Fun Facts Flashcards
At how many weeks gestation does CNS develop?
First 3 to 4 weeks
What is craniosynostosis?
Premature closing of cranial sutures
RF shaken baby
Single parent
Young parent
SUD
Stress
Premature or sick infant
Colic
A&P of Child nose and throat
Infants: obligate nose breathers til 6w, little mucus
Newborns: small passages prone to obstruction
Children have enlarged tonsillar and adenoid tissue
Funnel larynx til 10 yo
Croup is an inflamed…
Larynx and trachea
Complications of foreign body aspiration
PNA
Abscess
Hypoxia
Resp failure and death
4 aspects of tetralogy of fallot
Pulmonary stenosis
Ventricular septal defect
Overriding aorta
Right ventricular hypertrophy
When is tetralogy of fallot dx?
During first weeks of life
RF infective endocarditis
Prosthetic valves
Congenital heart defect
This CM is most common in children
Dilated
What the heck is Kawasaki disease?
Inflammation of blood vessels
Mostly in youngsters 6 months to 5 yo
When does baby GI system mature?
2 yo
Increased risk dehydration in youngsters due to…
Increased extracellular fluid percentage
Higher body water %
Increase BMR
Higher BSA
Immature renal
This microbe causes most diarrhea
Virus
What is Hirschsprung disease?
Neonatal obstruction leading to megacolon
Due to lack of ganglion cells
Surgery resection is required
These irregularities are often associated with cleft lip/palate
Heart defects
Ear malformations
Skeletal deformities
GU abnormality
Complications associated with cleft
Feeding difficulties - air intake, gagging, choking, inadequate intake, fatigue, FTT
Altered dentition
Delayed speech
Otitis media
Bladder capacity in newborn
30 mL
What is hypospadias?
Urethral opening on ventral surface
What is epispadias?
Urethral opening at dorsal surface
What is nephrotic syndrome?
Abnormal loss of protein in urine
What is acute glomerulonephritis?
Inflammation at glomerulus filters of kidneys. Most likely from strep throat.
What is phimosis?
Foreskin that can’t retract. Increased risk for UTI.
What is paraphimosis?
Retraction that cuts off penis circulation
What is cryptorchidism?
One or both testicles don’t descend