MSRA Flashcards
Live Attenuated Vaccines
BCG
MMR
Oral polio
Yellow fever
oral typhoid
oral rotavirus
intranasal influenza
Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome
Cause:
Features:
Treatment:
Cause = shingles of facial nerve ( CN 7)
Features = auricular pain, facial nerve palsy, vesicular rash around ear, vertigo/tinnitus
Treatment = oral aciclovir and corticosteroids
Most common headache type in children:
Acute management:
1st Line prevention:
Migraine
Ibuprofen/Nasal Triptans
Pizotifen or Propranolol
Ottawa Ankle Rules:
Pain in the malleolar zone plus any one of:
-tenderness of lateral malleolus
-tenderness of medial malleolus
-inability to walk >4 steps immediately after injury and in ED
Asthma Management:
Step 1) Short acting beta agonist e.g Salbutamol
Step 2) Short acting beta agonist and low dose inhaled corticosteroid
Step 3) SABA, ICS and Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist
Step 4) SABA, ICS, Long acting beta agonist (e.g salmeterol), +/- LRTA depending on response
Step 5) SABA, LRTA and Maintenance/Reliever Therapy (Combined ICS and LABA)
Step 6) SABA, LRTA and medium dose MART
Step 7) SABA, LRTA and a) high dose ICS b) antimuscarinic drug e.g Theophylline, c) refer
Doses of Inhaled Corticosteroid
Low dose:
Medium:
High:
400micrograms
400-800 micrograms
>800 micrograms
Enuresis management:
1st line -
2nd line -
3rd line -
1st line = rewards system
2nd line = enuresis alarm
3rd line/short term = desmopressin
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip features:
Picked up on newborn exam
positive barlow’s and ortolani’s test
uneven skin folds/leg length
Transient Synovitis features:
Acute hip pain
preceding viral infection
typically affects 2-10yr olds
*The commonest cause of hip pain in children
Perthes disease:
Degenerative condition of the hips affecting 4-8yr olds
-Avascular necrosis of the femoral head
More common in boys
progressive hip pain
usually bilateral
limp
stiffness
Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis features:
typically 10-15yr olds
more common if obese
may present acutely following trauma but is generally chronic
knee or distal thigh pain
loss of internal rotation
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis features:
Arthritis if <16yrs old and for >3 months
joint pain and swelling (usually medium joints such as knees, ankles, elbows)
limping
may have positive ANA
Septic Arthritis:
Acute hip pain with systemic features e.g temperature, severe limitation of affected joint
Likelihood based on Kochers score
Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill Absolute Contraindications (UKMEC 4)
Age 35 smokes >15 cigarettes/day
Migraine with aura
History of thrombus or thrombogenic disease
Previous stroke/heart attack
Breastfeeding <6 weeks postpartum
Ucontrolled hypertension
Current breast cancer
Major surgery with prolonged immobilisation
Positive antiphospholipid antibodies
Shin lesions
erythema nodosum:
Pretibial Myxoedema:
Pyoderma Gangrenosum:
Necrobiosis Lipooidica Diabeticorum:
erythema nodosum = symmetrical, erythematous, tender. Due to: Strep infections, sarcoidosis, IBD, medications (penicillins, sulphonamides, COCP)
Pretibial Myxoedema: symmetrical, erythematous, orange peel texture. Seen in Graves Disease
Pyoderma Gangrenosum: small papule that becomes deep red ulcerated. 50% idiopathic; IBD, connective tissue and myeloproliferative disorders
Necrobiosis Lipooidica Diabeticorum: shiny painless red/yellow skin with telangiectasia. Seen in diabetics
Valves affected in Endocarditis
Normal valves:
IVDU:
Normal = Mitral Valve
IVDU = tricuspid
3 month motor milestones:
Little/no head lag
on tummy = good head control
held sitting = lumbar curve
6 months motor milestones:
on tummy = arms extended
lying on back = lifts legs and grasps feet
pulls self to sitting
rolls front to back
7-8 months motor milestones:
sits unaided - refer if not reached by 12 months
9 months motor milestones:
Pulls to standing
crawls
12 months motor milestones:
Cruises
walks with one hand held
13-15 months motor milestones
Walks unsupported
*Refer if not achieved by 18 months
18 months motor milestones:
Squats to pick up a toy
2 years motor milestones:
Runs
walks up and downstairs holding on to rail
3 years motor milestones:
rides a tricycle
walks upstairs without a handrail
4 years motor milestones:
Hops on one leg