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