12/11/12 Flashcards
What metabolic disturbances occur in pyloric stenosis and why?
loss of HCl –> metabolic alkalosis
loss of fluid –> contraction alkolosis (Aldo)
Define acidosis and alkalosis in terms of pH.
7.45
What infections cause a fetal syndrome characterized by microcephaly, hepatosplenomegaly, deafness, chorioretinitis, and thrombocytopenia?
ToRCH infections
What is the main intrauterine effect of maternal smoking in pregnancy?
IUGR (also developmental and nuero defects)
Papular, scaly rash that tends to affect the eyebrows, nasolabial folds, and scalp that is common in children.
Seborrheic dermatitis (“cradle cap”)
What is the Tx for seborrheic dermatitis?
moisturizers, antifungals, and topical steroids
What do you do with the newborn of a mother who had active HBV infection in pregnancy (esp. 3rd trimester)?
HBIG and HBV vaccine
What is the typical EEG pattern of absence seizure?
3 Hz spike-and-wave pattern
How can the EEG findings of absence seizure be simulated?
hyperventilation
What is strabismus?
cross-eyed
What is the standard tx for strabismus?
cover the normal eye
Thallassemia causes a _______ anemia with a _______ RDW.
microcytic; normal to slightly elevated
What is the Tx for first-time infection with Enterobius vermicularis (anal egg-depositing helminth)?
Albendazole or mebendazole
Name 4 systemic manifestations of iron poisoning.
Abd. Pain, hematemesis, hypovolemic shock, and metabolic acidosis.
What do you call a destructive and expanding growth consisting of keratinizing squamous epithelium in the middle ear and/or mastoid process?
Cholesteatoma
