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Paediatrics Flashcards

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what method of hearing test is used in the school entry health screening program?

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pure tone audiometry

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what method of hearing test is used in the newborn screening program?

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otoacoustic emission test

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what is the most appropriate measure of obesity in children?

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BMI adjusted to age and gender

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4
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what is the management for whooping cough?

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oral macrolide (clarithromycin, erythromycin, azithro) if within 21 days of onset of cough

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5
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what are the features of congenital rubella?

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sensorineural deafness
cong cataracts
cong ht disease
glaucoma

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what are the features of congenital CMV?

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low birth weight
purpuric skin lesions
sensorineural deafness
microcephaly

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what are the features of an irritant dermatitis nappy rash?

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due to irritant effect of urinary ammonia and faeces
creases characteristically spared
most common cause

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8
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what are the features of a candida dermatitis nappy rash?

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erythematous rash
involves flexures
characteristic satellite lesions

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what is the initial management for transposition of the great arteries?

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maintenance of ductus arteriosus with prostaglandins
PgE1

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what is the effect of NSAIDs/indometacin on PDAs?

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encourages closure

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11
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features of tetralogy of fallot?

A

PROVE
Pulmonary stenosis
Right ventricular hypertrophy
Overriding aorta
VSD
(ejection systolic murmur)

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12
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mgt meningitis less than 3 months old?

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cefotaxime and amoxicillin

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13
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minimum time between MMR vaccine doses?

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<10 years old - 3 months
>10 - 1 month

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14
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features of slipped capital femoral epiphysis?

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10-15y
more common in obese boys
hip/groin/thigh/knee pain
loss of internal rotation of leg in flexion

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mgt of slipped capital femoral epiphysis?

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internal fixation with single cannulated screw

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16
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ix for slipped capital femoral epiphysis?

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AP and lateral X rays

17
Q

puberty order rhyme mnemonics?

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boobs, pubes, grow, flow
grapes, drapes, grow, blow

18
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investigation of choice for pyloric stenosis?

A

USS abdo

19
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mgt of pyloric stenosis?

A

ramstedt pyloromyotomy

20
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coughing followed by periods of turning blue?

A

pertussis
(bordetella pertussis)

21
Q

other names for erythema infectiosum?

A

fifth disease
slapped-cheek syndrome
caused by parvovirus b19

22
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features of erythema infectiosum?

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lethargy, fever, headache
‘slapped-cheek’ rash spreading to proximal arms and extensor surfaces

22
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virus causing hand foot and mouth?

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coxsackie a16
(hand foot mouth cox)

22
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cyanotic congenital heart diseases?

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TOF
transposition
tricuspid atresia

23
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blood gas in pyloric stenosis?

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hypochloraemic hypokalaemic metabolic alkalosis

24
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features of retinoblastoma?

A

absence of red reflex
strabismus
visual problems

25
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what virus causes roseola infantum?

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HHV 6 - rosixola

26
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which virus causes kaposi’s sarcoma?

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HHV8

27
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investigation for intussusception?

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abdo USS

28
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which organism causes croup?

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parainfluenza virus

29
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management of spasticity in CP?

A

oral diazepam
oral and intrathecal baclofen
botulinium toxin type A
orthopaedic surgery
selective dorsal rhizotomy

30
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features of turners syndrome?

A

45X0
short stature
wide spaced nipples
webbed neck
cardiac - bicuspid aortic valve/ coarctation
»> ejection systolic murmur
primary amenorrhea

31
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most common heart lesion associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy?

A

dilated cardiomyopathy

32
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mgt meningitis in less than 3 month old?

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IV amoxicillin and cefotaxime

33
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mgt meningitis in >3months?

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IV cefotaxime
+ steroids if: purulent CSF, CSF WCC>1000, raised CSF WCC with protein over 1g/l, bacteria on gram stain

34
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edward’s syndrome?

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trisomy 18
micrognathia
low set ears
rocker bottom feet
overlapping of fingers

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35
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patau syndrome?

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microcephaly

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