bs-pds-oo Flashcards
Retropharyngeal abscess (clinical sx/sign and test to order and organisms involved)
fever, dysphagia, inability to extend neck, muffled voice, lateral x-ray with widened prevertebral space; get a CT w/ contrast; polymicrobial (s. pyogenes, s. aureus, anaerobes); most commonly children 6 months to 6 years
Epiglottitis
high fever, drooling, “thumb” sign (swollen epiglotis)
Henoch-Schonlein purpura (a/w with what complication)
immune-mediated leukocytoclastic vasculitis a/w IgA deposition; purpura, arthritis, abd pain, renal dz, scrotal swelling/pain; normal platelets/coags, hematuria, inc. Cr; Tx = NSAIDs, supportive, steroids; INTUSSUSCEPTION (ileo-ileal or small bowel, look for “target sign” on ultrasound since these do not show up on contrast enema)
DDx of hyperandrogenemia and oligo-ovulation
PCOS (most common but need to rule out others), ovarian/adrenal tumors, late-onset CAH, hyper-prolactinemia, acromegaly, Cushing’s Dz
Partial deficiecny of 21-hydroxylase in female patients
adolescence/adulthood presentation w/ hirsuitism, virilism, elevated 17-hydroxyprogesterone, varying degrees of salt wasting (depending on degree of enzyme deficiency)
PCOS
oligo-ovulation, hyperandrogenemia, polycystic ovries on imaging (2 out of 3 of these); High LH:FSH ratio is nonspecific; 17-hydroxyprog is usually NORMAL
Acute otitis media (presentation, causative organisms, complications, treatment)
6-36 months, fever, fussiness, irritability, ear complaints; Strep pneumo (40%), H. influenza (30%), viral (RSV and rhino - 30%), Moraxella catarrhalis (10%), hearing loss, mastoiditis, labrynthitis, TX = amoxicillin 10 days, or IM ceftriaxone
pyloric stenosis
boys, projectile nonbilious vomiting, palpable olive-shaped mass in RUQ, hypochloremic, hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis; Dx = abdominal ultrasound; Tx = pyloromyotomy (after hydration and stabilization of e-lytes)
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
most common GI emergency in NICU; prematurity and low birth weight are RFs; air in bowel wall (“train-track”, pneumatosis intestinalis on xray and portal venous air (look at liver); can cause perforation and pneumoperitoneum); labs: leukocytosis and metabolic acidosis from inflammation and intestinal ischemia; Tx = supportive and also BREASTMILK is best!
Hemophilia A & B
Factor VIII, IX deficiences; X-linked recessive; males, hemarthroses, intramuscular hematomas, mucosal bleeding, GI/GU bleeding, intracranial hemorrhage; late complications = hemophilic arthropathy, blood-borne infection, inhibitory Abs; tests: Coags (PT, INR, PTT); Tx = Factor VIII/IX
Vitamin A deficiency
age 2 or 3, dry conjunctiva, dry cornea, scaly skin, impaired adaptation to darkness, keratomalacia (wrinkled, cloudy cornea), Bitot spots (dry, silver-gray plaques on bulbar conjunctiva), follicular hyperkeratosis
Thiamine defiency
a/w infantile/adult beriberi and Wernicke-Korsakoff; infantile beriberi = cardiomegaly, tachycardia, cyanosis, dyspnea, vomiting; adult beriberi = dry/wet, dry = symmetrical peripheral neuropathy w/ sensory and motor impairments (distal extremities), wet = neuropathy + cardiac (CHF, cardiomegaly, edema))
Riboflavin deficiency
sore throat, edematous oropharyngeal mucous membranes, cheilitis, stomatitis, normocytic normochromic anemia, seborrheic dermatitis, photophobia
Scurvy
Ascorbic acid defiency: impaired collagen synthesis; ecchymoses, petechiae, bleeding gums, hyperkeratosis, Sjogren’s syndrome, arthralgias, impaired wound healing; weakness, malaise, coiled hair, depression, neuropathy, dry skin, dry eyes
Hypervitaminosis A
excessive Vitamin A = anorexia, pruritis, hepatomeagly, alopecia, irritability, increased ICP, seborrheic cutaneous lesions
Jervell-Lange-Nielson syndrome
congenital long QT syndrome: congenital deafness, syncopal episode WITHOUT following disorientation (so Torsades or other arrhythmia is likely), normal physical exam, and history of sudden cardiac death; TX = propranolol
acute bacterial rhinosinusitis
cough, nasal discharge, swollen turbinates; Sx >10 days or severe Sx, fever > 39C, face pain for > 3 days; or worsening Sx >5 days after initial improvement; Tx = amoxicillin + clavulanic acid; most common causes; s. pneumo and h. influ
erythema multiforme
acute, self limited reaction, commonly from herpes simplex; targetoid papule/plaque; arcofacial distribution
Nikolsky sign
gentle lateral pressure on the skin surface adjacent to blister causes slipping and detachment of superficial layer of skin)
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
exfoliative toxin producing strains of S. aureus. targets desmoglein-1 (keratinocyte adhesion in superficial epidermis; prodrome of fever, irritiability, skin tenderness; erythema starts on face –> generalizes over 24-48 hours; Nikolsky sign positive; Scaling and desquamation for 5 days, resolves w/in 2 weeks;
impetigo
localized epidermal infection causes by S. aureus or group A beta hemolytic strep; more common in kids than adults; bullous = flaccid, honey-colored crust
scarlet fever
toxin-related process; (group A beta-hemolytic strep; children; usually after tonsilitis, pharyngitis; prodrome of fever, headache, vomiting, sore throat; rough-sandpaper-like texture of eruption
erysipelas
bacterial infection of dermis; well demarcated indurated warm tender plaque; fever, chills, malaise, group A strep; face and lower extremities
foreign body aspiration
cough, focal monophasic wheezing, inspiratory stridor; most common 6 months to 4 years; acute onset
laryngomalacia
4-8 months; increased laxity of supraglottic structures –> collapse during inspiratory phase; stridor LOUDest in SUPINE position; improves with upright or prone
croup
laryngotracheobronchitis; most common cause of inspiratory stridor in age group 6 months to 3 years; caused by parainfluenza virus; “barky” cough, rhinorrhea, congestion, low-grade fevers, inspiratory sridor; RESPONDS to epinephrine and corticosteroids
vascular rings
BEFORE age 1; respiratory/esophageal Sx (stridor, wheezing, cough, dysphagia); stridor IMPROVES w/ neck extension and do NOT improve w/ epi or corticosteroids; Dx = barium esophagogram, bronchoscopy, CT; Tx = surgery
Intraventricular hemorrhage is most commonly seen in what type of patietns
premature and low birth weight (inversely proportional to birth weight)
Most common helminthic infection in the U.S.
Enterobiasis; etiology = pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; children age 5-10; perianal noctural itching; “scotch-tape” test; Tx = albendazole/mebendazole
blue sclera
osteogenesis imperfecta; type 1 collagen defect; numerous fractures in multiple stages of healing; short stature, blue sclera
bleeding disorders in children (coagulation versus platelet)
easy brusing, prolonged bleeding, mucosal bleeding, hemarthrosis, soft tissue bleeding; DDx: hemophilia A/B, vWD, platelet function disorder (Glanzmann thrombasthenia, Bernard Soulier syndrome); coag disorders: hemarthrosis, soft tissue and intramuscular hematomas; platelet disorders: ecchymoses and petechiaeeasy brusing, prolonged bleeding, mucosal bleeding, hemarthrosis, soft tissue bleeding; DDx: hemophilia A/B, vWD, platelet function disorder (Glanzmann thrombasthenia, Bernard Soulier syndrome);
pathologic cardiac murmurs in children
infants = diaphoresis or tiring w/ feeds, poor weight gain; Children = chest pain, dizziness, syncope, SOB, fatigue; Phys exam: holosystolic, diastolic, 3/6 or higher, increases w/ standing, abnormal S2, decreased/absent femoral pulses; workup = CXR, EKG, echo
Measles
Rubeola: cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, Koplik spots (bluish specks on buccal mucosa), maculopapular rash that spread cranio-caudal and SPARES palms/soles; transmission: resp droplets; Tx = supportive + Vitamin A; Complications = encephalitis, acute disseminated encephalopmyelitis; subacute sclerosing panencephaliti; prevention = live attenuated vaccine
Type I hypersensitivity
IgE-mediated; allergen binds and crosslinks two IgE molecules attached to mast cell; E.g. = atopy, urticaria, anaphylaxis
Type II hypersensitivity
Ab-mediated; E.g. = immune hemolytic anemia, Rh hemolyic dz of newborn
Type III hypersensitivity
immune-complex meidated; E.g. serum sickness, arthus reaction
Type IV hypersensitivity
delayed cell-mediated; E.g. Allergic contact dermatitis
Turner syndrome (most common cardiac defect)
short stature, webbed neck, broad chest w/ widely spaced nipples; phys exam: hypertension in upper extremities and delay in radial-femoral pulse; most common defect is coarctation of the aorta; also bicuspid aortic valve;
Most common and 2nd most common congenital cardiac defect in adults
bicuspid aortic vavle is MC; 2nd is ASD (ostium secundum is most common type)
most common congenital heart defect
VSD
trachoma
major cause of blindness worldwide; follicular conjuncitivtis and neovascularization in cornea; Dx giemsa stain; Tx = tetracycline or azithromycin
herpes simplex keratitis
pain, photophobia, decreased vision, dendritic ulcer; minute clear vesicles in corneal epithelium
orbital cellulitis
abrupt onset fever, proptosis, restrction of EOM, swollen, red eyelids
viral conjunctivitis
red, copious watery discharge, contaminate swimming pools; adenovirus type 3
choanal atresia
cyanosis that is worse w/ feeding and improves w/ crying; most common nasal malformation; Dx = CT w/ intranasal contrast
“tet” spells
cyansosis from stressful conditions; charactersitics of TOF;
Transposition of Great Arteries
no murmur on exam but cyanosis at birth and continuous
total anomalous pulmoanry venous connection (TAPVC)
right to left shunt at atria llevel w/ systolic ejection mumur in pulmonic area
truncus arteriosus
cyanosis is absent/moderate at birth (depeds on severity of pulmonary outflow obstruction) and murmur is ALWAYS present
Chronic granulomatous disease
inherited immunodef; inability to oxidize pathogens b/c deficient NAPDH oxidase enzyme; recurrent bacterial infections (S. aureus), neutrophils filled w/ bacteria; pneumonia and suppurative adenitis are common
Digeorge syndrome
dysmorphogenesis of 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches; hypoCa+2 2/2 parathyroid hypoplasia; defective T cell function 2/2 thymic hypoplasia; fungal/viral infections are common
most common primary immunodeficiency
agammaglobulinemia: poor B-cell maturation –> risk of infection from encapsulated bacteria (Hib, s. pneumo, neisseria meningitidis, GBS, klebsiella, salmonella)
Howell-Jolly bodies
single, round, blue inclusions in RBCs on Wright stain; often means splenectomy or hyposplenism
hemoglobin precipitation
G6PD deficiency; Hgb becomes oxidized and forms Heinz bodies (insoluable precipitants)
Developmental milestones by age and category (gross motor, fine motor, language, social/cognitive)
see question id 4199
Dx of acute alkali ingestion
upper GI endoscopy
osteogenesis imperfecta type 2
autosomal dominant; defectin type 1 collagen;; type 2 is most severe w/ intrauterine and perinatal fractures and restrictive lung disease
Fetal alcohol syndrome
craniofacial abnormalities, poor prenatal growth, microcephaly, hypotonia, and poor feeding
phenytoin use during pregnancy
craniofacial abnormalities, fingernail hypoplasia, growth deficiency, developmental delay, cardiac defects, facial clefts
vitamin K def in newborns is due to: (3 things)
poor placental transre, absent gut flora, inadequate levels in breast milk
Reye syndrome
aspirin (salicylates) to kids under age 15; vomiting, agitation, lethargy, stupor; labs = hyperammonemia, elevated bilirubin, Alk phos, PT, AST, ALT, LDH, low glucose; Bx = microvesicular steatosis
Systemic carnitine deficiency
similar picture to Reye’s: hypoglycemia, hyperammonemia, hypoprothrombinemia, acute episodes of encephalopathy; BUT there is also ELEVATED acyl-carnitine
Enuresis treatment
1st line = desmopressin; 2nd line = TCA (imipramine); side effects of desmo = hyponatremia; of TCA is cardiotoxicity
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
osteonecrosis of femoral head; boys, age 4-10 years (mean 7), insidious onset w/ hip and/or knee pain and antalgic gait (shorter time weight bearing on affected side due to pain); Xrays may not show; get MRI
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
classically obese adolescents (mean age 12 in girls and 13 in boys), also have limp and insidious onset hip pain
Chlamydial conjunctivitis
develops 5-14 days afer birth, presents w/ chemosis, mild eyelid swelling and watery/mucopurlent discharge; Tx = 14 days course oral erythromycin (SIDE EFFECT hypertrophic pyloric stenosis)
side effect of oral erythromycin in newborn
hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
Chlamydial pneumonia time course
age 4-12 weeks
How to prevent chlamydial conjunctivitis or PNA?
maternal testing in 1st and 3rd trimester (if age >25 or >25 w/ risk factors) and Abx treatment
Erythromycin eye ointment is effective against
GONOCOCCAL conjunctivitis; not for chlamydial
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
x-linked recessive; males; deficiecny of hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (HPRT), involved in purine mteabolism; increased uric acid; 6 moths, hypotnia, gout, persistent vomtiing, MR, spasticity, compulsive self injury (biting); Tx is allopurinol, control fluid intake
prophylaxis for sickle cell disease
twice daily penicillin until age 5
NEC
vital sign instability, vomiting, bloody stols, abdominal distension/tenderness; Tx is bowel rest + hydration + broad spectrum Abx; at risk for septic shock, stricures, short bowel snydrome, death
what nutrional interventions in first 6 months of life?
Iron and Vitamin D supplementation. Iron stores will be low so give iron for 1 year; Vitamin D when breastfeeding for first 6 months
Transient synovitis
most common cause of hip pain in children; boys age 3 to 10; often follows viral infection; on exam, hip typically flexed, abducted and externally rotated; Tx is NSAIDs and rest; get Xrays to r/o LCP
Septic arthritis
fever >101, inability to bear weight, WBC > 12k, ESR > 40, CP >20mg/L; if more than 3 of these, do arthrocentesis
angiofibroma
epistaxis, localized mass, bony erosion on back of nose
doxycycline is contraindicated in
pregnant women and kids under age 8
Tx of Lyme disease in young kid
oral amoxicillin (cannot use doxycycline)
Tx of disseminated Lyme disease
IV ceftriaxone (for meningitis and heart block)
characterize fetal alcohol syndrome
MR, hypoplastic maxilla, long philtrum, microcephaly
characterize Down’s syndrome
MR, microcephaly, flat occiput, Simian crease, endocardial cushion defects, prominent tongue, epicanthal folds w/ slanting eyes, Brush field spots on periphery of iris
characterize Fragile X syndrome
low IQ w/ learning disability, language disability, short attention span, autism, large head, prominent jaw, low set large ears, macroorchidism; CGG trinucleotide repeats, mutation in FMR1 gene
atopic dermatitis in infancy
pruritis and skin lesions on face, scalp, chest, and extensor surfaces of extremities
indications for evaluation of neonatal jaundice
1) conjugated hyperbili > 2mg/dL; 2) jaudice w/in first 24-36 hours; 3) serum bili rising faster than >5mg/dL/day; 4) serum bili >12 in full term; 5) jaundice lasting longer than 14 days; 6)signs/Sx
erythroblastosis fetalis
unconj hyperbili and positive Coombs’ test
Crigler-Najjar
inhereited deficiency of UDP-glucuronyl transferase; lack of enzyme entirely. die within years
Gilbert’s
mild def of UDP-glucuronyl transferase
most common benign vascular tumor in kids
strawberry hemangioma (grow rapidly within 1 to 2 years then resolve by age 8)
most common benign vascular proliferation in adults
cherry hemangiomas; they do NOT regress
PANDAS
pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders: can get OCD after recent streptococcal infection
Tx for OCD
SSRI (fluoxetine) or CBT
midgut volvulus
child less than 1 month; bilious vomiting, abdominal distension, bloody stools
duodenal atresia
bilious vomiting a few hours after birth; a/w Down’s
meconium ileus
a/w cystic fibrosis; failure to pass meconium within first 24 hours
Pertussis
Bordetella pertussis is highly contangious even with immunization so PREVENTION is key by giving ALL contacts a 14 day supply of erythromycin
Tx of impetigo
topical mupirocin or oral erythromycin; cause is usually GABS or S. aureus
contraindications to breast-feeding
mother: active untreated TB, HIV infection, herpetic breast lesions, varicella infection, maternal meds, chemo/rads, active substance abuse; Child: galactosemia
Best step for rehydration for moderate to severe
20mL/kg of normal saline IV
most common predisposing factor for acute bacterial sinusitis
Viral upper respiratory infection
Neonatal rashes (list 4)
erythema toxicum neonatorium, neonatal herpes simplex virus, neonatal varicella, staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
Erythema toxicum neonatorium (ETN)
asymptomatic, scattered erythematous macules, papules, and pustules over body; No Tx needed
Neonatal herpes simplex virus
Vesicular lcusters on skin, eyes, mucous membranes; CNS infection, dissemianted organ dz; Tx = acyclovir
Neonatal varicella
fever, vesicular clusters and disseminated dz; Tx = acyclovir
Staph scaled skin syndrome (SSSS)
fever, irritability, diffuse erythema, blistering exfoliation, positive Nikolsky’s sign; Tx = oxacillin,nafcillin, vancomycin
VSD
most common congenital heart dz (26%); of these, 40% close by age 3; and 75% close by age 10. Louder holosystolic murmur often means smaller VSD so more likely to close; can do surveillance w/ EKG and echo
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
accessory pathway b/w atria and ventricle leading to increased risk of tachyarrhythmias; classic EKG findings = shortened PR, delta waves, widened QRS
Croup, appropriate Tx
laryngotracheobronchitis; try trial of racemic epinephrine before intubation
most common cause of congenital hypothyroidism in the U.S.?
thyroid disgenesis
indication for renal/bladder ultrasound in child
less than 24 months of age with a febrile UTI; give Abx and get U/S
common and dangerous causes of acquired torticollis
upper respiratory infections, minor trauma, cervical lymphadenitis; dangerous = retropharyngeal abscess and alantoaxial subluxation; so GET an XRAY
ciprofloxacin in children
contraindicated b/w may ause cartilage destruction and growth retardation
acute exacerbation of cystic fibrosis lung disease; organism and what to do
pseudomonas aeruginosa; give aminoglycoside (tobramycin) and antipseudomonal penicillin (piperacillin); in adults can give fluoroquinolone in place of the aminoglycoside
differential for T-wave inversion
myocardial infarction, myocarditis, old pericarditis, myocardial contusion, digoxin toxicity
Tularemia
Francisella tularensis = acute unilateral cervical lymphadenopathy, fever, chillds, headache, malaise; contact w/ rabbits, hamsters, blood-sucking arthropods
unilateral lymphadenitis differential in children
EBV (often bilateral and sub-acute to chroinc w/ systemic sx (fever, pharyngitis, hepatosplenomegaly)), tularemia (animal contact), peptostreoptococcus (periodontal disease), non-TB mycobacteria (MAC: subacute and no fever/tenderness)
if kid develops anaphylactic reaction, encephalopathy, or CNS complication to DTaP, what to do?
Give DT and leave out the pertussis part
talipes equinovarus
clubfoot: equinus and varus of calcaneum and talus, varus of midfoot, and adduction of forefoot
most common cause of primary amenorrhea
Turner syndrome (45 XO, short stature, webbed neck, hypogonadism (streak ovaries), lymphedema, high-arched palate, congenital bicuspid aortic valves, coarctationofthe aorta
differential for hematochezia in childhood
hemorrhoids, infectious colitis, intussusception, Meckel’s diverticulum, inflammatory bowel disease
congenital rubella syndrome triad
cataracts, PDA, sensorineural hearing loss; can have growth retardation and purpura (blueberry muffin rash)
cause of childhood stroke
sickle cell anemia
most common cause of urinary tract obstruction in newbornboys
posterior urethral valves
Diamond-Blackfan syndrome
congenital hypoplastic anemia: macrocytic anemia, low retic count, congenital anomalies
foreign body ingestion Tx
flexible endoscopy
foreignb body aspiration Tx
rigid bronchoscopy
tinea corporis
superficial fungal infection characterized by erythematous, scaly, pruritic rash w/ central clearing; Tx = terbinafine (topical antifungal)
myxedema
congenital hypothyroidism: MR w/ phenotype at birth
what is Guthrie test?
for PKU: mousy odor in urineR; most common test for PKU is blood phenyalanine levels; Guthrie test is qualitative; 1 in 10,000; whites and asians