Endo/Development Flashcards
What age should kids be able to transfer things between their hands?
6months
Red flag: not being able to fix and follow by _____
3months
Baby’s should be able to coo/laugh by about ______
3-4 months
Baby should be able to sit unsupported by ____
6 months
Red flag: unable to walk (or walk only on tip toe at any stage)… What age _____
18 months
Red flag: Unable to run by _____
3 years
Should be able to build a tower of 6 cubes by ____ and 9 cubes by _______
2 years and 3 years
Autism generally diagnosed _____
2-4 yo
DM 1 has a bimodal presentation at which age ______
Age 5-7 and Puberty
Classic DM presentation/questions? (4 things)
Polyuria (nocturia, secondary eneuresis), polydipsia, LOW, polyphagia
UEC on DKA?
Raised Urea, Creatinine and Postassium
DKA Mx: FUCKING
Fluids UEC and Bloods Consider catheter K replacement - usually start once 3.5-4 Insulin Next and Na: Fluids and sodium and stuff Glucose - Aim BL: 5-12mmol/L. Titrate Dextrose.
Pathophysiology for CAH?
21 hydroxylase deficiency. Autosomal recessive enzyme defect which leads to impaired production of glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids.
Leads to increased production of sex hormones
Bicochemical test for diagnosing CAH?
Test for 17-dehydroxyprogesterone. Should be elevated
Prolonged jaundice, consstipation, slugghish, hoarse cry and macroglossia, coarse facial features.
Congenital hypothyroidism
What can congential hypothyroidism lead to?
Preventable intelectual and developmental disability.
Neonatal hyperthyoidism (graves) is due to
transplacental passage of maternal thyroid stimulating Abs from mum with Grave’s disease.
How do you manage Grave’s?
Carbimazole
Inadequate protein intake with reasonable caloric intake (skinny baby with big belly - refugee)
Kwashiorkor
Risk factors for Vit D def (Rickets)
Lack of exposure to sunlight
Dark Skin
Medical conditions
Medications (Isoniazid, rifampicin, anticonvulsant)
Wrist widening, muscular bone pain, hypoC symptoms, delayed dentition or closure offontanelle
Rickets!
Bow legs and knock knees are normal in ____
Bow legs normal in toddlers (resolve by 2-3yr)
Knock knees normal between 3-5y and resolve by about 8y.
Order of pubertal changes in females?
- Thelarche
2 Pubarche - Growth sput
- Menarche (2 years after thelarche)
Late pubert in males classiffied as lack of testicular enlargement by _____
14 years of age