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Paediatric history Flashcards

1
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History taking

A

Introduce yourself
Gain trust and cooperation
Explain what will happen
Observe child as take history

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What to look for in history

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Behaviour
If look unwell
Safeguarding - signs of neglect
Milestones

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History taking

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Presenting complaint
HPC
Birth and development history eg feeding
Immunisation
PMH
FH
SH
Drugs and allergy
Review of systems
Ask - what made you come in today
Summarise back to parents and check havent missed naything

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4
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What to ask around long term conditions eg asthma?

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Hopsital admissions
admission to ITU previously

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Questions to ask about birth

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Neonatal admission
Premature
Vaginal or C section
Traumatic birth
Problems ith mum after birth
Weigth at birth

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When does asking about birth become irrelevant?

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Always ask about birth for exams - might seem silly but any problems when you were born
Older a child is less relevant it is - after age of 10 fairly irrelevant

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Immunisations what to ask

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Up to date
All received - anything missed

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Nutrition questions

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Bottle or breast - need to know normal - if breast then how long, if bottle then how many bottles of how much
Moving onto solids at 6 months
Varied diet
Appetite

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What is projectile vomitting?

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Reaches a distance
Can be forceful and not be projectile

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How much will a helathy baby take of milk?

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150ml/kg/day of milk

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How much will a helathy baby take of milk?

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150ml/kg/day of milk

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Breast feeding timings

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first 5-10 minutes - sweet fore milk
after that - high fat protein content milk that doesnt taste sweet
Normal feed is 20 minutes, ideally on one side

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Chronic contipation how ling can go on for

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4,5,6, weeks

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Why issues with compliance ith constipation meds

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Overflow diarrhoea - smell at school

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Why issues with compliance ith constipation meds

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Overflow diarrhoea - smell at school

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Development Qs

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Height and weight percentiles
Milestones

16
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Social

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Whos looking after child
Pets
Travel
Social services input
Sex and relationships
Hobbies etc

17
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Systems review

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General activity, tiredness
Sleep
School absence
Weight loss
Appetite

Resp systems

18
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Resp questions

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Cough
Wheeze - noisy breathing
Colour change
SOB
Asthma
Prematurity

19
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Night cough

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Asthma

20
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Causes of stridor

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Foreign object
Croup
Anaphylaxis
etc

21
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Resp signs in paeds

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Sternal/subcostal recession
Supraclavicular recession - tripod
Intercostal recession
Barrel chust
Grunting
Nasal flaring
Head bobbing
Tracheal tug

22
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What is a red flag sign for babies resp?

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Grunting
Creating own positive respiratory pressure

23
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What be careful of when lsitening to babies chest?

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Coryzal symptoms - snot and secretions etc sounds like in lungs because have no neck - sound spreads to lungs
Listen to crackles - shows acc chest infection problems

24
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Cardiovascular systems review

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Faints
Cyanosis
Murmus
Oedema
Urine output

25
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Gi systems review

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Diet
Vomitting, diarrhoea
Constipation
Abdo pain
Stool

26
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Comitting diarrhoea qs

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Timeline
Frequency
What looks like - blood, mucus
Contacts
Travel

27
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Genitoruinary systems review

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Enuresis
Dysuria
Frequency
Urine outout
Age of menarche
Dysmenorrhea

28
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Neuro

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Fits, faints, funny turns
Headahces, weakness, hearing and vision

29
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What is an irritable baby a sign of?

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inconsolabel - meningitis, encephalitis etc

30
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ENT

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Earache
Hearing impairment
Recurrent sore throat
Enlarged glands

31
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When do you do an ENT exam?

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End of any examination as often upsets child

32
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Skin

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Lesions, rashes
Itchy
Eczema, dyr skin

33
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MSK qs

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Joint pain, swelling
Limp
Restriction of movement
Paediatric gals

34
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Development

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Gross motor
etc

35
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Growth charts consider

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Height/length
weight
Head circumference

36
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What do first if child is quiet

A

Auscultate/listen to chest first

37
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TO DO

A

Spotting a sick child

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