april 2 Flashcards
complications of RSV in an infant?
apnea
respiratory failure
infants <2 months are at high risk of developing _____ from RSV
apnea
prophylaxis of RSV for young babies?
Palivizumab
patients with a cleft palate have increased risk of…
middle ear disease
no p waves and sine wave pattern on ECG =
hyperkalemic emergency
what do you give patients with hyperkalmeic emergency?
CALCIUM GLUCONATE
then insulin + glucose
triad of symptoms in invasive pulmonary aspergillosis?
fever, pleuritic chest pain, hemoptysis
CT findings of invasive aspergillosis
nodules with surrounding ground glass opacities (and halo sign)
treatment of invasive aspergillosis?
voriconazole + echinocandin (eg. capsofungin)
presentation of meckels diverticulum
painless lower GI bleeding (but can also present with intusseception, volvulus, obstruction)
diagnostic test for meckels?
technetium-99 scan (meckel scan)
will you see milk induced proctocolitis in a 2 year old?
NOOOO only occurs in infants prior to age 1
Treating neuropathic pain wiht amitryptine should be AVOIDED in which patients?
those >65 and those with cardiac disease
why should amitryptilline be avoided in those >65?
antimuscarinic side effects
why should amitryptilline be avoided in those wtih cardiac disease?
can cause cardiac conduction abnormalities
path of leukocyte adhesion deficiency
reduced CD18 antigen (component of integrins) on white neutrophils -> impaired neutrophil migration
first step in management of hypospadias?
urological evaluation
what causes AV nodal reentry tachycardia?
2 distinct conduction pathways