Adolescent and Gyne Flashcards
T or F: parental conflict peaks in mid-adolescence.
True
Also: abstract thinking.
When does menstruation occur?
Tanner Stage 4
What occurs in Tanner Stage 4?
M:
- *- max penile growth
- axillary hair, voice change
F:
- *- double breast contour
- *- menarche
- coarse, curly hair
What occurs in Tanner Stage 2?
M:
- *- testicular enlargement
- pubic at base
F:
- *- breast bud
- hair on labia
What occurs in Tanner Stage 3?
M:
- *- penile growth
- voice break
F:
- breast + areola enlarged; no sep contour
- *- peak ht velocity
- acne
- dark hair start too curl
14 y.o. M 3cm unilateral tender breast.
- US
- F/U 6 mo
- Karyotype
- CT scan
F/U in 6 month
Pubertal Gynecomastia
When does preoccupation with body image occur?
Early adolescence
3 reasons to breach confidentiality:
- harm to self or others
- harm to other children
- communicable dx (reportable diseases)
- impaired driving ability (report any >16 y.o. suffering condition that make it diff to drive)
- gun shot wounds
5 things to help transition teen to adult care:
- see teen w/out parent for part of apt
- give increasingly level of responsibility or info
- peer support meetings
- provide transition letter
- collaborate w/ adult care provider
Which is more commonly seen in bulimia nervosa compared to anorexia nervosa:
- cachexia
- hypothermia
- low BP
- enlarge salivary glands
- extremely dry skin
Enlarged salivary glands
Kids with AN becomes osteopenia because:
Estrogen deficiency
+ high cortisol, low IGF-1, low lean body mass, low wt, nutritional, amenorrhea
Is lanugo or alopecia seen in anorexia nervosa?
Lanugo
AN= full thinning scalp hair. Other AN signs - orthostatic change - low temp - thinning hair - draw skin, lanugo - delayed pubertal - atrophic breast - cold limb - orange skin (carotenemia) - edema of limbs
List criteria for Anorexia Nervosa?
- Fear of gaining wt
- Disturbance in wt/shape
- Restricted intake for requirements (leading to low wt for age, sex, developmental trajectory)
List criteria for Bulimia Nervosa?
- Self-evaluation influenced by shape + wt
- Binge eating (eat excessive amount + lack of control during episode)
- Compensatory behaviour (vomit, laxative, diuretic, med, fasting)
- 1X/ wk x 3 month
Note: Binge Eating Dix is just the binge without compensatory behaviour.
What comorbidities do you see with Bulimia?
P/E findings?
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Substance use
- Cluster B/ borderline PD
P/E:
- Older
- large parotid
- oral ulcer
- dental enamel erosion
- russell sign (callus on knuckle)
What is ARFID?
Eating disturbance=
- Result in wt loss or nutritional deficiency or depend on enteral feed or interfere w/ f’n
- No body image disturbance
- Not due to other medical illness
List 3 DDX of eating disorders:
GI: IBD, Celiac, Infectious Gastro, HIV
Endo: Thyroid, DM, addison’s
Psychiatric: OCD, Substance use
Other: CNS lesion, SMA syndrome, CA
T or F: growth, atrophy, bone density issue are irreversible issues with eating disorder.
True
What is the tx target avg body weight for kids with ED?
90% of average body wt for sex, ht, age
Goal: nutritional rehab by parents -> then switch of responsibility to teen (wt already restored) -> focus on teen development
Reasons to admit for eating disorder:
Physical:
- *- T < 36.1
- *- HR < 50 bpm awake (< 45 asleep)
- *- BP < 80/50
- *- orthostatic BP
- dehydration, syncope
- *- rhythm/ long QT
- < 75-80% body wt
- body fat < 10%
Psych:
- *- SI (intent + plant)
- poor motivation to recover
- coexisting psych d/o
Lab:
- low K, Phos, BG, Cl
- liver, cardiac, renal compromise
Other:
- *- failed outpatient tx
- *- refusal to eat/ intractable vomiting
What are common comorbidities with anorexia nervosa?
- Anxiety
- Depression
Which is most worrisome in anorexic pt?
- low K
- WBC < 1000
- Met alkalosis
- low protein
Low K
BW AbN:
- usually low WBC, low Hb, low K, if ++ vomit then low Cl- and met alkalosis in severe vomiting, elevated liver enzyme, long QTc
How do you prevent osteoporosis in an anorexic?
- Ca
- Vit D
- Estrogen
- Gain wt to min. 10% ideal wt
Calcium
** always Ca+ and vit D supplement for risk of low bone mineral density.
White early teen F with above avg intelligence and is avoidant perfectionist struggling with mood or anxiety. Anorexia Nervosa or Bulimia Nervosa?
Anorexia Nervosa
List some effects of starvation:
Brain: hypothalamic, depression, irritable
Cardiac: sinus brady, long QTc, MV prolapse
Refeeding: risk low Phos, K, Na, Mg etc.
GI: delayed gastric emptying, constipation, SMA syndrome
Gonads: amenorrhea, erectile dysfunction
Bones/ Osteopenia
Growth failure
List bulimia BW
- Low Na (can be hi/N)
- Low K
- Low Cl
- Metabolic Alkalosis
- Co2 up (compensation)
What is the most f cause of school absence of teen F:
- h/a
- dysmenorrhea
- asthma
- sore throat
Dysmenorrhea
AAP 1980 - “dysmenorrhea is leading cause of recurrent short term school absenteeism among teen F”
List a ddx for dysmenorrhea?
- Primary dysmenorrhea
- if pain between menses= NOT primary!
- Secondary > Endometriosis >Pelvic inflammatory dx >Preg complication > Mullerian anomalies w/ partial outflow tract obstruction > Abuse
Best for PCOS: increased LH/FSH, HTN or increased testosterone.
Testosterone ++
Just menarche. Pre and Post White vag d/c intermittent. Occasional irritation or itch. Likely dx?
Physiologic leukorrhea
Menometrorrhagia x 6 months. Bleed x 3 month.
- LOW E
- HIGH progesterone
- vWF deficiency
- LOW progesterone
=LOW progesterone.
(Remember E makes the grass and P is the lawn mower)
Menometrorrhagia= prolonged bleed irregular or more f than usual.
Irregular means not VWF
12 y.o. with T21. Menses hard to manage. Best option?
- depo
- IUD
- Continuous OCP x 84 days
- LHRH agonist
Continuous OCP x 84 weeks.
AAP 2016: OCP still most commonly used.
What excludes PID?
- neg. preg test
- neg. screen GC
- neg. screen Chlam
- no WBC on cervical d/c
Absence of WBC in cervical d/c
What is pelvic inflammatory dx?
Infection of F upper genital tract.
Etiology: polymicrobial.
- STI (chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HSV)
- mycoplasma, ureaplasma
- anaerobic
- other: E coli, gardnerella vaginalis, haemophils influenzae
CC: abdo pain + fever
- abdo + pelvic exam
Pelvic inflammatory disorder dx criteria:
Clinical dx: Lower abdo Pain + 1= = adnexal tender = cervical motion tenderness = Uterine tenderness
To add specificity:
- mucopurulent d/c or WBC on saline prep
- fever
- high ESR, CRP
- document of infection
Definitive dx if endometrial bx, US show fluid filled tubes, or Laparoscopy show abnormalities w/ PID
Treat of pelvic inflammatory disease:
+/- Hospitalization
Cefotixin IV + doxy IV
then Doxy x 14d
Otherwise IV= PO
i.e. ceftriaxone x 1 and doxy x14d +/- flagyll
T or F: early dx and tx of PID key to maintain fertility.
True
What are PID complications:
CAFE PID
- chronic pelvic pain
- abscess
- fitz-hugh-curtis syn
- peritonitis
- infertility
- disseminated infection
Define precocious puberty
M < 9 (9-14 Norm)
F < 8 (8-13 Norm)
T or F: premature thelarche only if < 5.
False.
Only if < 2.
+ no ht acceleration, no adv bone age, no other sign.
If > 3= ensure no central cause.