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By what age are most children dry by day and dry by night?

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Dry by day at 2 years

Dry by night at 3 years

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What are the two types of enuresis (involuntary urination)? More common in M or F?

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Nocturnal - twice as common in males

Daytime (much rarer) - more common in females

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What is primary enuresis?

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Continence never established

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What is secondary enuresis?

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Loss of continence after a continuous period of at least 6 months dryness (most likely to have organic cause)

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What are some biological causes of nocturnal enuresis?

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1) UTI = 5% secondary enuresis
2) Urinary tract abnormalities
- Low bladder capacity
- Incomplete bladder voiding
- Detrusor instability secondary to constipation
3) Lack of ADH during sleep
4) Genetic predisposition
- 70% have FH
5) Diabetes causing polyuria

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What are some psychosocial causes of nocturnal enuresis?

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1) Inability to wake to full bladder sensation
2) Psychosocial trauma eg distress, bullying, abuse
3) Accidental behavioural conditioning eg child comes to parents bed when wet
4) Developmental delay

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What is a major cause of daytime enuresis?

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Bacteriuria

Cycle - bacteriuria causes detrusor instability causes urge incontinence causes damp pants and perineal irritation causes bacteriuria

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What investigations can be done for enuresis? (4)

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1) DM testing - random and fasting blood glucose
2) Urinalysis if symptomatic
- Bacteriuria is common in girls with daytime enuresis
3) Early morning urine sample - assess urine osmolarity to test ability of kidneys to concentrate urine
4) USS to look for GU tract abnormality
5) Consider psychological screening

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What is the management of enuresis?

At what age would you start intervening in enuresis?

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Intervene from 7 years old

Reassurance and counselling for parents - explain it is beyond child’s conscious control and parents should stop punitive procedures as these are counterproductive

Avoid caffeine and fruit juice

Star charts

Enuresis alarm

Medication

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What medications can be given for enuresis?

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Desmopressin

  • Antidiuretic can be taken as tablets, sublingual or nasal spray at bed time
  • Reduces urine output - provides short-term relief from bedwetting for holidays/sleepovers
  • Avoid excessive fluid intake for 8hrs after dose

Anticholinergics = if daytime symptoms / unresponsive to desmopressin

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Why is a UTI significant in young children?

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It may be a marker for urinary tract abnormalities

Half of child UTI pt have renal tract abnormality

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When clinically should an upper UTI be assumed?

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Fever of 38 or higher + bacteriuria

Fever lower than 38 but with loin pain/tenderness + bacteriuria

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When are UTIs considered recurrent?

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1) 2 x upper UTI
2) 3 x lower UTI
3) 1 x upper + 2 x lower UTI

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What features make a UTI atypical?

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1) Seriously ill / septicaemia
2) Poor urine flow - sign of obstruction
3) Presence of abdo / bladder mass
4) Lack of response within 48hrs to treatment with suitable abxs
5) Not caused by E Coli
6) Raised creatinine

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Are UTIs more common in boys or girls?

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More common in boys up to 6 months

More common in girls after

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What are some risk factors for UTI?

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  • Age < 1 year
    • Urinary tract abnormality
    • Voiding dysfunction
    • Vesicoureteral reflux
    • Spinal abnormalities
    • Constipation
    • Immunosuppression
    • Sexual abuse - more likely to cause urinary symptoms than infection
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How may a UTI present in infants <3 months?

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Presents differently than in older children

Fever
Vomiting
Lethargy
Irritability
\+/- poor feeding
\+/- FTT
Less commonly:
Abdo pain
Jaundice 
Haematuria
Offensive urine

More likely to develop urosepsis

Less likely to be due to E coli

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What is the most common presentation of a UTI in a preverbal child?

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Fever with no apparent cause

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How may a UTI present in a child >3yrs?

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Urinary symptoms eg freq, dysuria, suprapubic / abdo / lumbar pain

Dysfunctional voiding

Fever, malaise, vomiting, haematuria, offensive / cloudy urine

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Ddx for UTI (6)

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Vulvovaginitis
Urethritis
Irritation e.g. soaps
Threadworm infestation
Balanitis
Sexual abuse
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What should be included on examination of a child with a UTI?

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Temperature

Cervical lymph nodes

Abdomen - constipation, masses, tender / palpable kidney

Back - signs of spina bifida

Genitalia - phimosis, labial adhesions, vulvitis, epididymo-orchitis

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How may urine be collected in a child with a UTI?

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Clean catch - most ideal
Collection bag attached to clean genitalia - avoid due to contamination
Urine collection pads - avoid due to contamination
Supra-pubic aspirate - gold-standard but only consider if child is very unwell

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What may urinalysis show in a UTI?

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Nitrites +
Leucocytes +
Haematuria +
Albumin +

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Why are nitrites not very sensitive dipstick test in infants?

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Not all urinary pathogens reduce nitrate to nitrite

Urine not often held in bladder long enough for conversion to occur

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What imaging scans should be done in infants/children with atypical/recurrent UTIs? < 6 months 6 months-3 years > 3 years
< 6 months - USS - Micturating cystography (MCUG) - DMSA scintigraphy 6 months-3 years - USS - DMSA scan > 3 years - USS
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What are USS effective and ineffective at visualising when investigating a UTI?
Accurately assess renal size and outline and identify most congenital abnormalities, renal calculi and hydronephrosis or hydroureter (indicating the presence of obstruction or severe reflux) Less effective in detecting mild or moderate vesico-ureteric reflux
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How is micturating cystography (MCUG) carried out? What is it looking for?
Catheterise bladder, fill with radio-opaque dye, watch on X-ray whilst child micturates Will see urethral abnormalities or vesico-ureteric reflux
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What is the gold standard investigation for VUR?
Micturating cystography Only imaging technique that provides information about the urethra
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What DMSA scintigraphy effective at imaging? How does it work?
Gold standard for renal parenchymal defects - Inject IV radiolabelled isotope and visualise on scintigraphy - The working renal tissue picks up the isotope so a renal image is seen, then the scars are shown as blank areas - Rate of excretion is seen as the kidney clears the isotope
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When are DMSA used?
4-6 months post infection - show scarring
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Which children presenting with a UTI should be immediately referred to specialist care?
Serious illness 3 months or younger Do not delay treatment if sample cannot be obtained and the child is at serious risk of illness
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What is the pharmacological management of a child with a UTI? Lower and upper
< 3 months - refer immediately to hospital for IV abx (cefotaxime) >3 months with upper UTI - Usually PO co-amoxiclav for 7-10 days or - IV cefotaxime for 2-4 days followed by PO abx for 7-10 days If lower UTI, trimethoprim PO for 3 days
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What is dysfunctional voiding syndrome?
Abnormality of emptying, due to either a small-capacity, unstable bladder or a large-capacity, poorly emptying bladder
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What are potential complications of a UTI in children? (3)
1) Renal scarring - more likely in children with vesico-ureteric reflux 2) Hypertension - associated with renal scarring
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What is the diagnosis of infants or children that have: 1) Bacteriuria and a fever of 38 or more 2) Fever <38 associated with loin pain/tenderness and bacteriuria 3) Bacteriuria but no systemic symptoms or signs?
1) Pyelonephritis/upper UTI 2) Pyelonephritis/upper UTI 3) Cystitis/lower UTI
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What measures can be adopted to prevent UTI?
Good fluid intake to increase urine output Practice regular voiding and ensuring bladder completely emptying Prevention of constipation Good perineal hygiene For girls: - Wipe from front to back - Avoid perineal irritation from bubble baths or soaps - Thorough drying of perineum - Wear loose fitting clothes
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What causes primary and secondary vesicoureteric reflux?
Primary = Incomplete closure of the vesicoureteric valve Secondary = obstruction in bladder or urethra causing urine to flow back into kidneys e.g. posterior urethral valves in boys
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List some glomerular and non-glomerular causes of haematuria in children
Glomerular • Acute glomerulonephritis - proteinuria present ○ Post-infectious ○ Vasculitis e.g. Henoch-Schonlein purpura ○ SLE ○ Goodpasture syndrome - anti-glomerular basement membrane disease • Chronic glomerulonephritis - proteinuria present • IgA nephropathy • Familial nephritis e.g. Alport syndrome • Thin basement membrane disease ``` Non-glomerular • Infections - bacterial, viral, TB, schistosomiasis • Trauma - accidents, catheters • Renal calculi • Sickle cell disease • Coagulopathies • Renal vein thrombosis • Hypercalciuria ```
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What can the colour of the urine tell you in haematuria?
Originating from kidney = brown / cola-coloured Originating from bladder / urethra = red / pink colour and may contain clots NB not all red urine is blood eg could be from beetroots or blackberries
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What is important to include on examination of someone presenting with haematuria?
BP: - HTN suggests renal malfunction and child should be admitted to hospital Oedema: - Periorbitally and ankles - Can be a feature of glomerulonephritis Renal mass: - Palpate abdo for tenderness and renal masses
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What are the most likely diagnoses if a renal mass is found upon abdo examination of a child presenting with haematuria?
Hydronephrosis Polycystic kidneys Tumour
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What investigations are done for all paeds patients presenting with haematuria?
1) Urine MC&S 2) KUB USS 3) FBC, U&Es, clotting
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What further investigations should be done in haematuria if there are signs suggestive of glomerular haematuria?
* ESR, complement levels and anti-DNA antibodies * Throat swab * Hep B and hep C screen * Renal biopsy if recurrent, persistent haematuria and renal function is abnormal * Test mother's urine if Alport syndrome suspected
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What the relevance of an ASO titre and throat culture when investigating haematuria?
Recent strep infection often precedes acute glomerulonephritis
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What the relevance of serum C3 level when investigating haematuria?
Low C3 is specific for certain types of glomerulonephritis
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What the relevance of ANF / autoantibodies when investigating haematuria?
Positive in SLE
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When is a renal biopsy required when investigating haematuria?
If haematuria is persistent with proteinuria, HTN or impaired renal function
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What does smoky, coca-cola coloured, granular and red cell casts haematuria with malaise, oliguria, HTN and oedema suggest?
Glomerulonephritis
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What does haematuria with renal colic suggest?
Renal stone
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What does haematuria with a renal mass and abdo pain suggest?
Tumour
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What does haematuria with a painless renal mass suggest?
Congenital abnormality
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What is the classical triad of haemolytic uraemic syndrome?
Triad of: 1) Microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia - Coombs' test negative 2) Thrombocytopenia 3) AKI
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What causes HUS?
90% follow infection Infection with E coli 0157 (15% of cases will develop HUS) Produces Shiga toxin or verotoxin HUS can occur up to 2 weeks after infection
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What is the pathophysiology of HUS?
1. Infection with E. Coli 0157 (or another causative organism) 2. Mucosal inflammation facilitates bacterial toxins entering the systemic circulation 3. Toxins cause endothelial cell damage, especially in the glomerulus 4. Damaged endothelial cells secrete cytokines that promote vasoconstriction and platelet microthrombus formation at the site of damage 5. The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decreases and RBCs are mechanically destroyed as they pass through the platelet microthrombi occluding small blood vessels - this results in haemolysis and end-organ damage, especially in the kidneys
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Other than E coli 0157, what pathogens may induce HUS?
Bacteria - strep pneumoniae and shigella dysenteriae type 1 Viruses - HIV and Coxsackievirus
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What is the incubation period of E coli 0157?
1-6 days HUS usually arises within 14 days, even when appear to be recovering form initial illness
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When are children with E coli 0157 gastroenteritis able to go back to school?
After two negative stool cultures Post-symptomatic shedding can occur but highest transmissibility thought to occur during acute diarrhoea phase
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How may HUS present?
Bloody diarrhoea for 5-10 days preceding onset of HUS symptoms (due to E Coli infection) 1. Thrombocytopenia a. Petechiae, purpura b. Mucosal bleeding c. Prolonged bleeding after minor cuts 2. Microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia a. Fatigue, dyspnoea, pallor b. Jaundice 3. AKI a. Haematuria, proteinuria b. Oliguria, anuria
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What investigations are performed for HUS?
* FBC - low platelets, raised WCC, low Hb * Coagulation screen - slightly raised prothrombin time (PT) and APTT * Negative Coombs' test * U&Es - raised LDH (evidence of haemolysis), raised indirect bilirubin (haemolytic anaemia), raised creatinine • Urinalysis - haematuria, proteinuria Stool culture for E coli
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What is the main differential for HUS?
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura - Less high creatinine - Neurological symptoms - Less associated with dysentery
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What is HELLP syndrome?
Haemolysis Elevated Liver enzymes Low Platelet count = complication in pregnancy usually presents in women who have pre-eclampsia or eclampsia
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What gene is affected in autosomal dominant form of HUS?
Abnormality of the ADAMTS13 gene which encodes vWF Tends to present in childhood
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What is thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura?
Rare form of thrombotic microangiopathy Characterised by: 1) Microangiopathic haemolysis 2) Thrombocytopenia 3) Neurological abnormalities 4) Renal dysfunction 5) Fever TTP = medical emergency, without treatment mortality = 90%
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What is the management of HUS?
Infectious diarrhoea, HUS or VTEC (verocytotoxin-producing E coli) = report to public health Supportive treatment New treatments include: - Early plasma exchange to remove mutant complement proteins - Specific targeted treatments eg factor H comcentrate - Liver or liver and kidney transplants
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What are some complications of HUS?
GI: - Intestinal strictures and perforations - Intussusception and rectal prolapse - Pancreatitis - Severe colitis Neuro: - Altered mental state - CVA - Seizures Renal: - AKI - CKD - Haematuria - HTN - Proteinuria
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What is nephrotic syndrome?
aka nephrosis 1) Proteinuria 2) Low albumin 3) Oedema 4) High triglycerides
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What is the pathophysiology of nephrotic syndrome?
Increased permeability of serum protein through damaged basement membrane in renal glomerulus Oedema results due to hypoalbuminaemia
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What values define nephrotic syndrome?
Protienuria = to / more than 3.5g/day Hypoalbuminaemia = serum albumin = to / less than <30g/L
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What is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in children?
Minimal change = 85% Changes on renal biopsy are very mild
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How does minimal change nephrotic syndrome initially present?
PC usually oedema - Most noticeable in mornings around eyelids and pitting oedema in legs May be hx of recent viral URTI
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What is the second most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in children?
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
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Following initial presentation of oedema, what symptoms / sign follow?
Weight gain Ascites Pleural effusion - Due to hypoalbuminaemia ``` Rarely HTN Anorexia Abdo pain Diarrhoea Oliguria ```
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Why is there an increased risk of infections in nephrotic syndrome?
Leakage of immunoglobulins
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What investigations are carried out for nephrotic syndrome?
Urinalysis - 3+ or 4+ protein or microscopic haematuria Serum albumin - Low Serum cholesterol and triglyceride - High C3 levels - High Renal biopsy only if clinical picture does not appear typical of minimal change nephrotic syndrome or if child does not respond to treatment within a month
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What is the management of nephrotic syndrome?
Hospital admission Fluid restriction Low salt diet Corticosteroids = prednisolone Prophylactic penicillin until proteinuria cleared
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How long should prednisolone be continued when treating nephrotic syndrome?
Until remission of proteinuria (usually 2 weeks), then continued at a weaning dose over 2-3 months Advise parents to avoid live vaccines and chickenpox during this time
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What should be performed in children who are steroid resistant and how may they be treated?
Renal biopsy to confirm pathology | May need cyclophosphamide
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What has the best + worst prognosis of nephrotic syndrome? What % relapse?
Caused by minimal change = good prognosis Other causes worse eg HSP 75% relapse
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What is acute glomerulonephritis?
Results from immunological damage to the glomerulus Commonest form in childhood results from immune complexes following infection by nephritogenic form of streptococcus Other forms of glomerulonephritis are rare and only considered if atypical course
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When does haematuria occur in acute glomerulonephritis?
1-2 weeks after throat or skin infection
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How does acute glomerulonephritis present?
Smokey / cola-coloured urine Otherwise asymptomatic, can have: - Malaise - Headache - Vague loin discomfort - Oedema around eyes, necks of hands and geed Usually mild oliguria, but can have: - Renal failure - HTN - Seizures - HF
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What may be found when investigating acute glomerulonephritis?
Urine microscopy shows gross haematuria with granular and red cell casts Proteinuria
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How is acute glomerulonephritis confirmed to be post-strep form?
Throat swab ASO titre Low complement (C3) levels
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What is the management of acute glomerulonephritis?
No specific therapy, managed similarly acute renal failure Monitor creatinine clearance and fluid balance Restrict fluid intake if oliguria develops Diuretics and hypotensive drugs if HTN Rarely peritoneal dialysis required Treat strep infection with penicillin but no evidence this affects course of disease
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What is the prognosis of acute glomerulonephritis?
Post-strep has excellent prognosis Usually resolves in 10-14 days Other causes have poorer prognosis
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What is hypospadias?
External urinary meatus is abnormally sited Can be anywhere from ventral aspect of glans penis (most common) to penoscrotal junction or even perineum
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What is the treatment of hypospadias?
May be mild = needing no treatment Severe = surgical repair (before 2 yrs) - Allows boys to void standing - Allow future sexual function - Psychological impacts Parents advised not to have the child circumcised so that the foreskin tissue can be used in reconstructive surgery
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List some RF for vulvovaginitis
``` Close anatomical proximity of rectum Lack of labial fat pads and pubic hair Small labia minora Thin and delicate vulvar skin Thin, atrophic vaginal mucosa Poor hygiene ```
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How may vulvovaginitis present?
Most common gynae problem in prepubertal girls (ages 3-10yrs) Itching Redness Soreness Green/yellow discharge
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What are some causes of vulvovaginitis?
Infection eg candida, bv - Prepubertal can be caused by GABS Dermatological eg allergic dermatitis
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How is vulvovaginitis managed?
Lifestyle advice eg avoid irritants / tight underwear Treat cause

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