EH - Pediatrics Flashcards
Baby presents with HR = 130, acrocyanotic, moves all extremities, grimaces to stimulation, crying – APGAR score?
Pulse = 2, Appearance = 1, Grimace = 1, Activity = 2, Respiration = 2 … Score = 8
APGAR stands for …
Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration
Full Grimace in APGAR score is …
Withdrawing from stimulation
What does APGAR tell you?
1 minute = how baby tolerated labor, 5 minutes = how baby is tolerating stimulation + resuscitation
What does APGAR not tell you?
Not predictive of baby’s outcome (brain damage, mental development); Should not direct treatment
Baby’s R arm appears extended and IR – diagnosis?
Erb’s palsy
Best treatment for Erb’s palsy?
Neurosurgery if doesn’t resolve after 3 months
Best treatment for neonatal clavicle fracture?
No treatment needed – fracture will resolve because bones in children are malleable
Infant presents with abnormally-shaped head; Edema appears to cross suture lines – diagnosis?
Caput
Quality of edema in caput?
Pitting; Crosses suture lines
Infant presents with abnormally-shaped head; Palpation shows fluctuant edema that does not cross suture lines – diagnosis?
Cephale hematoma
Quality of edema in Cephale hematoma ?
Does not cross suture lines
Infant presents with rash that appears blue, slate-gray; Located on lower back, thigh – diagnosis?
Mongolian spots
Composition of Mongolian spots?
Melanocytes
Infant presents with rash that appears pale, pink, vascular; Located on face, nuchal region – diagnosis?
Nevus simplex

Alternate name for nevus simplex?
Salmon patch

Infant presents with rash that appears as firm white papules; Present on Day of Life #1 – diagnosis?
Milia

Composition of Milia?

Filled with keratin
What can milia be confused for?
Neonatal acne
What distinguishes neonatal acne from milia?
Time of onset … Milia = Day of Life #1; Neonatal acne = Weeks of Life #1-2
Infant presents with rash that appears as firm yellow-white pustules/papules with erythematous base; Present on Day of Life #2 – diagnosis?
Erythema toxicum
Composition of Erythema toxicum?
Filled with eosinophils
Infant presents with rash that appears sharply-demarcated, bright red, raised – diagnosis?
Hemangioma

Different in PE findings between hemangioma and nevus simplex?
Hemangioma = palpable; Nevus simplex = non-palpable






















