Deck 7 COPY Flashcards
signs of PKU in the neonate
musty body odor, eczema, lethargy, poor feeding, microcephly, hypopigmentation, seizures
how do you test for PKU
get an amino acid levels
signs of chronic suppurative otitis media
chronic >6wks of purulent otorrhea, hearing loss, NO PAIN, acquired cholesteotoma, TM perf
what bugs cause chronic suppurative otitis media
pseudomonas and staph aureus
appearance of external ear canal in chronic suppurative
normal after suction
pathogenesis of HUS kidney injury
renal vascular occlusion due to microthrombi
other causes of folate deficiency besides lack of diet intake
chronic hemolysis like from sickle cell
vaccine schedule for premature infants
same as full term! no need to wait
in a patient with thalessemia, what is their RBC # like
its elevated!!
mucosal involvement with staph scalded skin vs. toxic epidermal necrolysis
NO mucosal involvement in SSSS but expected in TEN
scrotal swelling, purpura, petichiae
HSP IgA vasculitis
RBC inclusions in sickle cell
howell jolly bodies
CKD effect on platelets
can cause platelet dysfunction and therefore easy bleeding
where are the calcifications for toxo vs. CMV
CMV is around the ventricles and toxo is intraparenchymal diffuse
next step in eval of a neonate with severe hypospadias
karyotype because there might be a disorder of sexual development
what causes fifth disease aka erythema infectiosum
parvo!
what is the nature of the arthritis in rheumatic fever
it is migratory
nature of arthritis in JIA
Usually symmetrical and not migratory
what causes bullous impetigo
staph a
what causes erylipseas
strep pyogenes
signs of hereditary spherocytosis (clinical)
hemolytic anemia, jaundice, splenomegaly
why does spherocytosis cause jaundice
the spherocytes get stuck in the spleen and lyse
reticulocyte level in hemolytic anemia
increased!
MCHC levels in hereditary spherocytosis
high!
signs of rickets
asymmetric bowing legs, open fontanelle, costochondral joint enlargement, enlarged wrist bones
associations with myelomeningocele
chiari II
bacterial bloody diarrheal causes
EHEC, nontyphoid salmonella, shigella, yersinia, campylobacter
protozoal causes of bloody diarrhea
entamoeba histolytica, prolonged diarrhea
reassuring lymph node signs
mobile, soft <2cm
concerning lymph node signs
nonmobile, firm, nontender >2cm
what drugs cause immune related hemolysis
cephalosporins and penicillins