First Aid Flashcards
What is the average age of menarche in the US?
12 years
What sexual maturity rating is associated with menarche?
4
What are the major issues that middle-adolescents face?
Autonomy and independence
What is the purpose of the HEADSS screen?
Assess adolescents for high-risk behavior
What is the purpose of the CAGE questionnaire?
Screen for significant alcohol/drug abuse
What level of LDL should prompt medication use in adolescents?
> 190
160 with severe family history
130 in diabetics
What diagnosis should always be considered for both primary and secondary amennorhea?
Pregnancy
What types of diagnoses are considered if there is withdrawal bleeding secondary to a medroxyprogesterone challenge?
PCOS, Eating disorders, CNS tumors, Thyroid dysfunction
What is the most common cause of school and job absence among females?
Dysmenorrhea
What diagnosis is typically seen in women with a cottage-cheese-like, odorless discharge?
Vulvovaginal candidiasis
What disease is associated with a positive Whiff Test revealing a fishy odor?
Bacterial vaginosis
What diagnosis should be considered in males with bilateral cryptorchidism?
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
What laboratory findings are associated with hereditary angioedema?
C1 inhibitor deficiency leading to low C4 and CH50 levels
What enzyme is elevated shortly after the onset of anaphylaxis?
Tryptase
What type of immune reaction is serum sickness?
Type III
What food is responsible for the most adverse reactions?
Milk
What is the difference between Bruton’s agammaglobulinemia and CVID?
B cells are not absent in CVID
What are two key findings associated with Shwachman-Diamond syndrome?
Fat malabsorption
Neutropenia
What types of complement deficiencies is associated with infections of encapsulated organisms?
Early complement deficiencies
What types of complement deficiencies is associated with infections from meningococcus?
Late complement deficiencies
What laboratory study is associated with an increased risk of uveitis in patients with JIA?
Elevated ANA titers
What types of JIA patients have more aggressive and erosive arthritis?
Those with RF-positive JIA
What antibody is seen in drug-induced lupus?
Antihistone antibody
What intervention may be curative for patients with PFAPA sydrome?
Tonsillectomy
What is the test used to diagnose Behcet’s disease?
Pathergy test where pustules form at needlestick sites
What position usually alleviates pericarditis chest pain?
Leaning forward
What congenital heart disease is associated with Hurler syndrome?
Mitral regurgitation with aortic insufficiency
What congenital heart disease is associated with Pompe disease?
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
What vitamin deficiency is associated with acrodermatitis enteropathica?
Zinc
What disease appears to resemble seborrheic dermatitis but is very recalcitrant to treatment?
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
What is the physical manifestation of Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome?
Extensive port-wine stain involving a limb with a lymphatic malformation and soft tissue hypertrophy