Child Health Flashcards
Sitting supported
6 months
Sitting unsupported
9 months
Walking ‘’ Cruising around furniture’’
12 months’ (18 months)
Follows torch with eyes
6 weeks
Palmar grasp
6 months
Pincer grasp
12 months
'’coos’’
3 months
Knows/responds to name
12 months
1-2 words
12 months
5 - 20 words
18 months
50+ words
2 years
Social smile
6 weeks
Stranger anxiety
> 9 months
Bye bye =)
12 months
TORCH- explain
cerebral palsy
T- Toxoplasmosis (cats)
o- ?
R- Rubella
C- CMV
H- Herpes simplex
Anything affects brain- think CP
Mx CP (2)
Oral diazepam & Oral Baclofen (spastic)
+Ve DMD sign?
Gower’s
DMD 3 buzzwords
X-linked recessive condition = malformation of dystrophin gene
weak calves
↑ CK
Meningitis (5 buzzwords)
Fever
Headache
Non-blanching rash
Neck stiffness
Photofobia
Meningitis, blood culture findings?
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Meningitis (2 gp tests)
Kernig’s Test (knee)
Brudzinski’s (chin+hip+knee)
Meningitis, neonate- what bulges, and what Mx?
Bulging fontanelle
Mx = Mannitol 0.5g/kg IV over 10 minutes
space for CFS needle aspiration Meningitis
space between L3-L4
Meningitis, Dx CFS Analysis
Low glucose in CSF suggest W cause?
Normal glucose in the CSF suggests a x cause.
A high neutrophil count in the CSF suggests a Y cause.
A high lymphocyte count in the CSF suggests Z cause.
Low glaucose in csf= bacterial cause
Normal= viral
high neutrophil count in the CSF suggests a baterial cause
A high lymphocyte count in the CSF suggests TB cause.
MENINGITIS - CAUSES
0-3 Months
3 mths – 6 yrs
0-3 months, GEL
GroupB strep (GBS)
L. monocytogenes (old also)
3 mnths- 6 years= H. influenzae
0-3 months:
Think: MEN-IN-GEL-ITIS
Group B strep
E. coli
L. monocytogenes
Meningitis treatment (community)
IM or IV Benzylpenicillin (prior to 999)
Meningitis prophylaxis
Post-exposure prophylaxis:
Close Relatives
Prefer Ciprofloxacin > Rifampicin