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Blood films shows presence of blast cells in a child ?
=> acute lymphocytic leukaemia
What is retinitis pigmentosa
Breakdown of cells in the retina causing vision loss
Genetic disease
Causes of respiratory alkalosis
Hyperventilation type events ie panic attack, pregnancy, fever, trauma
*bag of worms
Varicocele
Investigation for child UTI
Urine culture
What is Kawasaki’s
A condition that mainly affects children under the age of 5, aka mucotaneous lymph node syndrome
most common type of cancer in men
Prostate
1st sign of puberty in girls
Breast bud development
Indications for dialysis
-intractable hyperkalaemia
-acidosis
-uraemia symptoms
-resistant fluid overload
-CKD stage 5
Clinical feature of primary open angle glaucoma
Vision loss at the peripherals
Intense eye pain
Nausea + vomiting
Headache
Tenderness around the eyes
Halos
Blurred visions
drugs that exacerbate gout
Thiazide diuretics ie bendroflumethiazide
Consequences of uraemia
Increased cardiovascular problems
-hypertension, atherosclerosis, valvular stenosis and insufficiency, chronic heart failure and angina
Bell’s palsy
Unilateral facial weakness
Drooping eyelid and corner of mouth
Damage to cn VII
most common cause of compression of cn iii
Micro vascular infarct
macroscopic vs microscopic haematuria
which anti-hypertensive drugs can you administer with kidney damage
ACEi + ARBs
Ent disease that would show a mixed pattern hearing loss
Otosclerosis
Definition pre-term infant
Born before 37 weeks
Antibiotic avoided in facial acne
Topical erythromycin
What age group is adhd recognised in
Under 12 years old
Can be as early as 4 years old
Investigation for septal haematoma
Nasal speculum or otoscope
Common cause for sensineural hearing loss in a child of 2 years
Infection
Trauma
6-week old screening test for babies at primary care
Newborn physical examination = eyes, heart, hips, testicles
Hutchinson’s sign
Peringual extension of brown-black pigmentation from longitudinal melanonychia onto the proximal and lateral
Nailfolds
+ rash on nose (herpes zoster opthalmicus +)
What indicates poor asthmatic control in a child
Shortness of breath , coughing wheezing, chest tightness
Indication for dilution of urine
Too much water in urine
How do you manage a night stick fracture
Forearm bracing + early mobilisation
‘Long forearm ulnar gutter splint’
Most common causes of CKD
Diabetes and high blood pressure
What is the neural crest
An embryonic cell type that is unique to vertebrates and forms numerous diverse derivatives
Found at the side of the neural tube proximal to the epidermal layer after granulation
Symptoms of Kawasaki’s
Rash
Swollen glands in neck
Dry red cracked lips
Swollen, bumpy red tongue - strawberry tongue
Red inside the mouth and at the back of the throat
Swollen and red hands and feet
Red eyes
management of kawasakis
IV immunoglobulins
Complication of kawasakis
Vasculitis > heart complications
*strawberry tongue
Kawasakis or scarlet fever
*dry, red cracked lips in a child under 5
Kawasaki’s
Management of seronegative arthritis
Analgesia
NSAIDs
Corticosteroids
DMARDs
Biologics
Isotonic vs isometric
Isotonic = same tension - the weight on your muscles stays constant
Isometric = same length - muscles do no get longer or shorter