Last Minute Flashcards
What is the average growth length (growth velocity) per year after 2 years of age (later childhood)?
5cm
How much does the head circumference increase per month in the 1st year?
1/m
When does the head grow the fastest?
First 60 days
.5/wk
Child with enlarged head > 98th percentile, similar to the father, no symptoms and normal cognitive function, head imaging study showed prominent subarachnoid space especially in the frontal region
Benign familial macrocephaly
Anterior displacement of the occiput on one side and the frontal region on the ipsilateral side and the ear is more anterior on the side of occipital flattening (parallelogram)
Positional plagiocephaly
Anterior displacement of the occiput on one side and frontal bossing on the contralateral side and the ear is displaced more posteriorly (trapezoid)
Posterior plagiocephaly (craniosynostosis)
The most common type of craniosynostosis
Long narrow head (scaphocephaly), which is an early closure of the sagittal sutures
Infant born to HBsAg positive mom what should be given?
Hepatitis B and HepB immunoglobulin in the first 12 h
Encephalopathy within 7 days of administration is an absolute contraindication in which vaccine?
Dtap
If you give only MMR vaccine, how long should you wait to do PPD test?
4-6 weeks
The child who received MMR vaccine 2 weeks ago Rubella is now having pain in the hip joints. Which component of the vaccine is responsible for this reaction?
Rubella
2-month-old child with complement component deficiency. What are the vaccines that should be given at the 2-months well visit?
Routine 2 months vaccines plus meningococcal vaccine
Visual acuity for a newborn is
20/400
Newborn with a mother who is HIV positive
Breastfeeding is contraindicated (except in resource-limited settings)
What is the latest age for first tooth eruption?
18 months (after that, dental consult)
Child with a capillary lead level of > 5 μg/ dL. What is the next best step?
Obtain venous sample
Gestational age of screening for group B Streptococcus (GBS)
35–37 weeks gestation
Birth weight less than 2500 g
Low birth weight
Birth weight less than 1500 g
Very low birth weight (VLBW)
Birth weight less than 1000 g
Extremely low birth weight (ELBW)
Uteroplacental insufficiency is associated with what type of deceleration?
Late deceleration
A neonate is born to a mother with chorioamnionitis. The neonate is alert with good tone, no respiratory distress, and vital signs are normal. What is the next best step?
Obtain blood culture, complete blood cell count, and start ampicillin and gentamicin
Newborn with one side of the body pink and the other side pale, with a sharp line in-between, no other symptoms
Harlequin color change
Children younger than 9 years of age, never been vaccinated for influenza before; how many doses should they receive during the first instance of influenza vaccination?
2 doses 1 month apart
neonate is born with severely thickened skin with large, shiny plates of hyperkeratotic scales. Deep, erythematous fissures separate the scales and contraction abnormalities of the eyes (severe ectropion), ears, mouth, and appendages
Harlequin ichthyosis (autosomal recessive)
When is surfactant recommended to be used prophylactically after resuscitation in extremely premature neonates to protect the immature lungs?
< 27 weeks gestation (some institutions give surfactant as rescue therapy)
An 8-week-old who was born at 27 weeks was intubated for several weeks and now has chronic hypoxemia, tachypnea, wheezing, along with longstanding respiratory insufficiency. Chest radiograph showed: Decreased lung volumes, areas of atelectasis, hyperinflation, and pulmonary edema
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Full-term infant presents with tachypnea, cyanosis only in the lower body, loud second heart sound. Chest radiograph shows clear lungs and decreased vascular markings
Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
post-term newborn has respiratory distress. The amniotic fluid was stained with meconium, and the point of maximal cardiac impulse is displaced
Pneumothorax
A 2-week-old preterm infant born at 26 weeks gestation started having more gastric residuals, abdominal distension, blood in stool, abdominal wall erythema. KUB shows pneumatosis intestinalis and gas in the portal vein
Necrotizing enterocolitis
condition specific for the infant of diabetic mother
Small left colon syndrome
An abdominal wall defect with uncovered abdominal contents noted right of the umbilicus is
Gastroschisis—not associated with genetic abnormalities
An abdominal wall defect covered with a membrane that is often associated with genetic syndromes is
Omphalocele
A full-term newborn with missing right index, middle, and ring fingers
Amniotic band syndrome
Very small for gestational age (SGA) infant, mother with multiple drug abuse during pregnancy, including alcohol, cigarette smoking, cocaine, marijuana. Which substance is most responsible for SGA?
cocaine
Newborn with chorioretinitis, hydrocephalus, and intracranial calcifications
Congenital toxoplasmosis
Newborn with microcephaly, and periventricular calcifications
Congenital cytomegalovirus infection
Newborn with snuffles, continuous nasal secretions, anemia, thrombocytopenia, hepatomegaly, and periostitis
Congenital syphilis
Lithium use during pregnancy is associated with
Ebstein anomaly
A virus that can cause fetal hydrops
Parvovirus B19
After cleaning the wound of dog or cat bite, what is the most appropriate prophylactic antibiotic?
Amoxicillin/clavulanate
Dog or cat bite and allergy to penicillin
Clindamycin plus trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
After cleaning the wound of dog or cat bite, what is the most appropriate prophylactic antibiotic?
Amoxicillin/clavulanate
Dog or cat bite and allergy to penicillin
Clindamycin
Significant fall from height according to age
in < 2 years of age > 3 ft is a high risk
n > 2 years of age > 5 ft is a high risk
Ingestion of which agent can cause pinpoint pupils, unresponsiveness, and respiratory depression? And treatment?
Opiate
Naloxone
Child presents with neck spasms, oculogyric crisis, and tongue thrusting after accidental ingestion of promethazine (anti-nausea medication). What is the drug of choice to treat these symptoms?
Diphenhydramine
Healthy child ingests caretaker’s medicine, presents with altered mental status, seizure, drowsiness, lethargy, sinus tachycardia, widened QRS, prolonged QT interval. Likely ingestion?
TCA