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Question 1

positional plagiocephaly

Answer 1

may be associated with congenital muscular torticollis

Question 2

cogenital muscular torticollis

Answer 2

twisted neack

Question 3

why has positional plagiocephaly increased in freq?

Answer 3

babies sleeping on back; manage with more tummy time and have them turn their neck, helmet therapy, etc.

Question 4

maternal phenyketonuria

Answer 4

can be a cause of microcephaly

Question 5

hep A

Answer 5

think travel

Question 6

hep b vaccine

Answer 6

recombinant vaccine with particles of heb b surface antigen (HBsAg); given as a three shot series within the first year of life

Question 7

Dtap

Answer 7

diptheria, tetanus, pertussis; inactivated vaccine for the diptheria and tetanus and acellular components for the pertussis; it is recommended at 2, 4, and 6 months with boosters at 12-18 months and 4-6years

Question 8

most common cause of acute otitis media and bacterial infxn in kids less than 3

Answer 8

pneumococcus (aka strep pneumoniae)