paediatrics

Question 1

What is a neonate?

Answer 1

37-42 weeks gestational age

Question 2

Age for infant?

Answer 2

1 month to 1 year

Question 3

What is age for child?

Answer 3

1 year to 12 years

Question 4

What do we do for all newborns in sask?

Answer 4

screen them for congenital disorders

Question 5

Does a positive screen mean disease?

Answer 5

No further testing needed

Question 6

Main development milsetones for infant, toddler and preschool?

Answer 6

Infant= waves, says mama or dad
toddler= play pretend, 50 words, follow simple routines
preschool=speaks sentences, knmows colours

Question 7

What is jordan’s principle?

Answer 7

ensures medication access to FN children

Question 8

What are all possible DTPs?

Answer 8

unnecessary
additional
wrong drug
dose too low
too high
s/e
adherence

Question 9

What meds to avoid in children?

Answer 9

ASA, codeine, tetracyclines(bone issues)

Question 10

How can we improve adherence to medication?

Answer 10

change to liquid
dissolve or crush dose
mask taste
small volume

Question 11

When can we redose if vomit up?

Answer 11

30-60 minutes

Question 12

How long is formula complete nutrition for?

Answer 12

up to 6 months of age

Question 13

How much Vitmamin D should a baby get?

Answer 13

400 IU if breastfed up to 1 year of life

Question 14

How can we solve NG tube feeding DTPs?

Answer 14

solutions or crush, alternate routes

Question 15

Why is it harder to diagnose a kid with asthma under 6 years old?

Answer 15

spirometry not reliable

Question 16

When does ICS start working?

Answer 16

2 weeks

Question 17

What dose of ICS?

Answer 17

medium dose

Question 18

Do ICS stop growth?

Answer 18

has no effect on final height

Question 19

Who can we immunize?

Answer 19

> 5 years

Question 20

How can we help babies with needles?

Answer 20

breastfeed, skin to skin, sucrose solution

Question 21

How can we help children with needles?

Answer 21

distraction, sit up, relax, topical anesthetics, manage expectations

Question 22

When to give topical anesthetic?

Answer 22

15 min before shot

Question 23

Who cant get ibuprofen?

Answer 23

not if very dehydrated, chicken pox (SJS), thrombocytopenia

Question 24

Which is better for pain ibu or acet?

Answer 24

ibu in kids

Question 25

WHat is considered chronic pain?

Answer 25

>3 months

Question 26

What to give for chronic pain?

Answer 26

antidepressants, antieleptics

Question 27

WHen do febrile seizures happen?

Answer 27

6m-5years and a temp >38

Question 28

Does febrile seizures correlate to epilepsy?

Answer 28

NO

Question 29

Do febrile seizures need medication? do they need to see doctor?

Answer 29

NO yes

Question 30

Do antipyretics help with febrile seizures?

Answer 30

No

Question 31

Common heart defects?

Answer 31

ASD CoA HLHS

Question 32

Why do kids get GERD?

Answer 32

lying down frequent meals short esophagus

Question 33

No pharm for GERD?

Answer 33

thickening agent (rice starch) try avoiding cows milk to see if allergy proper positioning

Question 34

Which is better H2A or PPI?

Answer 34

PPI

Question 35

S/e of PPI?

Answer 35

infections, fractures