april 15 Flashcards
mila rubra =
heat rash
why are infants prone to milia rubra?
their sweat glands are not fully developed or have delayed patency -> sweat builds up in the glands -> inflammation
treatment of a baby with milia rubra?
advise thinner clothing and avoidance of overbundling
XRAY finding of meconium ileus?
dilated loops of bowel
water soluble contrast enema revealing a microcolon is diagnositc of..
meconium ileus
is there air disecting the bowel wall on XRAY of meconium ileus?
no
main symptom of polyomyositis?
proximal muscle weakness
main symptom of polymyalgia rheumatica?
stiffness in pain/shoulders/girdle
can healthy adults get cryptosporidum parvum?
yes - will selve resolve in 10-14 days
is CMV prophylaxis recommended for HIV patients?
nope
what is primary biliary cholangitis?
chronic liver disease with autoimmune destruction of intrahepatic bile ducts
which antibody is present in primary biliary cholangitis?
anti-mitochondrial antibodies
which antibody is present in autoimmune hepatits?
anti-smooth muscle antibodies
risk factor for functional constipation in an infant?
diet change (addition of solid foods)
can you shock someone with pulseless electical activity?
no