ANNOYING TOPICS Flashcards
what are the 4 developmental domains
gross motor
fine motor+vision
hearing+speech+language
social+emotional+behavioural
whats the limit age for sitting unsupported
9 months
what age do children crawl
8-9 months
whats the limit age for fixing and following
3 months
whats the limit age for reaching out for toys
6 months
when do children develop palmar grasp
4-6 months
whats the limit age for transferring toys from one hand to another
9 months
whats the limit age for mature pincer grip
12 months
when do children start drawing with crayons
16-18 months
and what age can a child build
a tower of 3
a tower of 6
a tower of 8 or train of 4
a bridge
steps after demo
a tower of 3- 18 months
a tower of 6- 2 years
a tower of 8 or train of 4- 2.5 yrs
a bridge- 3 yrs
steps after demo- 4yrs
when will a child be able to draw
a line
a circle
a cross
a square
a triangle
a line- 2 yrs
a circle- 3 yrs
a cross- 3.5yrs
a square- 4 yrs
a triangle- 5 yrs
when do babies have a polysyllabic babble
7 months
when do babies say mama and dada
7 months
when do babies say 2-3 words other than mama and dada
12 months
when do children understand 2 word commands eg name drink
12 months
when can children say 6-10 words
18 months
when can children point to body parts
18 months
whats the limit age for a child to smile
6 weeks
when can a child drink from a cup with 2 hands
12 months
when can a child successfully feed themself with a spoon
18 months
whats the limit age for symbolic play
2-2.5yrs
when should a child be dry by day
2 yrs
whats the difference between derealisation and depersonalisation
depersonalisation= when you are outside yourself and looking at your own actions/feelings/thoughts
derealisation= when you feel like the world isnt real
this are both a form of dissociative disorder
when can you use expectant management for pregnancy of unknown location
when the women is less than 6 weeks GA, not in pain
expectant management for pregnancy of unknown location
return in pain starts
do a pregnancy test in 7-10 days
return if positive
if negative pregnancy has miscarried
whats the definition of pregnancy of unknown location
positive pregnancy test but no visible pregnancy on TVUS
how to differentiate between downs and edwards on quadruple screen
in downs inhibin a will be high
in edwards it will be normal
which conditions are screened for in quadruple test
downs syndrome
what do you need to initially exclude when suspecting hyperprolactinaemia
hypothyroidism
chronic renal failure
otitis media safety net
come back if symptoms dont improve within 3 days
antibiotics given immediately when in otitis media when
sx >4 days not improving
systemically unwell
immunocompromised
<2yrs and bilateral
perforated
otitis media abx if given
amoxicillin 5-7 days
worldwide schizophrenia prevalence
1%
risk of getting schizophrenia if a parent has it
10%
when does frenotomy require general anaesthesia
when over 3 months
why do pregnant women feel breathless
tidal volume increases
minute ventilation increases
this causes breathlessness
what happens to neutrophils in pregnancy
neutrophilia
what happens to platelets during pregnancy
reduced platelets
what happens to resp rate in pregnancy
stays the same!!!
what form of oestrogen increases in pregnancy
oestriol (E3)
what change to bowel movements is seen during pregnancy
contipation as less peristalsis
whats comes first out of metaplasia and dysplasia
whats the difference between them
metaplasia= external stressors cause change from one cell type to another
dysplasia= internal change in cell development causes transformational change
therefore metaplasia has to come before dysplasia
out of c4 and c3 what is likely to be lower in lupus
c4
c3 is low in severe disease
treatment for human tapeworms
praziquantel
when to give ganciclovir/valaciclovir
CMV
HHV6
what stain to use for fungi that arent cryptococcus
methanamine silver
how to differentiate SS and NMS
SS=hyperreflexia
NMS= slower reflexes, leadpipe rigidity
NMS mx
stop antipsychotic
hydrate
may use dantrolene
SS mx
stop SSRI
hydrate
may use benzodiazepine
in what overdose will you get
dilated pupils (mydriasis)
pinpoint pupils
nystagmus
dilated pupils (mydriasis)= TCA OD
pinpoint pupils= opiate OD
nystagmus= benzo OD
what is mydriasis
dilated pupils
how does alcohol affect GABA and NMDA
enhances GABA
reduces NMDA
in alcohol withdrawal what happens to GABA and NMDA
reduced GABA
increased NMDA
how do benzodiazepines effect GABA
increase it
peak incidence of seizures in alcohol withdrawal
36 hrs
how long after last drink do alcohol withdrawal sx start
6-12 hrs
peak incidence of delirium tremens in alcohol withdrawal
48-72hrs
what class of medication is used in alcohol withdrawal and why
benzodiazepines
they enhance GABA
when might you not use chlordiazepoxide and what will you give instead
when there is liver failure
give lorazepam
first line mx for delirium tremens
oral lorazepam
IV thiamine
first line mx for alcohol withdrawal seizure
oral lorazepam
GAD mx 1/2 line and 1/2/3 medications
1= 4-12 week course CBT
2= medical
1. sertraline
2. other SSRI/SNRI
3. pregabalin
baby blues vs postnatal depression time onset
baby blues= onset within 2-3 days of birth, resolves by day 10
postnatal depression= onset within first month of birth, 2 weeks of continual depressive symptoms
medication advice for bipolar disorder in pregancy
you cannot change or stop medication without specialist advice
sodium valproate is not recommended
mood stabiliser may be switched to an antipsychotic
non hormonal management of women with symptomatic fibroids includes
NSAIDs
tranexamic acid
what is uterine artery embolisation
a form of radiological intervention used to treat fibroids in women not desiring fertility
what to do if a pregnant women has proteinuria +1
if she has no sx of pre eclampsia and normal BP, call her back in a week to reassess
if persistent +1 on dip, quantify the proteinuria using urine albumin:creatinine or protein:creatinine ratio
what is significant proteinuria in pregnancy defined as
albumin:creatinine >8mg
protein:creatinine >30mg
if a women has +2 proteinuria what do you do
arrange urgent secondary care assessement
what are the triads for nephrotic and nephritic syndrome
nephrotic= oedema, proteinuria, hypoalbuminaemia
nephritic= oedema, haematuria, hypertension
what are the 3 causes of nephrotic syndrome
minimal change disease
membranous glomerulonephropathy
focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
what are the 5 causes of nephritic syndrome
post streptococcal glomerulonephritis
IgA vasculitis (bergers)
rapidly progressive
alports syndrome
thin basement membrane
SNRI side effect
high blood pressure