child health Flashcards
what is down syndrome associated with?
Hirschsprung disease
hypothyroidism
what is used to treat threadworm?
mebendazole
what is used to treat meningitis in babies under 3 months?
IV amoxicillin and cafotaxime
what is used to treat whooping cough?
clarithromycin
is perthes disease more common in boys or girls?
5x more common in boys
when is the APGAR score assessed?
1 and 5 minutes after birth
what investigation is used for necrotising enterocolitis?
abdominal XRAY
what assessment score is used to work out the probability of a kid having septic arthritis?
kochers criteria
what is a poor prognostic factor for ALL?
male sex
where is the most common site of osteomyelitis in a child?
metaphysis
how does PDA present?
left subclavicular thrill
continuous ‘machinery’ murmur
large volume, bounding, collapsing pulse
wide pulse pressure
heaving apex beat
how is a PDA managed?
indomethacin
what is the first line treatment for intussusception?
rectal air insufflation
is dexomethasone always given in croup regardless of severity?
yes
what is the sucking and rooting reflex?
head turning towards stimulus
what is the palmar and plantar grasp reflex?
when babies hold on to everything
what is ATNR?
stretches arm to the side head is turned to
what is the moro reflex?
sudden extension of the head and flexion of the limbs
what is the investigation for necrotising enterocolitis?
XRAY
what is the investigation for pyloric stenosis?
USS
what is the investigation for intussuseption?
USS
what is the investigation for meconium ileus?
XRAY
what is the investigation for volvulus?
XRAY
what is the definitive investigation for hirschsprungs disease?
rectal biopsy
