Paediatrics Flashcards
What vaccines given at 2 months?
6in1 (diptheria, tetanus, polio, menB, whooping cough, HiB)
MenB
Rotavirus (oral)
What vaccines given at 3 months?
6in1
Rotavirus (oral)
PCV (pneumococcus)
What vaccines given at 4 months?
6in1
Men B
What vaccines given at 12-13 months?
HiB/MenC
Men B
MMR
PCV
What age gets an annual flu vaccine?
2-8 years
What vaccines given at 3-4 years?
4in1 school booster (diptheria, tetanus, polio, whooping cough)
MMR
What vaccine given at 12-13 years?
HPV
Which vaccines given before leaving school?
3in1 teenage booster (diptheria, tetanus, polio)
Men ACWY
Which infections can kids go to school with?
conjunctivitis
slapped cheek
roseola
glandular fever
head lice
threadworms
hand foot and mouth
when can kid go back to school with scarlet fever?
24hrs after starting abx
when can kid go back to school with whooping cough?
2 days after abx
or 21 days from onset of symptoms if no abx
when can kid go back to school with measles?
4 days from onset of rash
when can kid go back to school with chickenpox?
when all lesions are crusted over
when can kid go back to school with mumps?
5 days after glands swell
when can kid go back to school with D&V?
when symptoms free for 48 hours
when can kid go back to school with impetigo?
when all lesions are crusted over or 48 hrs after started abx
what is capput seccedaneum?
soft scalp swelling seen in newborns due to the pressure of the presenting part on the cervix during delivery
normally resolves in 1-2 days
features of caput seccedaneum?
soft swelling
poor margins
crosses suture lines
what is a cephalohaematoma?
sub-periosteal swelling seen in scalp of newborns due to rupture of blood vessels during delivery
takes months to resolve
how is cephalohaematoma differentiated from capput seccedaneum?
cephalohaematoma swelling doesnt cross suture lines and takes several hours to develop wherea capput seccedaneum is present from birth
