12/28/12 b Flashcards
What kind of toxin is oven cleaner?
alkali
What are the first 2 steps in alkali toxicity?
- ensure airway, 2. upper GI endoscopy to assess injury
When does breast milk jaundice occur?
after the 1st wk.
The onset of headaches and focal neurologic signs soon after an episode of otitis media is highly suggestive of _______.
brain abscess
What will a CT or MRI of brain abscess show?
“ring-enhancing lesions”
Onset of irritability, a hi-pitched cry, poor sleeping, tremors, seizures, sweating, sneezing, tachypnea, poor feeding, vomiting, and diarrhea within 48 hrs after birth is called _______ and is the result of _______.
neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS); opiate withdrawal
What 3 kinds of defects are frequently seen in neonates exposed to valproic acid in utero?
neural tube, cardiac, facial
What do you call the syndrome that results from in utero phenytoin exposure?
fetal hydantoin syndrome
Fetal exposure to what drug causes nail and digit hypoplasia, dysmorphic facies, mental retardation, and possibly growth deficiency?
phenytoin
FTT + low HCO3- + hi Cl- =
RTA
What is a common cause of type 2 RTA in children?
Fanconi syndrome
What is the anion gap in RTA?
normal
What is a normal anion gap?
8-16 mEq/L