BRS Peds

Question 1

what are two common types of growth disturbances

Answer 1

failure to thrive and head growth abnormalities.

Question 2

etiologies of failure to thrive

Answer 2

inorganic or psychosocial causes and organic etiologies

Question 3

head growth abnormalities include

Answer 3

microcephaly, craniosynostosis, deformational plagiocephaly, and macrocephaly

Question 4

cephalohematoma

Answer 4

(subperiostal hemorrhage of the newborn cranium after a traumatic delivery)
may interfere with accurate head circumference measurements.

Question 5

craniosynostosis

Answer 5

premature closure of one or more of the cranial sutures.
most causes are sporadic but small percentage of cases may be apart of crouzon and apert syndromes
premature closure of the sagittal suture results in a elongated skull most common form.
premature closure of the coronal suture results in a shortened skull and is more common in boys and may be associated with neurologic complications such as optic nerve atrophy

Question 6

plagiocephaly

Answer 6

asymmetry of the infant head shape. may be associated with muscular torticollis

Question 7

HBV vaccine

Answer 7

given as a three shot series within the first year of life

Question 8

DTaP

Answer 8

recommended at 2, 4, and 6 months with boosters at 12-18 months and 4-6 years.
DT contains 1/10th of the dose and is given at age 11-12 and every 10 years there after.

Question 9

inactivated polio vaccine

Answer 9

given at 2 and 4 months with boosters at 6-18 months and at 4-6 years

Question 10

HIB vaccine

Answer 10

at 2,4, and 6 months with a booster at 12-15 or 2,4, and 12 months

Question 11

MMR vaccine

Answer 11

12-15 months with a booster at either 4-6 years or 11-12 years of age.

Question 12

varicella vaccine

Answer 12

12-15 months with a booster at either 4-6 or 11- 12 years of age

Question 13

BAER

Answer 13

brainstem auditory evoked response
measures electroencephalographic waves generated in response to clicks via electrodes pasted on the infants scalp
very accurate test but is costly

Question 14

EOE

Answer 14

evoked otoacoustic emission

Question 15

phimosis

Answer 15

inability to retract foreskin of penis.

is normal up to age 6 but is always abnormal if balloning of the foreskin occurs during urination.

Question 16

paraphimosis

Answer 16

occurs when the retracted foreskin cannot be returned to itsnormal position and acts as a tourniquet, resulting in obstruction to lymphatic flow and edema.