peds50

Question 1

arthritis of IBD

Answer 1

HLA-B27 pos; axial skeleton in a pattern indistinguishable from ankylosing spondylitis

Question 2

takayasu’s arteritis

Answer 2

large vessel vasculitis; classic patient is Asian femal adolescent with constitutional sx and aneurysmal dilation or thrombosis of the aorta, carotid, or subclavian arteries

Question 3

birth trauma often causes what kind of injury

Answer 3

brachial plexus injury

Question 4

Erb’s palsy

Answer 4

C5 and C6 roots; flaccid arm and asymm moro reflex; arm is held in internal rotation with elbow extended, forearm pronated and wrist and fingers flexed (waiter’s tip)