Gomez Peds Flashcards

1
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Define: Embryo

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implantation until completion of first 8 weeks

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2
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Define: Fetus

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9 weeks to birth

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3
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Define: Neonatal

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first 4 weeks after birth (MOST HAZARDOUS)

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4
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What is the most Hazardous Period of Infancy?

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Neonatal

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5
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Define: Perinatal

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5 months before birth to one month after birth

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6
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Define: Infancy

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first year after birth

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7
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Define: Childhood

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Between birth and puberty or legal adult age

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8
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_______ diseases account for a significant amount of morbidity and mortality

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Perinatal

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9
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Causes Death in Children Younger than 1 year (3)

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  • Congenital malformations, deformation, and chromosomal anomalies
  • disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight
  • SIDS = Most common Cause
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10
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What is the most common cause of death in children under the age of 1?

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SIDS

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11
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Causes of death in children ages 1-4: (3)

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  • accidents
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal anomalies
  • Malignant neoplasms
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12
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Causes of Death in children ages 5-9: (2)

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  • accidents

- Malignant Neoplasms

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13
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Causes of Death in children ages 10-14: (1)

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Accidents

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14
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Define: Congenital Anomalies

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Morphological defects present at Birth

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15
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Congenital Anomalies Characteristics (2)

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  • diseases may not be EXPRESSED until later in life

- present in up to 3% of newborns

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16
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The most severe congenital anomalies cause….

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Intrauterine death (blighted ovum or abortion)

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17
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Most common birth defect in the United States:

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Bicuspid Aortic valve

2nd = down syndrome

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18
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Define: Malformations

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  • disturbances in the morphogenesis (development) of an organ
  • Primary failure, intrinsically abnormal development = abnormal morphogenesis
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19
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Malformations are generally ___

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mulitfactorial

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20
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Examples of Malformations (6)

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  • anencephaly
  • congenital heart defects (acardia)
  • polydactyly
  • Syndactyly
  • cleft lip
  • holoprosencephaly
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21
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Define: Holoprosencephaly

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  • malformation in which the midface structures are fused or ill-formed
  • severe and lethal
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22
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Define: disruption

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Secondary destruction of a previously normal structure (extrinsic disturbance of normal morphogenesis)

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23
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Disruptions are not _____

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Heritable

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24
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Examples of Disruptions

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Amniotic bands

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25
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Define: Deformations

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EXTRINSIC DISTURBANCE of development from abnormal biomechanical forces leading to structural abnormalities

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26
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Define: Sequence

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  • a pattern of cascade abnormalities set off by one initiating aberration
  • also called a complex
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27
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Define: Malformation Syndrome

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  • a constellation of congenital anomalies that are thought to be pathologically related which, unlike sequence, CANNOT BE EXPLAINED BY A SINGLE INITIATING EVENT
  • may also be called a complex
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28
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What factor causes Oligohydramnios (Potter) Sequence?

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Renal agenesis (decreased amniotic fluid dt decreased fetal urine)

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29
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Characteristics of Potter Facies (4)

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  • ocular hypertelorism
  • low set ears
  • receding chin
  • flattening of the nose
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30
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What are the TORCH diseases?

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  • Toxoplasma
  • Other (T. Pallidum)
  • Rubella
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
  • Herpes Simplex
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31
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Define: Agenesis

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complete absence of an organ and primordium

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32
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Define: Aplasia

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complete absence of an organ dt primordium development failure (but primordium is/was present, e.g. streak gonads)

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33
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Define: Atresia

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absence of an opening usually in a hollow organ (trachea, intestines)

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34
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Define: dysplasia

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abnormal organization of cells

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35
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Define: Omphalocele

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abdominal musculature fails to form

36
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Define: Gastoschisis

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Part of the abdominal wall fails to form

37
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Example of Agenesis

A

Renal Agenesis

38
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Example of Hypoplasia

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Pulmonary Hypoplasia

39
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The cause of most congenital anomalies in Humans is____

A

unknown

40
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What is the worst time to be exposed to a teratogen?

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Weeks 4-5 of the embryonic period

41
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Congenital heart Defects are dt teratogen exposure within _______

A

the first 6 weeks of development

42
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Teratogen exposure in the first 3 weeks can lead to ______

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lethal injury or spontaneous abortion

43
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Rubella Embryopathy = ?

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tetrad of cataracts, deafness, heart defects, and mental retardation

44
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Worst viral Torch?

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Rubella in the first trimester

45
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When does CMV commonly occur and what does it effect?

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  • 2nd trimester

- CNS, more neuro issues and less heart issues compared to rubella

46
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Valproic acid (antiepileptic drug) disrupts ____

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HOX genes

47
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Characteristics (4)

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  • “Native american”
  • metal retardation
  • growth retardation
  • atrial defects
48
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Facial Features of Fetal Alcohol syndrome (4)

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  • indistinct philtrum
  • thin upper lip
  • lower nasal bridge/ more space between eyes
  • maxillary hypoplasia
49
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Maternal diabetes can cause what (3) things in the baby?

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  1. fetal macrosomnia
  2. hyperinsulinemai (diabetic embropathy)
  3. congenital heart defects
50
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Trauma from birth can cause what three things in the infant? And who is at a higher risk for getting them?

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  1. caput succedaneum (scalp edema)
  2. cephalhematoma
  3. Intracranial Hemorrhages - major concern
    * large babies are at higher risk
51
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HOXD13 mutations cause?

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syndactyly and polydactyly

52
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HOXA13 mutations cause?

A

hand-foot-genital problems

53
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Teratogens acting on HOX genes (2)

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  1. Sodium Valproate

2. retinoic acid

54
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PAX2 mutations cause?

A

Renal-coloboma = developmental defects of the kidneys, eyes, ears, and brain

55
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PAX3 Mutations cause?

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Waardenburg Syndrome = congenital pigment abnormalities and deafness

56
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PAX6 mutations cause?

A

Aniridia = congenital absence of the iris

57
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Simian Hand creases associated with?

A

Down Syndrome

58
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A premature or preterm baby is born before ___?

A

37 weeks

59
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A postmature or post-term baby is born after ___?

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42 weeks

60
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ASA, SGA, and LGA stand for?

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Appropriate, Small or large for gestational age

61
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Leading cause of premature delivery?

A

Premature rupture of placenta membranes

62
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PPROM vs PROM

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PPROM = preterm rupture of membranes (fetus is under 37 weeks); lungs may not be developed

PROM = rupture after 37 weeks; low risk

63
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Common intrauterine infections cause by PROM (2)

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  1. chorioamnionitis (membranes)

2. Funisitis (cord)

64
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Define placenta previa and what it can cause?

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  • implantation in the lower part of the uterus

- can cause premature delivery

65
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Fetal causes of FGR (3) and how to ID it:

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  1. chromosomal disorders
  2. Congenital anomolies
  3. TORCH infections
    * ID - baby will be small but SYMMETRICAL
66
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Placental causes of FGR and how to ID it:

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  1. Uteroplacental Insufficiency: cord or placenta abnormalities
  2. post fertilization mutation (trisomy 7 only involving placenta)
    * asymmetrical presentation- big head
67
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Maternal Causes of FGR (2) :

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  1. Hypertension

2. Hyper-coaguable states (SLE - antiphosphlipid antibodies)

68
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Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome

a.k.a. Hyaline Membrane Disease Cause? and common in whom?

A
  • Deficiency of pulmonary surfactant

- common in preterm infants dt immature lungs

69
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Important components of surfactant (2)

A
  • Lecithin

- Hydrophobic SP-B & SP-C proteins (surface tension)

70
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What cells produce surfactant and when are they seen in development?

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  • Mature type II pneumocytes

- 32 weeks gestation

71
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What is L/S ratio and what does it tell us?

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  • Lecithin / Sphingomyelin ratio
  • Maturity of lungs:
    >2 = lungs mature
72
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An infant with hypothyroid or hyperinsulinemia will have____?

A

low surfactant levels

73
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Define Bronchopulmonary dysplasia

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  • Alviolar hypoplasia and thickened cell walls

- The baby is born preterm while the lungs are in the sacular stage and the lungs stay in this stage

74
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Mechanism of Retrolental Fibroplasia

a.k.a. Retinopathy of Prematurity

A

Phase I: O2 therapy and hyperoxia → ↓VEGF → endothelial cell apoptosis

Phase II: Then relative hypoxia (room air) → ↑VEGF → angiogenesis (neovascularization)

75
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Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Presentation and how to test for it:

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  • Baby is gassy after first oral meal dt intestinal ischemia
  • test: platelet activating factor is elevated in stool
76
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Germinal Matrix Hemorrhage

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Subependymal (periventricular) hemorrhage that extends into ventricles and occurs in preterm infants

77
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Most likely cause of an infant developing sepsis within 7 days after birth:

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Group B strep

78
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Kernicterus Mechanism and Prevention

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  • caused by high levels of unconjugated bilirubin the deposits in the brain
  • prevention: UV lights breaks it down into dipyrroles
79
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Cause of Marasmus and protein levels in the blood

A
  • Caloric Deprivation

- normal protein levels in the blood

80
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Cause of Kwashiorkor and protein levels in the blood

A

Protein deprivation

-decreased protein levels in the blood leading to edema

81
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define Heterotopia

A

normal cells from a tissue type in the wrong place

82
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define harmartoma

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over development of tissue normally present

83
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Nueroblastoma presentation, detection and histology

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  • presents as an abdominal mass
  • secretes catecholamines therefore detectable in blood (VMA and HVA)
  • Homer-Wright pseudorossettes; Small blue cell tumor
84
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Retinoblastoma Cause and histology

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  • germline or somatic mutation of the RB1 gene

- Flexner-Wintersteiner rosettes

85
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Nephroblastoma (Wilms Tumor) Histology

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Triphasic histology-stromal, epithelial tubules and blastemal elements