Child Health Flashcards

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What is Dental Caries?

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Occur when oral bacteria metabolise sugar and produce acid that demineralises enamel and dentin from the hard coating fo the tooth

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2
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What is the risk of severe dental caries?

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Cause pain and infection that can lead to death and sepsis

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3
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What is the most common cause of school and work absenteeism?

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Dental caries

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4
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What is the most common non-communicable disease globally?

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Dental caries

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5
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What was the most common cause of hospital admission in children aged 5-9 years old?

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Dental caries

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6
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What is the management for dental caries?

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Tooth extraction

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7
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What are the downsides to tooth extraction?

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Time consuming
Expensive
Widely unavailable in low income countries

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8
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What is the average cost of a tooth extraction?

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£836

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9
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What is the biggest factor associated with dental caries?

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Social deprivation - associated with excessive intake of sugar

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10
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How can dental caries be prevented?

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Sugar reduction in the diet and maintaining good oral hygiene.

Reducing sugar intake by 10% of energy intake can minimise the risk of developing dental caries throughout the life course.

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11
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What population wide approaches are installed to reduce the risk of dental carries?

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Fluoridation
Fluoride varnish programmes
Sugar reduction programmes

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12
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outline some events that can be categorised as adverse childhood experiences

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  • Experiencing abuse: Physical, sexual, psychological or neglect.
  • Witnessing domestic abuse
  • Having a close family member or caregiver who misused drugs or alcohol
  • Having a close family member or caregiver with mental health problems
  • Having a close family member or caregiver who served time in prison
  • Experiencing parental separation or divorce on account of relationship breakdown.
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13
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What is the strength of evidence of the risk level for physical activity, overweight and diabetes with ACEs?

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Weak or modest

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What is the strength of evidence of the risk level for smoking, heavy alcohol use, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer and poor self-related health?

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Moderate

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What is the strength of evidence of the risk level for mental health, sexual risk taking, problematic alcohol use?

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Strong

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16
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What is the strength of evidence of the risk level for problematic drug use, and interpersonal and self-directed violence?

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Very Strong

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17
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What is the LEAP criteria?

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Local
Enjoyable
Practical criteria

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18
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What is a strength based approach with children?

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Allows child to build on positive behaviours

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19
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What approaches should be adopted when dealing with the family and children in health issues?

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  • Be opportunistic
  • Be Sensitive
  • Non-judgemental approach
  • Strengths-based approach i.e. allows child to build on positive behaviours
  • Focus on barriers of particular importance to the child
  • Relate to other children i.e. ideas that have helped other children
  • Engage parents and families
  • Specific, short term goals
  • LEAP criteria: Local, Enjoyable and Practical criteria
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20
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What is the national child measurement programme?

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Measures the height and weight of children in reception and then again in year 6

21
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What is offered int he first BMI centile?

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Universal presentation
Consultation with frontline healthcare professionals
Public health approaches

22
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What is offered in the 2nd centile criterion for BMI?

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Intensive and community based time specific public health approaches

23
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What are the clinical thresholds for underweight?

A

2nd percentile

24
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What are the clinical thresholds for overweight?

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> 91st centile

25
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What are the clinical thresholds for obese?

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> 98th centile

26
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What is offered for overweight patients (>91st centile)

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Intensive and community based
Time specific
Public health approaches

27
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What is offered in children in the >99.6th centile or >91st centile with co-morbidities/complex needs?

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Specialist MDT
Weight management clinics
Longer term follow up

28
Q

What are the advantages for giving every child a best start in life?

A

Reduces health inequalities, prevents chronic disease, improves health and wellbeing, increases employment, increase tax revenues and reduces pressure on health system

29
Q

When does physical literacy occur?

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  1. Physical literacy occurs when and individual has the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value physical activity throughout their life course.
30
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How can physical literacy be developed as a child?

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When children engage in inclusive, positive, meaningful physical activity experiences that place equal value on both physical and psychological benefits to health and wellbeing

31
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What is orexin?

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A neuropeptide that regulates arousal, wakefullness and appetite

32
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What type of hormone is orexin?

A

Neuropeptide

33
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What is another term used to describe orexin?

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Hypocretin

34
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What does orexin regulate?

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Arousal, wakefullness and appetite

35
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Which form of narcolepsy is associated with orexin?

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Type 1 narcolepsy

36
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What is type 1 narcolepsy?

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The sufferer experiences brief losses of muscle tone, is caused by a lack of orexin in the brain due to destruction of the cells that produce it

37
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Why does type 1 narcolepsy occur?

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Orexin deficit within the brain due to degeneration of productive cells

38
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What is an ultra-radian rhythm?

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Cycles that repeat within a 24 hour period.

39
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What three factors can cause a circadian rhythm shift post adolescence?

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Genetics
Neuropeptide expression
Lifestyle

40
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How does ageing affect sleep?

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Ageing is associated with the yellowing of the lens and decrease the light that enters the system; also a reduction of melatonin in the elderly (although not in the healthy)

41
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What happens to melatonin in the elderly?

A

Reduction in melatonin

42
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Wha happens to the lens during ageing?

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Yellowing of the lens and decreased light that enters the system

43
Q

What are the three most common sleep disorders?

A

Insomnia
Obstructive sleep apnoea
Sleepwalking

44
Q

What term describes bed wetting in children?

A

Nocturnal enuresis

45
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What can cause nocturnal enuresis?

A

Sleep deprivation - leading to a rebound in REM sleep which prevents the urge to be from creating an arousal from sleep

46
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What is associated with bed wetting (2)?

A

Stress and anxiety

47
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What are the indications of sleep deprivation in childhood?

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Hyperactivity, behavioural problems at school and an inability to focus. 
Interpersonal conflict
Impulsive  behaviours
Labile mood
Difficulties at school
48
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What is sleep deprivation associated with in adolescence?

A

Negative thinking and increased catastrophising

49
Q

What is epigenetics?

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Child hood experience (positive and negative) affects the epigenome and gene expression

  • Temporarily or permanently depending on how easily the gene is turned on or off.
  • Brain is developing most rapidly in early years so epigenetic expression shapes health and behaviour from this early stage.