Paediatrics Flashcards
What are signs of platelet type bleeding?
Mucosal bleedingPetechiaeBruusingPersistent bleeding from skin cuts
What are signs of clotting factor bleeding?
BruisingDeep haematomas
What is the main cause of platelet type bleeding?
Any thrombocytopenia or platelet dysfunctionVWD
What is the main cause of clotting factor bleeding?
Haemophilia
Phases of treatment of chemotherapy
InductionConsolidationInterim maintainenceDelyaed intensificationMaintainance
What happens in the induction phase of chemotherapy?
4-6 weeks of triple therapy chemo
What happens in the maintenance phase of chemotherapy?
Weekly oral methotrexate and daily oral mercaptopurine for 2 years (girls) or 3 years (boys) with monthly pulses of Vinc and Dex, and three monthly intrathecals.
What is intrathecal chemotherapy?
Treatment in which anticancer drugs are injected into the fluid-filled space between the thin layers of tissue that cover the brain and spinal cord.
Wht are the sanctuary sites in ALL?
CNS and testes
What neutrophil count and fever temperature for neutropenic sepsis?
0.5 X 10 to the power of 9/LFever: 38
What is the main cardiac complication which should be screened for in Kawasaki’s disease?
Coronary Artery Aneurysm
Treatment of Kawasaki
Intravenous immunoglobulins and high dose aspirin
First line for atopic eczema
Flucloxacillin
Mode of inheritence of Duchenne’s?
X linked recessive
Name the sign which is classically associated with Duchenne’s, and may be evident if the child was asked to rise to stand from sitting on the floor.
Gower’s sign
What is henoch schonlein purpura
Henoch-Schonlein purpura (also known as IgA vasculitis) is a disorder that causes the small blood vessels in your skin, joints, intestines and kidneys to become inflamed and bleed
What weeks are at term for giving birth?
37-42 weeks
What weeks are at pre-term for giving birth?
Less than 36 plus 6
What is LBW?
Less than 2.5kg
What is a normal birth weight?
3.5 to 4kg
What is a very LBW?
Less than 1.3kg
What is an extremely LBW?
Less than 1kg
How to help temperature in preterm babies?
Put in bagPut hat on
Why do you give preterms caffiene?
Caffeine may also improve better lung stretch and expansion, cardiac output and blood pressure in premature infants, which improves oxygen supply throughout the body and brain