC
maternal benefits
- more rapid uterine involution
- faster return to prepartum weight
- improved mat-infant bonding
- reduced risk of ovarian and breast cancer
contraindications to breastfeeding - Tb, HIV infection, herpetic breast lesions, recent varicella infection, chemoradiation, drug abuse
nocturnal enuresis
most children begin toilet training > 2yo
- premature initiation of toilet-training can prolong the duration of training
bedwetting before age 5 is normal
- daytime continence mastered within mo
- nighttime continence is difficult to achieve
- encouragement and positive reinforcement
incontinence < 15% at age 5 (<1-2% at age 15)
- get UA for kids older than 5 - screen for UTI, DM, DI
- conservative measures
- enuresis alarm - take 3-4 mo to be effective
- desmopressin
chronic constipation can reduce bladder capacity - contributes to urinary incontinence
- abd xray if you suspect constipation
secondary enuresis causes (enuresis after > 6 mo of dryness) - psych, UTI, DM, DI (uncommon in kids), OSA
- OSA - due to impaired sleep arousal
neonatal conjunctivitis
chemical < 24hrs
- mild conjunctival irritation and tearing after silver nitrate ophthalmic ppx
- tx - eye lubricant
1) gonococcal - week 1 of life
- marked eyelid swelling, profuse purulent discharge, corneal edema/ulceration
- intracellular diplococci, culture on Thayer-Martin agar is gold std for dx
- all infants should receive ppx - topical erythromycin after birth within an hr of birth (regardless of mat status)
- tx - single IM dose of rocephin
- prevention with erythromycin ointment
2) chlamydial - week 2 of life
- mild eyelid swelling
- watery, serosanguinous, mucopurulent d/c
- untreated infection can lead to corneal scarring
- PCR required for confirmatory dx
- tx - po macrolide (monitor infants for pyloric stenosis, side effect)
gonococcal conjunctivitis is more severe than chlamydial
GBS
sepsis, pneumonia, or meningitis in first 24-48hrs of life
intrapartum abx ppx
neurofibromatosis
NF1 - AD
- codes the protein neurofibromin
- C17
- skin findings - cafe au lait spots first
- with increasing age - axillary/inguinal freckles, Lisch nodules, and neurofibromas become significant
- optic glioma - get MRI brain and orbits
- -> usu asx but can cause decreased visual acuity and proptosis
NF2
- codes the protein merlin
- C22
- bilateral acoustic neuromas - audiometry
tuberous sclerosis
neurocutaneous syndrome
intracranial tumors - cortical hamartomas, subependymal astrocytomas, central precocious puberty
ash leaf spots - hypopigmented macules
facial angiofibromas, cardiac rhabdomyomas, renal angioleiomyomas
mental retardation and seizures
DiGeorge syndrome
truncus arteriosus
transposition of great arteries (kids appear relatively comfortable)
hypocalcemia
failure to thrive
recurrent infections
seborrheic dermatitis
peaks in infancy and adult hood
- cradle cap
erythematous plaques/yellow greasy scales
- on skin folds - scalp, face umbilicus, diaper area
- Malassezia species
tx - spont resolution is common, otherwise
1) emollient, nonmedicated shampoos
2) topical antifungals, low-potency glucocortioids
other rashes
- atopic dermatitis (rash that itches?) - rash on face, trunk, extensor surfaces, severe pruritis
- contact dermatitis
- psoriasis - extensor surfaces, oval plaques
- tinea capitis - pruritis, white scales, looks like seborrheic dermatitis (but will not occur in first year of life)
microcytic anemia
Fe deficiency - low MCV
- low retic count
- most common nutritional deficiency in infants - due to introduction of animal milk before age 1 and from inadequate consumption of Fe-rich foods
- older children and adults - due to GI blood loss
thalassemia - very low MCV
- Fe is high, ferritin is high due to high blood cell turnover
anemia of chronic disease - nl-low MCV
- Fe is low
- ferritin is nl-high
- decreased TIBC
autoimmune hemolysis - increased retic count due to bone marrow response
- indirect hyperbili (unconjugated)
sideroblastic anemia - increased serum Fe, normal TIBC
back pain in kids
requires careful search into cause
spondylolisthesis - stress fracture and sliding of vertebrae
- usu L5 over S1
- chronic back pain and neuro dysfunction (incontinence, decreased perianal sensation)
rhinosinusitis
acute bacterial rhinosinusitis, features:
- persistent sxs >10d
- severe sxs, fever > 39, purulent nasal discharge, face pain
- worsening sxs >5d after initially improving viral URI
most common predisposing factor is viral URI
for periorbital edema, vision abnormalities, AMS –> get CT (sinus xrays are less sensitive)
tx - augmentin (covers S pneumo and H flu)
- if sxs persist/worsen despite tx –> cultures by sinus aspiration
autism
deficits in social communication and interactions
restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior
- can have head banging and temper tantrums
- very specific interest
may or may not have language and intellectual impairment
tx
- early diagnosis and intervention
- comprehensive, multimodal therapy
- pharm for psychiatric comorbidities
other syndromes with autism
- Fragile X - seizures, macrocephaly, hypotonia, long face, large ears
limping kid
Legg-Calve-Perthes - insidious pain
- idiopathic avascular necrosis of the femur
- younger boys
- initial xrays may be normal
- eventually - can get thigh atrophy and Trendelenburg sign (weak hip goes up)
- tx - non-weight bearing, splinting, possible surgical repair
SCFE = displacement of femoral head due to disruption of proximal physis
- obese adolescent boys - physis weakens during early adolescence due to rapid expansion, will slip when exposed to excessive shear stress
- tx - URGENT surgical pinning of femoral head
untreated developmental dysplasia - limp and hip pain, leg length discrepancy
- RFs - breech, female, white, fhx, excessively tight swaddling
- get US of hips if under 4 mo, xray if older
- Pavlik harness
precocious puberty
early secondary sexual development
<8 girls, <9 boys
- obese children are at increased risk - triggers excess insulin production –> stimulates adrenal glands –> sex hormone production
1) advanced bone age
- low basal LH –> GnRH stimulation test –> low LH –> peripheral precocious puberty (McCune Albright, non-classical CAH)
- low basal LH –> GnRH stim test –> high LH –> central precocious puberty
- high basal LH –> central precocious puberty
central precocious puberty - hypothalamic glioma, pituitary hamartoma, idiopathic precocious puberty, tuberous sclerosis
- for idiopathic precocious puberty - give GnRH AGonist
McCune Albright - peripheral precocious puberty (LOW FSH and LH)
- also irregular cafe au lait spots, fibrous dysplasia of bone
non-classical (no salt wasting) peripheral precocious puberty - metabolites shunted to adrenal production
- classic - infancy, salt-wasting, virilization
- non-classic - late-onset, premature pubarche/adrenarche + advanced bone age
2) normal bone age
- isolated breast development = premature thelarche
- isolated pubic hair development = premature adrenarche (adrenal androgens)
granulosa cell tumors - usu in middle-aged women with an ovarian mass (+ bleeding)
- estrogen producing tumor - so for girls (rare), could present as early breast development and menses
- tx - removal
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
more common in AAs, AD inheritance
dual upstroke carotid pulse
- midsystolic obstruction
- significant LVOT - SEM
puberty in boys
gynecomastia occurs in up to 2/3 of pubertal boys
- can be tender
- will resolve in few mo - 2yrs
- evaluate for other causes in persistent gynecomastia
increased estrogen production/peripheral conversion
- testicular, adrenal, or HCG producing tumors
- cirrhosis or malnutrition
- thyrotoxicosis
- congenital excessive aromatase activity
- androgen use
- drugs - spironolactone, cimetidine, herbals (tea tree oil, lavender oil)
androgen deficiency
- hypogonadism (testicular size < 3mL) - Klinefelters, testicular damage
- hyperprolactinemia
- renal failure
congenital heart disease
L–> R - tachypnea, poor weight gain, sweating with feeds
- VSD, ASD, isolated PDA
R–> L - cyanosis (also sweating with feeds)
- transposition of great vessels
- Tet of Fallot
- tricuspid atresia
- anomalous pulmonary venous return
- truncus arteriosus
- hyperoxia test: cyanosis –> trial of 100% O2 –> if infant/child fails to improve –> think congenital heart defect
interrupted left ventricular ouptut - pallor or shock, severe acidosis
- coarctation of aorta
- hypoplastic left heart syndrome
in many cases - pulmonary blood flow or aortic comes from PDA rather than RV –> when PDA starts to close (day 3) –> infant becomes more cyanotic –> give PGE1
note: acrocyanosis is normal in infants