Paediatrics Flashcards
Name 3 screening tools for autism spectrum disorder? (ASD)
ADOS (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule) - gold standard
ASQ-E2 ( Ages & Stages Questionnaires®: Social-Emotional, Second Edition)
M-Chart
About ___ % of children with Type 1 diabetes present in DKA.
Classical symptoms include ____, ____, and weight loss (usually a result of dehydration).
Other less typical presenting symptoms include _____ and recurrent _____.
25-50%
Polyuria
Polydipsia (excessive thirst)
Weight loss
Secondary enuresis (previously dry at night) Recurrent infection
Episodes of severe hypoglycaemia where there is an impairment of consciousness. seizures or coma can be treated with _____?
IV dextrose (10%)
and
IM Glucagon
Other causes of hypoglycaemia to think about include:
Hypothyroidism
Glycogen storage disorders
Fatty acid oxidation defects
Liver cirrhosis
Alcohol
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Long term complications of Hyperglycaemia (poorly controlled diabetes) include:
Macrovascular:
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Stroke
Hypertension
Peripheral Ischaemia (poor healing - ulcers - diabetic foot)
Microvascular:
Peripheral Neuropathy
Retinopathy
Nephropathy (particularly glomerulosclerosis)
Infection related complications:
Pneumonia
UTI’s
Skin and soft tissue infections (particulalry in the feet)
Fungal infections (Candidiasis)
Name the different classes of insulin regimes, their duration of action, and examples of each.
Rapid-acting: 4hrs
- Novorapid
- FIASP (starts working within 2 mins)
- Humalog
- Apidra
*FAHN*
Short-acting : 8hrs
- Humulin-S
- Insuman RAPID
HI
Intermediate-acting: 16hrs
- Insuman BASAL
- Insulatard
- Humulin - I
HII
Long Acting: 24+ hrs
- Levemir (24hrs)
- Toujeo (36hrs)
- Tresiba (>42 hrs)
LTT
Delayed puberty is classed as no pubertal development by the age of ___ in boys and ___ in girls.
15
14
What are the causes of delayed puberty?
Constitutional delay:
The most common cause of delayed puberty is constitutional delay of growth and puberty, in which children are ‘late bloomers’ and enter normal puberty later than their peers. They will eventually reach full normal height and development. Constitutional delay is confirmed with a hand-wrist X-ray to confirm bone age, which is delayed in constitutional bone delay because the epiphyseal plates are late to fuse.
Low gonadotrophin secretion induces pituitary disorders:
- Craniopharyngiomas
- Kallmann syndrome
- Panhypopituitarism
- Isolated gonadotrophin deficiency)
- Hypothyroidism
- Systemic disease (e.g. cystic fibrosis or Crohn’s).
High gonadotrophin secretion causes include:
- Chromosomal disorders (Turner’s XO, Klinefelter’s XXY)
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Acquired hypogonadism (e.g. after chemotherapy)
Reasons for admission in bronchiolitis?
Aged under 3 months
Prematurity / Down Syndrome / Cystic Fibrosis
50-75% less of their normal milk intake
Clinical Dehydration
Resp Rate > 70
Oxygen sats < 92%
Signs of respiratory distress
Apnoeas
Parents not confident about managing at home or difficulty accessing medical help from home
Signs of respiratory distress in the infant?
Raised respiratory rate
Use of accessory muscles of breathing, such as the sternocleidomastoid, abdominal and intercostal muscles
Intercostal and subcostal recessions
Nasal flaring
Head bobbing
Tracheal tugging
Cyanosis (due to low oxygen saturation)
Abnormal airway noises:
- Wheezing is a whistling sound caused by narrowed airways, typically heard during expiration
- Grunting is caused by exhaling with the glottis partially closed to increase positive end-expiratory pressure
- Stridor is a high pitched inspiratory noise caused by obstruction of the upper airway, for example in croup

Bronchiolitis is caused by which microorganism?
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Management of Bronchiolits?
Supportive management. This involves:
- Ensuring adequate intake. This could be orally, via NG tube or IV fluids depending on the severity. It is important to avoid overfeeding as a full stomach will restrict breathing. Start with small frequent feeds and gradually increase them as tolerated.
- Saline nasal drops and nasal suctioning can help clear nasal secretions, particularly prior to feeding
- Supplementary oxygen if the oxygen saturations remain below 92%
- Ventilatory support if required such as
- High flow humidified oxygen (Airvo or Optiflow - Increase postive end-expiratory pressure PEEP to prevent air way collapsing).
- CPAP
- Intubation
There is little evidence for treatments such as nebulised saline, bronchodilators, steroids and antibiotics.
______ is a monoclonal antibody that targets the respiratory syncytial virus. An injection is given ____ as prevention against bronchiolitis caused by RSV. It is given to high risk babies, such as ____ and those with ____.
Palivizumab
Monthly
Ex-Premature
Congenital Heart Disease.
Management of ADHD?
Conservative:
- Parental and child education
- Diet and Exercise (food diary can be helpful to keep track of certain foods that trigger symptoms such as food colourings etc).
Medication: (CNS stimulants)
- Methylphenidate (Ritalin)
- Dexamfetamine
- Atomoxetine
Slapped Cheek Syndrome or “fifth disease” “Erythema infectiosum” is a self-resolving condition that is caused by which microorganism?
Parvovirus B19
Hand dominance normally develops by ___ years and children with a preference before 18 months may indicate _____ or _____
2 yrs
18 months
Cerebral palsy or Spastic hemiplegia
Major complicaiton of slapped cheek syndrome or parvovirus B19 infection?
Aplastic Anaemia
_____ is the most common cardiac defect in infants of diabetic mothers. This applies to mothers with type 1 and 2 diabetes, rather than gestational diabetes.
Transposition of the great arteries
The 2nd most common cardiac defect associated with people with trisomy 21 or Down’s syndrome is an ______ , which will have a ____ murmur.
Atrio-ventricular septal defect (AVSD)
Pan-systolic
*Pan systolic due to the ventricular septal defect (VSD).
HSP presents with purpura or petechiae on the lower limbs and ____ pain, _____ , and ____ (haematuria +/- proteinuria), due to immunoglobulin deposition in the gut, joints and kidneys respectively.
Abdominal
Arthralgia
Nephritis
The most common congenital heart defect in a patient with Turner’s syndrome is ___
5% of babies with Turner syndrome are born with _____.
Frequent bouts of ____ are also more common in children with Turner’s syndrome
Bicuspid aortic valve
coarctation of the aorta
otitis media (i.e glue ear if recurrent)
Tet spells can be managed with analgesia and supplemental oxygen. A last line medication is a ____ agent (e.g. ____ ).
Vasoconstrictive
Phenylephrine
Duodenal atresia is diagnosed with a characteristic finding of a ‘____’ on abdominal x-ray
double bubble

Ewing’s sarcoma typically presented with the ____ (____) periosteal reaction which is visible on x-ray. MRI typically shows a large mass with evidence of necrosis and on histology small ____ cells are visible with clear cytoplasms on haematoxylin and eosin staining.
lamellated
onion skinning
blue round











