18.6.2013(pediatrics)41 Flashcards
Incision site in pediatric tracheostomy
Midway Btw lower border of thyroid cartilage and supra sternal notch(skin incision)
Vertical incision over trachea
Over 3rd and 4th tracheal rings
Indications for tracheostomy
Intubation not possible
Assisted ventilation needed for more than 4-6 weeks
Complications of tracheostomy
Hemorrhage
Subcutaneous Emphysema
Pneumothorax
Pneumomediastinum
Most common early complication of pediatric tracheostomy
Subcutaneous emphysema
Extent of trachea
C6 to T4
Diff btw pediatric and adult tracheostomy
Tube is not cuffed in pediatric tracheostomy
$ Common sites of mongolian spot
Presacral area Buttocks(common site) Thigh Legs Back Shoulder
Cause of mongolian spot
Arrest of melanocytes in mid dermis during migration
Age of onset of scurvy in infants and children
6-24months
Diff btw scorbutic and rachitic rosary
Sharp and angular in scurvy
Dome shaped and semicircular in rickets
Cause of scorbutic rosary
Separation of epiphysis of ribs
Backward displacement of ribs
Features of vit C deficiency
Subperiosteal hemorrhages Pseudo paralysis Scorbutic rosary Gum changes(more over incisor) Sicca syndrome Poor wound healing Swollen joints Peri follicular hemorrhages Hyperkeratosis of hair follicles
Manifestation of severe vit C deficiency
Skeletal muscle degeneration
Cardiac hypertrophy
Bone marrow depletion
Adrenal atrophy
Bone changes of rickets are common in
Knee
Wimburger sign is seen in
Congenital syphilis
Vit C deficiency
Skeletal features of vit C deficiency
Osteoporosis Signet ring epiphysis Pencil thin cortex Sub periosteal hemorrhage Corner sign Trummerfield zone Pelken sign White line of frenkel(at metaphysis) Wimberger sign
Wimberger sign
Epiphyseal centres of ossification have ground glass opacity,surrounded by white ring
Corner sign
Well calcified cartilage projecting beyond the limits of shaft
Pelken sign
Epiphyseal spur
Trummerfield zone
Fragmentation above calcified cartilage in metaphysis
Better indicator of vit C stores
Leukocyte vitamin C
Craniotabes is seen in
Rickets
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Hydrocephalus
Syphilis
Erythema toxicum disappears in
1-3 days
Erythema toxicum spares
Palms and soles
Port wine stain is a _________ newborn finding
Normal
But doesn’t disappear spontaneously
Causes of splinter hemorrhage
1.minor trauma SABE vasculitis Severe RA peptic ulcer disease Hypertension Chronic glomerulonephritis Cirrhosis Scurvy Malignant neoplasm Trichinosis Psoriasis
COCPR
Compression only or hands only CPR
Should be performed by lay providers
Sequence of events in CPR
CAB except in newborns
Nonperfusing arrythmias
Also known as Malignant arrythmias VF pulseless VT PEA pulseless bradycardia Asystole
Two rescuer CPR in infants and children
15:2