Ch 12. Pediatrics Flashcards
Potential complications of AOM (6)
- Mastoiditis
- Perforation TM
- Meningitis
- Venous sinus thrombosis
- CN VI or VII palsy (temporal bone inflammation)
- Labyrinthitis
- Hearing loss
Treatment of AOM? (4)
- > 6months and healthy
- MEE + bulging tympanic membrane
- Temp >39 or >48h symptoms
Then treat with - Amoxil 90mg/kg/day div BID x10days. Clavulin 7:1 if just failed Amoxil.
Elbow ossification centres (6)
Come Rub My Tree of Love. They always appears in this order. 1-3-5-7-9-11 years. 1. Capitellum 2. Radial head 3. Medial epicondyle 4. Trochlea 5. Olecranon 6. Lateral epicondyle They are not useful if they are all present. They are only useful if one appears OUT OF ORDER. Then you know it is a fracture and not an ossification centre.
Most common elbow fracture in peds? Radiological signs of this elbow fracture being present?
Supracondylar fracture (>60%)
- Anterior sail sign
- Posterior fat pad sign (pathognomic for #)
- Anterior humeral line does not intersect middle 1/3 of the capitellum
Wheeze DDx (10)
- Asthma
- Foreign body aspiration
- Epiglottitis
- Pneumonia
- Tumor/mass with obstruction
- Bronchiolitis
- GERD
- TEF
- Laryngomalacia
- Tracheomalacia
- CHF (cong heart disease)
- CF
Asthma PRAM score (5)
- Suprasternal retractions (0-2)
- Scalene retractions (0-2)
- Air entry (0-3)
- Wheeze (0-3)
- O2 saturation (0-2 with <92, 92-94, >94)
Status asthmaticus treatment (8)
- Salbutamol 1mg/kg/hr continuous
- Ipratropium
- Corticosteroids (solumedrol or Dex)
- IV magnesium 50mg/kg (max 2g) over 20 minutes
- Heliox
- BiPAP
- IV ketamine 1mg/kg/hr for sedation
8. ETI with inhaled anaesthetics and permissive hypercapnia
Stridor DDx (10)
<6mo 1. Laryngotracheomalacia 2. Vocal cord paralysis 3. Subglottic stenosis 4. Airway hemangioma 5. Vascular ring 6. Tumor/mass with obstruction, >6mo 7. Croup 8. Epiglottitis 9. Foreign body aspiration 10. Diptheria 11. Bacterial tracheitis 12. Peritonsillar abscess 13. Ludwig’s angina 14. Retropharyngeal abscess 15. Oropharyngeal trauma
Risk factors for severe disease in bronchiolitis (5)
- Prematurity (<37 weeks)
- Age <12 weeks
- Previous apnea
- Immunocomprimised
- History of cardiac or respiratory disease
- Chronic lung disease
7. Presenting on day 1 (Disease is worst on day 2-3) - Previous hospitalization/intubation
Which bronchiolitis needs admission (5)
- Signs of respiratory distress (indrawing, grunting, RR>70)
- O2 sats <90%
- Dehydration
- Cyanosis or apnea
5. High risk features (<37weeks, IC’d, cardiopulm disease)
Treatment of bronchiolitis (3)
- Oxygen
- Hydration (PO preferable)
- +/- Epi neb
- +/- Nasal suctioning
Steps to evaluate and treat neonatal central cyanosis (6)
Vitals. O2 sats. Glucose.
EKG
1. Pre and post-ductal O2 sats. BP in all four limbs. VBG
2. Hyperoxia test (100% O2 for 5-10 mins.
Cyanotic heart disease cannot raise sat >20% or PaO2 to 100mm Hg
3. CXR
4. Vascular access
5. CPAP
6. Presumed congenital heart disease? Prostaglandin E1 0.05mcg/kg/min
Formula for hypotension (BP) in children? (1)
70+(2xAge)
Formula for endotracheal tube size? (1)
(Age/4)+4 = uncuffed +3.5 is cuffed
Anatomic considerations of the pediatric airway (6)
- Large head and occiput
- Large tongue
- Anterior vocal cords
4. Cricoid narrowing (cricoid ring narrowest part)
5. Large adenoids and tonsils - Small cricoid cartilage
Succinylcholine contraindications (6)
- Hyperkalemia
- Burns >5days old
- Spinal cord injury
- Renal failure
5. Neuromuscular junction disease (myasthenia gravis, GBS)
6. Increased intra-ocular pressure - Pseudocholinesterase deficiency
- Malignant hyperthermia
- Muscular dystrophy
Causes of failure to pass meconium in first 48 hours (3)
- Imperforate anus
2. Hirshsprung disease
3. CF
Causes of uncontrollable crying or colic (10)
- ICH
- Meningitis
- Increased ICP
- Corneal abrasion
5. AOM
6. Nasal congetion (URTI) - Pneumonia
- CHF
- Intussception
- GERD
11. Anal fissure
12. Testicular torsion - Genital hair tourniquette
Fever in the neonate (<1month): bugs and treatment? (2)
- LEG: Listeria, E.coli, GBS
2. Amp + Gent +/- Acyclovir
Fever in the neonate 1-3 months: bugs and treatment? (2)
- Strep pneumo, H flu, Neisseria meningitides
2. Rx Amp + Cefotax +/- acyclovir
For every 1 degree fever above 38 celcius HR and RR will (2)
- Heart rate will increase 10
2. Resp rate will increase 5
Babe 1-3 months for a partial septic workup: what are the AAP criteria for low risk infants?
- No obvious source of infection
- No complex past medical history
- WBC count between 5–15,000
- Normal urinalysis (<10 WBCs/hpf)
5. Normal stool WBC count if they have diarrhea - Normal CXR if resp Sx
If these are met, do a partial septic workup. Their risk of SBI is 1.5%. Do a urinalysis, C+S, blood cultures, and CXR. FU in 24 hours!
Define infantile colic:(3)
- Crying for >3hours per day
2. >3 days per week - > 3 week period
Dx of exclusion
Cause of blood in the diaper in the first week (5)
- Swallowed maternal blood (most common in first 2-3 days) – Kleihauer-Betke test
- Coagulopathy
- NEC
4. Infectious colitis - Cows milk protein allergy/intolerance