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What are the levels of B12 and Folate seen in children with Celiac Disease?
B12 is normal while Folate is low
What drugs are most associated with DRESS syndrome?
Anticonvulsants and Sulfonamides
What are the clinical manifestations of papular acrodermatitis (Gianni-Crosti syndrome)?
Multiple, slightly edematous, papular, symmetrically distributed lesions of the face, buttocks, and extremities that spares the trunk. It used to be most commonly caused by hepatitis (A/B), but now by EBV.
What can cause both bloody vaginal discharge and gastrointestinal symptoms in the same patient simultaneously?
Shigella flexneri and Shigella sonnei
What are the clinical manifestations of McCune-Albright syndrome?
Large cutaneous cafe-au-lait macules with jagged borders (coast of Maine), endocrinopathies, and polyostotic fibrous dysplasia of the skeleton.
What are the characteristics of the rash associated with HHV-6 (roseola infantum)?
Discrete small and slightly elevated, pinkish, blanching lesions on the trunk that spreads to the face
Where is the location of pain associated with tennis elbow?
Lateral epicondyle
Which type of patients may see additional benefits from Depo injections over others?
Adolescents with seizure disorders due to possible anticonvulsant effects
What syndrome is associated with transient myeloproliferative disease in infancy?
Trisomy 21
What is the initial intervention for a child with a fixed congenital clubbed foot?
Casting
What genetic metabolic syndrome can sometimes show clinical improvement with pyridoxine administration?
Homocystinuria
Which population of patients typically present with Blount’s disease?
Females, African Americans, and obese children.
What are the clinical manifestations of Friedrich Ataxia?
Proximal lower extremity weakness, ataxia, cardiomyopathy, and scoliosis, all of which are progressive.
What are the main side effects of topical steroid use?
Hypopigmentation, telangiectasias, and atrophy.
What is the minimum age and LDL level to implement pharmacologic therapy for hypercholesterolemia in children without other risk factors?
8 years of age and an LDL level greater than 190mg/dL.
What is rib notching on chest x-ray pathognomic for?
Coarctation of the aorta.
What is a serious, sometimes fatal adverse effect of valproic acid?
Hyperammonemic encephalopathy.
What disorder is associated with a single central incisor?
Growth hormone deficiency.
What diagnosis is consistent with very-high voltage, random, slow waves and spikes in all cortical areas on EEG (hypsarrhythmia)?
Infantile spasms
What are the clinical symptoms of Moyamoya disease?
Typical in Asian females.
Presents as altered mental status, recurrent headaches, chorea, TIAs, and hemorrhagic stroke.
Found to have dilated arterial collateral vessels from stenotic lesions in the Circle of Willis.
What findings on neuroimaging are associated with tuberous sclerosis?
Hemispheric atrophy with serpinginous calcifications.
What findings are associated with an Erb-Duchene palsy?
“Waiter’s tip” position of the arm due to a C5/C6 injury.
What physical examination finding should raise concern for a splenic rupture in people struck by a car?
Left shoulder pain or medially displaced gastric bubble.
What laboratory finding is used in neonates to determine if mothers are at an increased risk to transmit Hepatitis B?
HBeAG-positivity
What vitamin deficiency is associated with hemolytic disease in premature infants?
Vitamin E
What symptoms are associated with Galactosemia?
Liver dysfunction, jaundice, E. coli sepsis, cataracts, and urinary ketones/reducing substances
What syndrome is associated with sudden death while receiving growth hormone therapy?
Prader-Willi syndrome
What are the characteristic findings associated with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome?
History of poor wound healing, doughy smooth texture to the skin, mitral valve prolapse, and aortic root dilitation/dissection
What is the treatment for acute serotonin syndrome symptoms?
Cyproheptadine
What are the findings associated with Fanconi anemia?
Pancytopenia, microcephaly, hypopigmentation/cafe-au-lait macules, thumb/radial anomalies, hypogonadism, ocular/ear anomalies, and renal anomalies
What are two physical findings associated with Wilms’ tumor?
Aniridia and Hemihypertrophy
What syndrome is associated with aortic and renal artery stenosis?
Williams syndrome
What skin findings are associated with a Neuroblastoma?
Subcutaneous blue nodules
Periorbital ecchymosis with proptosis
What cutaneous findings are associated with Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis?
Hemorrhagic crusted papules and papulovesicles
Recalcitrant seborrheic dermatitis-like eruption with lymphadenopathy
What spinal anomaly is associated with type 1 diabetes in pregnancy?
Caudal regression
What are the first three male changes in puberty?
Spermarche
Acne
Axillary perspiration
What syndrome do patients with DiGeorge syndrome also often have?
CHARGE syndrome
What is the recommended antibiotic prophylaxis for at-risk patients before oropharyngeal procedures?
Amoxicillin 2g approximately 30-60 minutes prior to the procedure
What are the risk factors associated with jejunal atresia?
Low-birth weight
Maternal tobacco use
Maternal cocaine use
What is the cause of inflammatory papules and pustules in acne?
Rupture of closed comedones (whiteheads)
What are the characteristic findings seen in tuberous sclerosis?
Hypopigmented macules (Ash-leaf spots), facial angiofirbomas, yellow-orange hamartoma, and brownish fibrous plaques on the forehead
What circumstances cause umbilical hernias to need repair outside of strangulation?
Enlarges post- 1 to 2 years of age
Persists to year 5 or 6 of life
Which congenital malformations is Parvovirus B19 associated with?
None. It is associated with ascites, pleural/pericardial effusions, and hydrops
What vitamin deficiencies are typically seen post-gastric bypass?
B-complex vitamins
What are the characteristic findings of Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome?
Progressive ascending weakness with atrophy leading to “stork legs”, as well as loss of deep tendon reflexes
What are petechial lesions of the vagina and cervix (“strawberry cervix”) consistent with?
Trichomonas infection
What diagnosis is associated with bloody stools and freckling of the lips?
Peutz-Jegher’s Syndrome
What are the differences between Marfan’s syndrome and Homocystinuria?
Marfan’s syndrome has normal IQ and upwardly displaced lenses.
Homocystinuria has lower IQ and downward displaced lenses.
What is a key difference between Fanconi anemia and Diamond-Blackfan syndrome?
Fanconi anemia is associated with pancytopenia whereas the other is only anemia
What are the findings associated with icthyosis vulgaris?
A rash with thickening and hyperlinearity, as well as accentuated markings on the palms and soles. There are also large plate-like scales on the extensor surfaces of the extremities and lower back.
What is the diagnosis of a lytic, ground-glass appearing expansile femur lesion?
Fibrous dysplasia
What is the diagnosis of a broad-based pedunculated lesion of the femur?
Osteochondroma
What is the diagnosis of a radiolucent, sharply marginated lesion of the hand?
Endochondroma
What is the diagnosis of an eccentric lytic lesion showing destruction and expansion bordered by a thin sclerotic border?
Aneurysmal bone cyst
What is the diagnosis of an oval lucency surrounded by a sclerotic border that has pain worse at night?
Osteoid osteoma
What are the characteristic findings associated with dermatomyositis?
Elevated aldolase and creatine kinase
Hypertrophic, violaceous papules overlying the PIP/DIP joints
Malaise
Weakness
When will the average girl experience her first menstrual period after telarche begins?
30 to 31 months
How long should MMR/VZV vaccines be delayed post-IVIG administration?
8 to 11 months
What antenatal clinical finding is associated with myotubular myopathy?
Polyhydramnios
What clinical findings are associated with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome?
Hemihypertrophy, hepatosplenomegaly, nephromegaly, beta-cell hypertrophy, hypoglycemia, omphalocele, macroglossia
What is a common cardiac complication that occurs in children with eating disorders?
Mitral valve prolapse
What disease process are infantile rhabdomyomas and infantile spasms associated with?
Tuberous sclerosis
What is the radiographic finding associated with vitamin D deficiency rickets?
A widening of the growth plates associated with metaphyseal fraying and cupping of the distal radius and ulna
What two drugs are usually linked to drug-induced lupus syndrome?
Hydralazine
Procainamide
What are the features associated with myotonic dystrophy?
Wasting of the facial muscles, neck muscles, and distal extremities with sparing of the proximal musculature
What are the characteristic findings of Bloom syndrome?
Long limbs, photosensitivity, protruding ears, severe growth deficiency, and a propensity for neoplasms such as ALL
What is the most specific test for an acute EBV infection?
IgM EBV viral capsid antigen
Which vaccine is contraindicated in children with a history of Guillan-Barre?
LAIV (Live-Attenuated Influenza Virus)
What are the five major criteria used to diagnose Acute Rheumatic Fever?
Carditis, Erythema Marginatum, Subcutaneous Nodules, Polyarthritis, and Chorea
What immunoglobulin-related syndrome is associated with Pneumocystis infections?
Hyper IgM
What medications are recommended for autistic children with self-injurious behaviors?
Risperdone
Aripiprazole
What are the differences between intracranial calcifications seen with congenital CMV and toxoplasmosis?
CMV - periventricular
Toxoplasmosis - Entire brain with basal ganglia focus
What are the typical lesions seen with Reactive Arthritis?
Shallow erosions on the buccal mucosa and along the gum lines
What electrolyte abnormality is associated with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?
Hyponatremia
What is the causative organism of tinea versicolor?
Malasezzia globosa
What is a unique feature of the JIA/JRA rash?
It reappears while afebrile when you stroke the skin
What vitamin is well-known to enhance the absorption of iron?
Vitamin C
What nutritional deficiency is associated with “spooning” of the nails?
Iron
What laboratory study can help differentiate between iron deficiency and lead poisoning?
Urine coproporphyrins (increased in lead poisoning)
What is the leading cause of death in patients who abuse inhalants?
Cardiac arrhythmia
What is the typical rash seen in neonatal lupus erythematosus?
Annular, scaling, pinkish plaques with a hemorrhagic crust
Which forms of congenital liver pathology are associated with an elevated indirect bilirubin?
Gilbert syndrome
Criggler-Najjar syndrome
What is the best description of the rash associated with Kwashiorkor?
Sharply marginated, raised erythema that scales and flakes easily (“flaky paint dermatitis”)
What is the Marcus Gunn phenomenon?
Simultaneous eye blinking with ptosis while sucking secondary to an abnormal innervation of the trigeminal and oculomotor nerves
Where is the point of the most pain/tenderness in children with Little Leaguer’s Elbow?
Medial Humeral Epicondyle
What syndrome is associated with a love of music but a strong dislike of loud sounds?
Williams syndrome
What medications are used to help treat keratosis pilaris?
Lactic Acid, Urea Acid, or Glycolic Acid Creams
What are the ECG findings associated with Brugada syndrome?
Right bundle branch block
ST-segment elevation in V1 to V3
Syncope
Increased risk of sudden death
What skeletal abnormality is typically seen in Hurler’s syndrome?
Dysostosis multiplex of the lower thoracic and upper lumbar vertebrae, along with proximally pointed metacarpals, and rounded illiac wings
What electrolyte abnormality inhibits alkalinization of the urine for salicylate overdose?
Hypokalemia
What are two of the key defining features of Kallman Syndrome?
Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and Anosmia
What are the imaging findings seen with osteochondritis dissecans?
A zone of radiolucency that surrounds a well-demarcated, thin, linear fragment of partially attached bone
What are the buzzwords associated with Ewing Sarcoma?
“Moth Eaten” and “Onion Skin”
What are the buzzwords associated with Osteosarcoma?
“Codman’s Triangle” and “Sunburst pattern”
What medication may be helpful in patients with neurocardiogenic syncope?
Fludrocortisone
What kinds of bleeds are patients with Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome at risk for?
Intracranial hemorrhage
What is the most common adverse effect of long-acting injectable progesterone?
Delayed return to fertility, especially if obese
What disease is associated with rod and tennis racquet-shaped cytoplasmic inclusion bodies?
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
What are the names of the inclusion bodies seen in the red blood cells of patients with G6PD deficiency?
Heinz Bodies
What are the clinical manifestations of PHACES syndrome?
Posterior fossa abnormalities Hemangiomas of the face Arterial cerebrovascular abnormalities Cardiac anomalies Eye anomalies Sternal clefting
How much Vitamin D should babies get per day?
400 IU
What are the diagnostic criteria for diabetes?
Random glucose greater than 200 with symptoms of diabetes, fasting glucose greater than 126, GTT at 2 hours greater than 200, or an A1C greater than or equal to 6.5%
What is the vaginal pH of women with bacterial vaginosis?
Greater than 4.5
What disease processes show basophilic stipling of the red blood cell?
Lead poisoning, thalassemia, chronic alcohol abuse, sickle cell anemia, megaloblastic anemia, and sideroblastic anemia
What drug most commonly causes IgA bullous dermatosis?
Vancomycin
What chronic disorder develops in adolescents with a childhood history of cyclic vomiting syndrome?
Chronic recurrent migraines
What disorder is associated with an increased risk for SMA syndrome?
Anorexia nervosa
What is the treatment of choice for a cholesteatoma?
Surgical excision
What activity is associated with exacerbation of absence seizures?
Hyperventilation
What electrolyte disturbances are seen with bulimia?
Hypokalemia
Hyponatremia
Hypophosphatemia