Common Childhood Illnesses

Question 1

What is the treatment for UTI?

Answer 1

Oral/IV antibiotics

Question 2

Upper UTI is more serious- true/false?

Answer 2

true

Question 3

What is vesico-uteric reflux?

Answer 3

wee going back up to kidneys- leads to scarring

Question 4

What causes meningitis?

Answer 4

Inflammation of meninges (fluid surrounding brain)

Question 5

Meningitis can be bacterial or viral- true/false?

Answer 5

true

Question 6

How can you diagnose meningitis?

Answer 6

lumbar puncture or glass test

Question 7

Meningitis doesn’t have any long term complications-true/false?

Answer 7

false

Question 8

What are the symptoms of gastroenteritis?

Answer 8

acute diarrhoea, vomiting

Question 9

Gastroenteritis is usually viral and spreads quickly- true/false?

Answer 9

true

Question 10

Chicken pox is a bacterial infection- true/false?

Answer 10

false- it is viral

Question 11

What is the chicken pox incubation period?

Answer 11

14-21 days

Question 12

Chickenpox vaccine is available but not used routinely in UK- true/false?

Answer 12

true

Question 13

Shingles isn’t caused by reactivation of chickenpox virus- true/false?

Answer 13

false

Question 14

What areas of body can shingles affect?

Answer 14

chest, face, eye

Question 15

What are the symptoms of measles?

Answer 15

fever, irritable, blotchy red rash, cough, conjunctivitis

Question 16

What complications can measles cause?

Answer 16

seizures, pneumonia, encephalitis (inflammation of brain)

Question 17

3 gastro intestinal conditions…

Answer 17

constipation
GORD
Food allergies

Question 18

No treatment is required for recurrent abdominal pain- true/false?

Answer 18

true

Question 19

What is constipation?

Answer 19

delayed passage of meconium- abnormality of bowels may need to be checked

Question 20

What can cause constipation?

Answer 20

low fibre, lack of mobility, slow bowels

Question 21

What is gastro oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)?

Answer 21

innappropriate effortless passage of gastric contents into oesophagus due to sphincter not working correctly

Question 22

What does GORD cause?

Answer 22

feeding diff
irritability
pain with feeding
affects growth

Question 23

How can you diagnose GORD?

Answer 23

barium swallow with fluoroscopy, biopsy

Question 24

What is the most common food allergy in children?

Answer 24

Cows milk protein intolerance

Question 25

3 symptoms of Cows milk protein intolerance?

Answer 25

vomiting
avoiding feeding
pain

Question 26

Food allergies are becoming increasingly common in children- true/false?

Answer 26

true

Question 27

Common food allergies include…

Answer 27

milk, eggs, fish, peanuts

Question 28

Milk and egg allergy usually resolves- true/false?

Answer 28

true

Question 29

What is SIDS?

Answer 29

Sudden infant death syndrome

Question 30

SIDS risk factors include…

Answer 30

overheating, parental smoking, co sleeping with twin

Question 31

SIDS risk is reduced by…

Answer 31

dummy, breast feeding

Question 32

Leading cause of child mortality in developing world…

Answer 32

pneumonia

Question 33

What is a URTI?

Answer 33

Upper respiratory tract infection

Question 34

children under 5 have 6-9 URTI’s every year- true/false?

Answer 34

true

Question 35

3 factors that affect pattern of illness…

Answer 35

virus vs. bacteria
age (young), gender (boys)
Social deprivation

Question 36

Four types of URTI’s…

Answer 36

common cold, tonsilitis, pharyngitis, otitis media (ear infections)

Question 37

6 types of LRTI’s…. (lower respiratory tract infections)

Answer 37

Croup, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, whooping cough, wheeze, asthma