peds34 Flashcards

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how does hypercholesterolemia happen in NS?

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reduced plasma oncotic pressure induces increased hepatic production of plasma proteins, including lipoproteins; plasma lipid clearance is reduced because decr lipoprotein lipase in adipose tissue

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clinical features of NS

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edema following an URI; patients are predisposed to thrombosis;

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patients with NS at risk for what?

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thrombosis and infection with encapsulated organisms (strep pnumona) so may present with bacterial peritonitis, pneumonia, or sepsis

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what does CBC show in NS

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elevated hematocrit as a resut of hemoconcentration due to decr protein; platelet count may be elevated

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why would you get a metabolic acidosis in NS?

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renal tubular acidiosis

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NS on renal u/s

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enlarged kidneys

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management of NS?

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IV infusions of albumin to treat edema; no salt diet; steroids (or cyclophosphamide or cyclosporine if don’t respond); if child is febrile, do blood and urine culture and IV antibiotic if needed

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prognosis of NS

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mortality about 5%, usually from infection or thrombosis; mortality in kids who are steroid-resistant;

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ESRD in NS kids?

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the majority of kids who are steroid-resis develop but the majority of kids who are steroid sens do not develop

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Hemolytic uremic syndrome

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acute renal failure in the presence of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia

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two diff subtiypes of HUS

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shiga toxin asociated and atypical HUS

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most common HUS subtype seen in kids

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shiga-toxin associated

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most common pathogen to cause shiga-txin HUS

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e coli

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how does shiga toxin cause HUS

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vascular endothelial injury, leads to platelet thrombi formation and renal ischemia

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clinical features of shiga toxin hus?

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diarrheal prodrome (often bloody and may be severe) followed by suden onset of hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and acute renal failure

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management of shiga toxin HUS

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mostly supportive; transfusion for severe anemia and thrombocytopenia; anitbiotics not indicated

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prognosis for shiga toxin HUS

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generally good but poor prognostic indicators are high WBCs and prolonged oliguria;

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if patients do die from shiga HUS, what do they die of?

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complications of colitis lke toxic megacolon or from CNS complications like cerebral infarction

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causes of atypical HUS

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drugs (OCPs, cyclosporine, tacrolmus); inherited

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clinical features of atypical HUS

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same as shiga HUS but no diarrhe

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treatment of atypical HUS

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supportive

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prognosis of atypical HUS

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some patients have a chronic relapsing course; all patients with atypical HUS have a higher risk of progression to ESRD than shiga HUS

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alport’s syndrome

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progressive nephritis secondary to defects in type 4 collagen within the glomerular basement membrane

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24
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inheritance of alport

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x linked dome

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other non-renal manifestations of alports

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hearing loss that begins in childhood and is progressive; ocular abnormalities

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management of alport

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ace inhib initially; eventually renal transplant

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multcystic renal dysplasia

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most common cause of renal mass in the newborn; most often unilateral

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autosomal recess polycystic idney disease or infantile polycystic kidney disease

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uncommon; cystic kidneys with severe htn; liver involvement (cirrhosis) w portal htn can be seen

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infants with ARPKD may have in utero hx of

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oligo hydramnios, leading to pulm hypoplasia

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prognosis of ARPKD

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progressive and ultimately all patients require renal transplant

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Aut dom PKF or adult polycystic disease

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common; presents in adulthood

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prognosis for ADPKD

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sever htn and renal insuff; require transplant

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medullary sponge kidney

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occurs sporadically or may have aut dom inheritance; patient maybe symp or asymptomatic

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nephronophthisis-medullary cystic disease complex

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juvenile form is aut recessive and leads to ESRD in childhood

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35
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malig htn

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htn associated with evidence of end organ damage

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36
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essential htn

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htn without a clear etiology

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37
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most htn in kids is secondary htn or essential htn?

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secondary

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38
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most common causes of htn in neonates

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renal artery embolus after umbilical artery catheter placement; coarctation of the aorta; congenital renal disease, renal artery stenosis

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most common causes of htn in ages 1-12 yrs

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renal disease and coarctation of aorta

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40
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most common cause of htn in adolescents

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renal disease and essential htn

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41
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what fundoscopic findings indicate htn?

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retinal hemorrhages, papilledema, arterial-venous nicking

42
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how to identify renal artery stenosis

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radioisotope renal scan w administration of captopril or renal angiography

43
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captopril

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ACE-inhib

44
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renal tubular acidosis

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inability of the kidney to maintain normal acid/base balance because of defects in biacrb conservation or bc of defects in excretion of H ions

45
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younger kids RTA presentation

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growth failure and vomitting, and sometimes w life threatening metabolic acidosis

46
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older kids RTA

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recurrent calculi, muscle weakness, bone pain, and myalgias

47
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how can you get polyuria in RTA

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some forms of RTA lead to nephrocalcinosis which gives you urinary concentrating defects

48
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electrolyte presentation in RTA

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hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis with a normal serum anion gap

49
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calculate anion gap

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Na+ K+- Cl

50
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when is a pos URINE anion gap seen?

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distal RTA

51
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distal RTA (type 1)

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inability of distal renal tubules to excrete H+

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proximal RTA (type 2)

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impaired bicarb reabsoprtion y the proximal renal tubules

53
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RTA type 3

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variant of type 1, complicated by proximal tubular bicarb wasting during infancy

54
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type 4 RTA

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transient acidosis in infants and kids; hyperkalemia is the hall mark

55
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treatment for RTA

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type 1- small doses of oral alkali; types 2 and 3- large doses of oral alkali

56
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treamtnet for type 4 RTA

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furosemid to lower serum potassium, oral alkali

57
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diffuse tubular disorder

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manifested by hypokalemia, hypophosphatemia, and aminoacidduria, think Fanconi syndrome

58
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oliguria

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less than 1 mL/kg/hr

59
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renal osteodystrophy

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bone disease secondary to renal failure

60
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nutritional management in chronic kidney disease

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avoid high phosphorous, high sodium, and high potassium foods; patients need oral phosphate binder and vit D analogs to prevent renal osteodystrophy

61
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when is dialysis or transplant indicated?

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when GFR is 5-10% of normal

62
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preferred dialysis in kids

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peritoneal dialysis; but kidney transplant is the preferred treatment in kids with esrd

63
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most common cause of transplant loss

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acute and chronic rejection, noncompliance with meds, technical problems during surgery, and recurrent disease

64
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causes of bladder outlet obstruction?

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posterior urethral valves (in males), polyps, or prune belly syndrome

65
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prune belly syndrome

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absence of rectus muscles, bladder outlet obstruction, and, in males, cryptochoridsm

66
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most common abdominal mass in newborns

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multicystic dysplastic kidney, which is usually associated with atretic ureter

67
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vesicoureteral refleux

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urine refluxing from the urinary bladder into the ureters and the renal collecting system

68
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VUR is most commonly associated with what condition?

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UTIs

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VUR genetics?

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aut dom inheritance with varibale expression

70
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grades of VUR

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grade 1- reflux into distal ureter; grade 2- into renal pelvis and calyces w/o dilation; grade 3 is into calyces w dilateion; grade 4 clubbed calyces; grae 5 gross dilation of entire system

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diagnosis of VUR

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voiding cystourethrogram, in which contrast is introduced into the urinary bladder and bladder and kidneys are imaged during voiding

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management of VUR

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low dose prophylactic antibiotics until kid outgrows the VUR; kids with grade 4 or 5 reflux should be referred to urologist

73
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urolithiasis

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uncommon in kids; but most common stones seen in childhood are calcium, uirc acid, cystein, and mag ammonium phosphate (struvite)

74
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what conditions are associated with renal stones

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hypercaliuria, hyperoxaluria, distal RTA, hyperuricosuria, cystinuria, UTI, hyperPTH

75
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what can cause hyperoxaluria

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can be inherited or secondary to enteric malabsorption (inflamm bowel disease)

76
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how can hyperuriosuria occur?

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during the treatment of leukemia or lymphoma, with Lesch-nyhan syndrome, or primary gout

77
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lesch-nyhan syndrome

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def in an enzyme that affects how your body breaks down purines

78
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UTIs and gender

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more common in boys until 6 months of age, then more common in girls

79
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circumcison and UTIs

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before 6 months, UTIs are 10x more common in uncircumcised boys than those who are circumcised

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proteus causign URI

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associated w high urinary pH

81
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urinalysis findings suggestive of UTI

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leukocytes (>5-10 WBC/hpf) and a pos nitirite or leukocyte esterase on dipstick

82
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who should have an imaging eval with UTI? (renal u/s and voiding cystourethrogram)

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pyelonephriitis, recurrent UTI, all males, all girls less than 4 with cystitis,

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management for uti

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empiric antibiotic therapy; neonatesadmitted to hospital for IV managemen; neonates alaso get low-dose prophylactic antibitoics for at least 3 months

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duration of treatment of UTI

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10 daysl but 14 days for pyelonephritis

85
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renal vein thrombosis

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unilateral flank mass

86
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central vs peripheral hypotonia

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central is UMN; peripheral is LMN

87
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associated with peripheral hypotonia

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decreased fetal movements and breech presentation

88
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associated with central hypotonia

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seizures in the neonatal period

89
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consciousness in central vs peripheral hypotonia

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central has an altered level of consciousness and incr DTRs, often w ankle clonus; perip- consciousness not affected but decr DTRs and muscle bulk

90
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causes of hypotonia

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systemic pathology (sepsis, etc.) or neural pathology

91
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what imaging do you do when you suspect central hypotonia?

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head CT

92
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spinal muscular atrophy

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anterior horn cell degeneration and infiltration of microglia and astrocytes; presents with hypotonia, weakness, and tongue fasciculations

93
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second most common hereditary neuromuscular disorder

A

SMA

94
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most common inherited neuromusc disorder

A

duchenne muscular dystrophy

95
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types of spinal muscular atrophy

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type 1 is infantile form with onset less than 6 mos; type 2 or intermediate form is onset 6-12 mos; type 3 or juvnile form with onset greater than 3 years

96
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inheritance of spinal muscular atrophy

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aut recessive

97
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genetics of SMA

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aut recessive, all three types caused by mutation in survival motor neuron gene (SMN1) on chrom 5

98
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clinical features of SMA

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weak cry, tongue fasciculations, and difficulty sucking and swallowing; bell shaped chest; frog leg poster; normal extraocular movements and norman sensory exam

99
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what does muscle biopsy of kid with SMA show?

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atrophy of muscle fibers that were innervated by the damaged azons

100
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management of SMA

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supportive