GP VOPPS Flashcards
Contraindications of breast feeding.
- HIV when alternative feeding is suitable.
- Human T-cell leukaemia virus.
- Active TB while mother is still infectious.
- Illicit drug use.
- Some medications.
- Galactosaemia.
- HIV when alternative feeding is suitable.
- Human T-cell leukaemia virus.
- Active TB while mother is still infectious.
- Illicit drug use.
- Some medications.
- Galactosaemia.
- Contraindications of breast feeding.
Predisposing factors for mastitis.
- Cracked nipples
- Milk stasis.
- Sources of staph infection
- Past history of mastitis
- Depressed immune system
Treatment for mastitis.
- Keep the breast drained
- Antibiotics
- Analgesia/ anti-inflammatory agents
Antibiotic options/ regimes for mastitis.
- Dicloxicillin 500 mg QID
- Cephalexin 500 mg QID
- Clindamycin 450 mg QID
NHMRC - Infant feeding guidelines.
- Exclusive breastfeeding for around 6 months.
- Continued breastfeeding with solids for 12 months
- Continue breastfeeding for as long as mother and infant desire.
Murtagh’s diagnostic strategy for Acute Abdominal Pain: Diagnostic Probability in Adults.
- Acute gastroenteritis.
- Acute appendicitis.
- Mittleschmirtz/ dysmenorrhoea
- IBS
- Biliary colic/ renal colic
Murtagh’s diagnostic strategy for Acute Abdominal Pain: Diagnostic Probability in Children.
- Gastroenteritis.
- Infant colic.
- Mesenteric adentitis.
Murtagh’s diagnostic strategy for Acute Abdominal Pain: RED FLAG CONDITIONS in Children.
- Intussusception
- Acute appendicitis
- Bowel obstruction.
Whats the rash?
Rash features:
- Pale pink
- Maculopapular rash, usually confined to the trunk.
- Often fades within 48 hours.
- Viral exantha (fourth disease)
Whats the rash?
Rash features:
- Starts as bright macular rash on face with circumoral pallor.
- Then becomes maculopapular rash on limbs.
- Prodromal symptoms 2 - 5 days prior to rash onset.
- Erythema infectiousum (slapped cheek disease, or fifth disease)
Whats the rash?
Rash features:
- Sudden high fever, falling after 3 days.
- Rash after fever falls.
- Blanching erythematous rash on trunk and limbs.
- Roseola (sixth disease)
Whats the rash?
Rash features:
- Fever, headache, malaise, and sore throat 1 - 2 days prior to onset of rash.
- Macules that progress to vesicles.
- Present on palms, soles, and buccal mucosa.
- May appear on limbs, buttocks, and genitalia.
- Hand, foot, and mouth disease.
Whats the rash?
Rash features:
- Pruritic erythematous maculopapular rash with centripetal distribution.
- “Cropping” of vesicle, papules, and crusting lesions.
- Chickenpox.
Whats the rash?
Rash features:
- Blotchy erythematous maculopapular rash.
- Rash starts behind ears, spreading to face, then trunk, then limbs.
- Koplick spots (white spots on buccal mucosa)
- 3 C’s; coryza, conjunctivtis, and cough
- Measles
Whats the rash?
Rash features:
- Pale pink maculopapular rash, worse on sun exposed areas.
- Rash starts at face and neck, and spreads to extremities.
- Brief duration, with mild systemic symptoms.
- Rubella
Whats the rash?
Rash features:
- Gingivostomatitis
- May have vesicular lesion on face and conjunctivae
- Herpes simplex virus
Rash causative agent: Viral exantha (fourth disease)
- Various, especially enteroviruses.
Rash causative agent: Erythema infectiousum (slapped cheek disease, fifth disease)
- Parvovirus B19
Rash causative agent: Roseola (sixth disease)
- Human herpes virus 6
Rash causative agent: Hand, foot, and mouth disease.
- Enterovirus, usually coxsackie virus.
Rash causative agent: Chickenpox
- Varicella zoster virus
Rash causative agent: Measles
- RNA paramyxovirus
Rash causative agent: Rubella
- Togavirus
Rash causative agent: Herpes simplex virus
- Herpes simplex virus.
Whats the rash?
Rash Features:
1. Vesicopustular crusted lesions or bullous lesions.
- Impetigo