GULICK: Medical Screening PEDS & ADOLESCENCE Flashcards
VITAL SIGNS ARE ______
VITAL!!!!
Vital Signs Chart
*NOTICE TRENDS!!!!
- HR→ Starts high, DECs as we get OLDER
- RR→ Starts high, DEC as we get OLDER
- SBP→ Starts low, INC as we get OLDER
Vitals Signs chart
Broken down into %’s bw SBP and DBP
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Things to note:
- 95th percentile== concerning lvl
Things to note w/ Childhood Dis’s
- HOW/WHEN present?
- Contagious in nature?
- Pattern recognition***
- When should you be concerned?
- Hygiene/cleanliness***
Childhood Diseases:
Common threads for these diseases:
- Rubella- RNA Virus
- Roseola
- Chicken Pox- DNA Virus
- Measles (Rubeloa)- RNA Virus
- Scarlet Fever
- Mumps- RNA Virus
- Conjuctivitis
Childhood Diseases:
Rubella
Contagious Time + S/S:
- Contagious→ MOST contagious 7d before to 7d after rash
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S/S: cold/flu sx’s
- Rash→ face/trunk, spreads to extremities
- MILD fever, lymph node adenopathy, CCC (cough, congestion, conjuctivitis)
Childhood Diseases:
Roseola (rosy red rash)
Contagious & S/S
- Contagious→ via DIRECT contact, cough, sneeze
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S/S: cold/flu sx’s
- SZ w/ high fever
- Fever x3-4d f/b rash**
- Maculopapular rash on trunk, spreads to extremities
- Red bumps may turn white after touched
Childhood Diseases:
Chickenpox (Varicella*)
Contagious & S/S
- Contagious→ Incubation period= 11-21d, contagious via droplets→ cough, sneeze, direct contact w/ blisters
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S/S: cold/flu sx’s*
- 3 stage sx’s: 1. macule 2. vesicle 3. granular scab
- Skin lesions start on trunk, spread to limbs, buccal mucosa, scalp, axilla, UR tract, conjuctiva
- Itch/body aches
Childhood Diseases:
Measles (Rubeola)
Contagious & S/S:
- Contagious: Incubation time= 10-21d, contagious via airborne droplets, fluids in blisters from 1-2d before blisters
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S/S:
- 1st signs=> Fever >100*, sore throat, runny nose, cough
- W/in few days→ bright red blotchy rash on face/neck, spreads to limbs; rash fades 3-5d
- *Koplik’s Spot→ small, red spots w/ bluish white specks in center
If you see Koplik’s Spots….. Think
MEASLES (RUBELOA)****
Small, red spots w/ bluish white specks in center ***
If you see “Sandpaper Rash” think……
Scarlet Fever*****
Childhood Diseases:
Scarlet Fever
Contagious & S/S:
-
Contagious→ Freq evolves from initial illness of strep throat** & spreads thru airborne droplets; contagious until antibx taken for 24hrs
- Peak prev=> 4-8yo
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S/S:
- HIGH fever x1-2d f/b rash
- Pink skin rash on neck, chest, axilla, groin, thighs
- ***Rash feels like sandpaper
- Nausea, vom, Strawberry tongue
Childhood Diseases:
Mumps
Contagious & S/S:
- Contagious→ FROM 6d prior to & UP TO 2wks after gland swelling; Direct contact OR airborne droplets
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S/S:
- Enlarged salivary glands*
- HA, mm aches, fever, diff swallowing (2* swelled salivary glands), vom
Conjuctivitis aka
Pink Eye!!!!
Conjuctivitis (Pink Eye)
Things to NOTE/REMEMBER:
NO RASH
2* to ALL the other childhood diseases****
Childhood Dis’s
Conjuctivitis (Pink Eye)
Contagious & S/S:
- Contagious→ via DIRECT CONTACT
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S/S:
- MOST COMMON== Eye irritation (feels like piece of sand in eye)*
- Red/swelled eye/eyelid
- Crust of discharge→ eyelids stuck together in morning
- Photosensitivity & itching
The following childhood disease is a DNA virus:
Chickenpox (Varicella)
The following childhood disease(s) are RNA Viruses:
Rubella, Measles (Rubeloa), Mumps
Systems Review: Musculoskeletal
Marfan Syndrome
- Disproportionate arms, legs, fingers
- Kyphoscoliosis
- Defective heart valves*, Dissecting aortic aneurysm
- Thumb sign (Steinberg Sign)******
Systems Review: Musculoskeletal
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome think…..
Connective tissue disorder
Systems Review: Musculoskeletal
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Connective tissue disorder
- Effects Type I, II, V collage
- Beighton Scale of Joint Hypermobility (9pt scale)
- Easily damaged blood vessels
- Hyperelastic skin→ “Skin Sign”
Beighton Scale of Joint Hypermobility
Used for what disease?
Ehlers-Danlos!!!
- HIGH lvl laxity→ Score of 7-9
Hess Test think…..
Vascular Ehlers-Danlos !!!!!
Systems Review: Musculoskeletal
Ehlers-Danlos
Hess Test
Vasular Ehlers-Danlos
- How to: inflate BP cuff on upper arm to pressure bw SBP & DPB; maint. x5mins
- Result→ >10 petechiae is an ABNORMAL RESPONSE indicating capillary fragility