Paediatrics Flashcards
High fever lasting more than 5 days, red palms with desquamation and strawberry tongue with conjunctival infection
Kawasaki disease
At what age can a child sit
6 months (rounded back)
At what age can a child run
16 months - 2 years
At what age can a child ride a tricycle with pedals
3 years
4 causes of snoring in children
Hypertrophic nasal turbinates
Tonsillitis
Obesity
Downs syndrome
What does VSD increase the risk of?
Endocarditis
Obese boy with groin/thigh/knee pain
Slipped upper femoral epiphysis
4-8 year old boy with a painless limp, irritable hip and reduced range of motion with no trauma
Xray, epiphyseal sclerosis, a widened joint space and flat femoral head
Perthes disease
Joint pain after a recent viral infection with no abnormal radiological findings
Transient synovitis
rest and alangesia
What is the newborn screening test and if it is abnormal, what test is next?
Otoacoustic emission test
THEN
Auditory brainstem response test
Sore throat, fever, headache, bright red tongue (furred) , coarse red rash (sandpaper) that spares the face
Scarlet Fever
How long must a child with scarlet fever remain off school
Until 24hrs after the first dose of antibiotics
First line investigation for intussusception
Ultrasound
Child presenting in GP with pain in the legs at night with no obvious cause
Growing pains
Target sign on ultrasound
Intussusception
Management of intussusception
Pneumatic reduction under fluoroscopic guidance
Presentation and management of necrotising enterocolitis
Premature baby with abdo distention, free fluid, small bowel dilation and septic signs
Laparotomy
Most common childhood leukaemia
ALL
Presentation of ITP
Purpuric rash
Presentation of ALL
Anaemia, neutropaenia, thrombocytopenia
What cardiac condition is turners syndrome associated with
Coarctation of the aorta
Features of turners syndrome at birth
Widely spaced nipples, webbed neck, peripheral lympoedema (swollen hands and feet)
Achondroplasia inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Investigation for slipped upper femoral epiphysis
Hip xray
Painful limp for 8 weeks
Perthes disease
MRI if X-Ray normal
Child with tonsillitis symptoms but stridor and sitting forward
Epiglottitis, do NOT examine
When should you refer a
- unilateral undescended testis
- bilateral undescended testes
- unilateral at 3 months
- bilateral in 24 hours
Ejection systolic murmur
Pulmonary valve stenosis
Tetralogy of Fallot (associated with ‘tet’ spells)
Aortic valve stenosis (radiates to carotids)
Pansystolic murmur
VSD
Mid systolic crescendo-decresendo murmur
ASD
Cpntinuous crescendo-decrescendo machinery murmur with a collapsing pulse
PDA
Ejection systolic murmur below clavicle
Coarctation of the aorta
Salmon pink rash with joint pain
Stills Disease (juvenille idiopathic arthritis)
Paediatric BLS
5 initial breaths
15:2
Short stature, widely spaced nipples and primary amenorrhoea
TURNERS
When should you call an ambulance during a seizure
If the seizure persists more than 5 minutes
Treatment of scarlet fever
10 days oral Pen V
Treatment of scarlet fever
10 days oral Pen V
First line laxative for constipation in childhood
Osmotic
4 risk factors for DDH
Female
Breech
High birth weight
Oligohydramnios
First step in newborn resus
DRY the baby
Then 5 breaths
Causative organism for croup
parainfluenza virus
First line management of eczema
Topical emollients
How long should a child with whooping cough be kept off school
2 days after commencing antibiotics (or 21 days from onset of symptoms if no antibiotics)
How long should a child with roseola be kept off school
No exclusion
How long should a child with D+V be kept off school
48 hours
Medication given in transposition of the greater arteries
Prostaglandin to maintain the PDA
Posterior displacement of the tongue and a cleft palate with no family history
Pierre-Robin Syndrome
Place prone due to upper airway obstruction
4 features of tetralogy of fallot
pulmonary stenosis
overriding aorta
VSD
right ventricular hypertrophy
Prevention of neonatal distress syndrome
Dexamethasone to mother
Treatment of bronchilolitis
Supportive management only
Most common cause of ambiguous genitalia in neonates
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Investigation of choice for reflex nephropathy
Micturating cystography
First line treatment for threadworm (and sx)
Mebendazole single dose for full family
Itchy bottom
Topical treatment of oral thrush
Nystatin
What is the mode of inheritance for prader willi
Imprinting
What genetic condition are rocker bottom feel found in
Edwards (trisomy 18)
When does a child start to smile
6 weeks
Immediate complication of measles
Pneumonia
Later complication of meales
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (5-10 years later)
2 complications following a mumps infection
Pancreatitis and infertility
7 features of an atypical UTI
Seriously ill Poor urine flow Abdominal or bladder mass Raised creatinine Septicaemia Failure to respond to treatment with suitable antibiotics within 48 hours Infection with non-E. coli organisms.
Most common reversible cause of cardiac arrest in children
Hypoxia (repsiratory)
Child below the 0.4th centile
Refer to paeds outpatients for review
Corrected age of a premature baby
The age minus the number of weeks they were born early from 40 weeks
treatment of croup
Single dose oral dexamethasone
Emergency: High flow oxygen and adrenaline
Appropriate places to check for a pulse in paediatric BLS
Brachial and femoral
Dietary advice for ADHD
Eat a normal balanced diet unless links have been found between behaviour and certain foods
Vaccinations in pregnant women
Pertussis and influenza
Murmur described as a ‘continuous blowing noise’ heard below both clavicles in a child
Venous hum (innocent)
Murmur described as a low-pitched sound heard at the lower left sternal edge
Stills murmur (innocent)
Difference between gastroschisis and omphalocele
Gastroschisis associated with socioeconomic deprivation and presents with a defect left to the umbilicus
Omphalocele refers to a defect in the umbilicus itself
What investigation would you do in kawasakis to screen for potential complications
Echo
What is the most common cause of respiratory distress in neonates
Transient tachypnoea of the newborn
delayed reabsorption of fluid in the lungs
What is hypospadias and how is it managed
Ventral urethral meatus and hooded prepuce
Surgery at 12 months
Heart defect in turners
Bicuspid aortic valve
Management of UTI in a child
3 day cause of ABx as per local policy
Features and management of biliary atresia
first few weeks of life with jaundice, appetite and growth disturbance
surgery
Features of CMV infection in neonate
Neonatal jaundice, fever, microcephaly, sensioneural deafness, blueberry muffin skin lesions, hepatosplenomegaly
Hypothyroidism in neonates
Jaundice, poor feeding, constipation, hypothermia, rise in unconjugated bilirubin
Components of the APGAR score
Appearance Pulse Grimace Activity Respiration
Most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in children
Minimal change disease
Children under 3 months with suspected UTI
Non-specific Sx
Refer to same day paediatric assessment unit
At what gestation does a baby have to be breech to get an ultrasound
At or after 36 weeks
Management of neonate at risk of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
Therapeutic cooling
Asthma not responding to salbutamol inhaler and beclometasone
Add leukotrine receptor antagonist
CF diet
high calorie high fat meal with pancreatic enzyme supplementation for every meal
The most common complication of roseola
Febrile convulsions
What is the inheritance pattern of haemophilia A
X linked recessive
Can a male with an x-linked condition pass it onto his son
No, there is no male-male transmission in x-linked recessive conditions
It can only be passed from mothers (carriers)
Treatments for CF spasticity
Oral diazepam, baclofen, botox, surgery
Child under 3 months with a fever over 38C
Refer for same day paeds assessment
Feature of a benign ejection murmur
Varies with posture
Can CF cause diabetes
Yes
Young boy with learning difficulties, macrocephaly, large ears and macro-orchidism
Fragile X
Is school exclusion advised for children with head lice
No
At what age will a child start parallel play
2 years
Genetic condition associated with supravalvular aortic stenosis and elfin facies
William’s syndrome
Bowel sounds in a respiratory exam of a neonate
Diaphragmatic hernia
Intubate if in resp distress
When is a bone marrow biopsy needed for children with ITP
Splenomegaly
NICE indications for head CT
What are infantile spasms
Childhood epilepsy in the first 4-8 months of life in male infants with a poor prognosis
‘salaam attacks’ progressive mental handicap
EEG shows hypsarrhythia and CT shows a diseases brain
When might you prescribe a bronchodilator such as salbutamol
If viral induced wheeze is suspected and the child is over 1 year old
Do children with autism spectrum disorder have normal intelligence
no, normally associated with intellectual impairment
4 characteristics of autism
Global impairment of language and communication
Children may perform ritualistic behaviour
75% of children are male
Usually develops before 3 years of age
At what age do febrile convulsions usually occur?
Children aged 6 months to 5 years
Medication for ADHD and side effect
Methylphenidate
Stunted growth
Define caput seccedaneum
puffy swelling that usually occurs over the presenting part and crosses suture lines caused by prolonged delivery/assistance
Two features in congenital rubella
Sensorineural deafness
Congenital cataracts
Treatment for meningitis
under 3 months: cefotaxime + amoxicillin (cover listeria)
over 3 months: ceftriaxone
two causes of epiglottitis
haemophilus influenzae type B
Diptheria
Nappy rash: creases spared or not?
Spared = irritant dermatitis
Not spared = candida
2 month hx of bilateral knee pain worse in the morning with general fatigue
Oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Is downs syndrome associated with hypothyroidism
yes
First sign of puberty in girls
Breast development
Hand foot and mouth features and treatment
mild fever and upset with vesicles over the palms and around the mouth (NOT crusty!)
Symptomatic treatment only
The only recommended advise to reduce the risk of CF infections
Avoid contact with other CF patients
Management of PDA
Give indomethacin to the neonate
Neonatal hypoglycaemia
under 1.65 in first 24 hours
Under 2.5 thereafter
Management of neonatal hypoglycaemia
Asymptomatic then encourage feeding and monitor glucose
Glucose adjuncts if symptomatic
Signs of neonatal sepsis
Vague signs and symptoms, poor feeding, grunting, lethargy
Most common cause of primary headache in children
Migraine
Management of perthes disease
Under 6: observe
Over 6: surgery
Investigation to confirm duchennes
Genetic testing
Cause of microcephaly, absent philtrum, pansystolic murmur in neonate
Maternal alcohol use
Neonate with jaundice, next step
Measure serum bilirubin within 2 hours
Most common complication of measles
Otitis media
Diffuse maculopapular rash with small white papules on the inside of cheeks
Measles
Management of pneumonia with mycoplasma
Erythromycin
High temperature presceding a maculopapular rash
Roseola
Mode of inheritance of huntingtons
autosomal dominant
What is genetic anticipation?
A phenomenon in which the signs and symptoms of some genetic conditions tend to become more severe and/or appear at an earlier age as the disorder is passed from one generation to the next
e.g. Huntingtons, Myotinic Dystrophy
Child 6 years old wanting first MMR dose
Give MMR with repeat dose in 3 months
Pyloric stenosis investigation
Abdominal ultrasound
Sign of late decompensated shock
Hypotension
Potentially irreversible
Ventral urethral meatus associated condition
Cryptorchidism (hypospadias)
Common presentation of neonatal sepsis
Respiratory distress
Metabolic disturbance in pyloric stenosis
Increased bicarb (alkalosis) Hypochloraemia, hypokalaemia
Downs cancer
ALL
Ask what and who questions
Ask why when and how questions
What and who - 3 years
Why when and how - 4 years
Treatment of immune thrombocytopenia with no significant bleeding
No treatment
Infant with inspiratory stridor and noisy breathing
Laryngomalacia
Hirschsprung disease
Congenital bowel disease
Bilious vomiting, abdo distention, constipation and failure to pass meconium in 1st 24 hours
Might not present until childhood or adolescence
Colon biopsy of hirschsprungs
Aganglionic segment of bowel
Hepatosplenomegaly and bruising with soft systolic murmur
ALL
micrognathia, low-set ears, rocker bottom feet and overlapping of fingers
Edwards
Epiglottitis airway protection
Endotracheal intubation
learning difficulties large low set ears, long thin face, high arched palate macroorchidism hypotonia autism is more common mitral valve prolapse
Fragile X
Dermoid cyst characteristics
Multiloculated and hererogeneous above the hyoid bone
Mass in posterior triangle that transilluminates
Cystic hygroma
Mass lateral to anterior triangle - fluid filled
Branchial cyst
Palmar grasp age
5-6m
Tower of 3-4 blocks
18m
Management of an infant with GORD
1-2 week trial of alginate therapy
then
4 week trial of PPI
Pregnancy complication in a foetus with alpha thalassemia
Hydrops fetalis
Colic seizures with change in development and EEG with hypsarrhythmia
West Syndrome (infantile spasms)
Cyanosis/collapse in first month of life
Hypercayanotic spells
Ejection systolic murmur at left sternal edge
Tetralogy of Fallot
Heart lesion with Duchenne
Dilated cardiomyopathy
When is the blood spot test performed in the UK
Between the fifth and ninth day of life
When will children with CMPA be tolerant?
3 years
Hand foot and mouth organism and Sx
Mild systemic upset then oral ulcers then vesicles on palms and soles
Cosackie A16
Webbed neck and pectus excavatum with widely spaced nipples and short stature
Noonan
Small eyes and polydacytly with cleft palate and microcephaly
Patau (trisomy 13)
learning difficulties and macrocephaly
Fragile X
Haemophilia A genetics
x linked recessive
Talk in short sentences (3-5 words)
2.5-3yrd
Vocab of 2-6 words
12-18 m
Responds to name
9-12m
formula fed baby with suscpedted CMPI
Extensive hydrolysed formula trial
Risk factor for DDH
Female sex
Firstborn
7 features of growing pains
never present at the start of the day after the child has woken
no limp
no limitation of physical activity
systemically well
normal physical examination
motor milestones normal
symptoms are often intermittent and worse after a day of vigorous activity
Amber and red flag for increased work of breathing
Amber: nasal flaring
Red: IC recession
2 features of measles
Fever, irritable and conjunctivitis in prodrome
White spots in mouth
Triad of shaken baby syndrome
retinal haemorrhages
subdural haematoma
encephalopathy
Osgood schlatter vs Osteochondtitis dissecans
O-S: pain, tender and swelling over tibial tuberosity (sporty teens)
O-D: Swelling/locking after exercise
Bronchiolitis organism
RSV
What type of vaccination is rotavirus
Oral live attenuated vaccine
Coryza and fever followed by red rash on both cheeks and pallor surrounding the mouth
Slapped cheek syndrome
Parvovirus
Fever malaise, pink maculopapular rash on face that spreads with suboccipital lymph nodes
Rubella
Investigation for necrotising enterocolitis
Abdo x-ray (premature, bilious vomiting)
When is indomethacin given
To newborn if ECHO shows PDA 1 week after delivery
Infantile colic vs spasms
Spasms (west): repeated flexion of head/arms/trunk followed by extension of arms
Colic: drawing up of legs but not repeated
What happens in Ebstein’s anomaly
Tricuspid valve leaflets attached to walls and septum of right ventricle
Management of a small umbilical hernia in neonate
Watch and wait
Management of necrotising enterocolitis
Bacterial infection
Broad spectrum ABx
Most common complication of measles
Otitis media
Constipation medical management
Movicol then add senna
4 causes of hypotonia
Acutely unwell child
Prader-Willi
Downs
Cerebral palsy
What is fragile X - what does it increase the risk of
trinucleotide repeat disorder on x chromosome - autism
5 signs of hypernatraemic dehydration
jittery movements increased muscle tone hyperreflexia convulsions drowsiness or coma
Small testes in precocious puberty
Adrenal hyperplasia
Rare complication of chicken pox
Necrotising fascitis (increased with NSAIDs)
Congenital CMV presents with…
Hearing loss, low birth weight, petechial rash, microcephaly and seizures
Congenital rubella syndrome presents with…
sensorineural deafness, eye abnormalities (e.g. retinopathy and cataracts) and congenital heart disease (especially pulmonary artery stenosis and patent ductus arteriosus)
Failed enuresis alarm
Desmopressin
Define precocious puberty in males and females
Secondary sex characteristics before 9 years in males and before 8 years in females
cephalhaematoma
Small haematoma over the parietal bone that develop after birth
Genetic condition associated with hirschsprungs
Downs
2 month old with UTI
admit
Bronchiolitis referred to hospital if (3)
RR above 60
50% less feed
clinical drhydration
RF for surfactant deficient lung disease in newborn
MaternL DM
Define neonatal death
0-28 days
Define simple and complex febrile seizure
Simple: less than 15 mins, generalised, recovery in 1 hour
Complex: 15-30 mins, focal, repeats
Status epilepticus: over 30 mins
Pincer grip
12 m
Pulls to standing
8-10 months
Squats to pick up a ball
18m
Bow legs in a child < 3
a normal variant and usually resolves by the age of 4 years