NEONATAL/INFECTIOUS/GENETIC Flashcards
What is it known as when a baby is born with a vitamin K deficiency, what do we give them?
Hemorrhagic disease
Give vit K injection
Platisbell, gomko, and mogen are 3 examples of what?
Types of circumcisions
What are 2 major things we should make sure of with breastfeeding?
- Baby latching correctly – no curling of lips/proper sucking
- Mother is producing milk & baby is interested in milk
Which congenital hip special test involves an anterior pull with abduction?
Ortolani
Which congential hip special test involves add + internal rotation?
Bartlow
Omphalocele is what congenital GI disorder?
When the organs are fully exposed
What are the sleeping requirements to reduce SIDS?
Sleep on back ALONE – no blankets, no pillows NO PEOPLE (DON’T SLEEP WITH BABY UNDER 3 MONTHS OLD)
Risk factors for SIDS?
Exposure to cigarette smoke, mom
Parvovirus B19 will cause what disease? How will the child look?
Erythema infectiosum - Slapped cheek rash
What do we look for with Kawasaki disease? Tx?
HIGH FEVER 5+ days, conjunctivitis, “strawberry tongue”, rash, extremity changes (edema)
Tx = IVIg + Aspirin (within 1st 10 days to reduce coronary artery aneurysms)
When is the varicella vaccine given?
1st @ 12-15 months
2nd @ 4-6 years
What is it known as when you give a child aspirin? Under what age cannot you not give aspirin?
Reye’s Syndrome
NO ASPIRIN UNDER AGE 2
Coxackie virus causes what disease?
How will they appear?
Hand, Foot, Mouth dz
fever, oral vesicles, lesions on hands/feet
What is a good Tx for cat scratch dz?
Azithro
What vaccine preventable dz can cause sterility in males?
Mumps
What vaccine preventable dz if acquired in utero will cause the child to be deaf and blind?
Rubella
What vaccine preventable dz presents with a rash that spreads from the hairline down?
Measles
When do we give the MMR vaccine?
1st @ 12-15 months
2nd @ 4-6 years
When do we give the meningitis vaccine?
1st @ 11-12 years
Booster at 16-18
What’s the Dtap schedule?
1st @ 2 months
2nd @ 4 months
3rd @ 6 months
4th @ 15-18 months
5th @ 4-6 years
*after age 7 every 10 years
When can we test for down syndrome?
10-13 weeks – Trisomy 21
What genetic disorder involves the lack of enzymes to breakdown phenylalnine – thus, we must limit the child’s protein intake for life?
Phenylketonuria
What is considered a fever in a 3-36month old?
39C or 102.2F
What is considered a fever in a child under 3 months?
38C or 100.4F
When would we see a string sign?
Pyloric stenosis
