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history of nosebleeds and easy bruising + similar history among family members. + prolonged APTT
and normal INR.
Dx
Von Willebrand’s disease
Von Willebrand’s disease Tx
DDAVP
Treatment involves control of bleeding with replacement therapy (cryoprecipitate or
pasteurized intermediate-purity factor VIII concentrate) or desmopressin (DDAVP)
You see a 6-year-old male who has had a sore throat since yesterday. He has not had a fever
and is currently afebrile. He complains of a slight runny nose and headache. On examination
you note a tonsillar exudate and anterior cervical lymphadenopathy. A rapid antigen
detection test for group A beta-hemolytic streptococci is negative.
The most appropriate course of action at this point is to:
obtain a throat culture and base antibiotic treatment on the results
A very concerned mother tells you that her 5-year-old son is still wetting the bed at night.
The most appropriate next step is to:
Reassure the mother.
As Nocturnal Enuresis is relatively common in children under the age of 6.
Which vaccine contains the highest amount of egg protein and should not be given
to persons hypersensitive to eggs?
Yellow fever vaccine
TB treatment :Initial-phase therapy is with a
combination of antibiotics for the first 2 months which are:_______________________-
isoniazid (INH), rifampin (RIF), and pyrazinamide (PZA)
For TB treatment. This antibiotic _______________ is added in the initial phase whenever there is any suspicion of initial drug resistance and while the results of drug susceptibility testing are pending.
Ethambutol (EMB)
pregueno y enTHAMBces?
Reye syndrome is an acute encephalopathy
associated with high _______levels
ammonia
If a neonate is fed appropriately, anticipate weight
gain ____ grams per day or ____ grams per week
20-30
150- 200
