Paeds Flashcards
Presentation of osgood schlatter disease?
Seen in sporty teenagers
Pain, tenderness and swelling over the tibial tubercle
Presentation of chondromalacia patellae? (also called patellar pain syndrome?
Softening of the cartilage of the patella
Common in teenage girls
Characteristically anterior knee pain on walking up and down stairs and rising from prolonged sitting
Usually responds to physiotherapy
Immediate management of croup?
all children with mild, moderate, or severe croup should receive a single dose of oral dexamethasone (0.15 mg/kg body weight)
Different presentations of septic arthritis vs transient arthritis?
Septic arthritis severely restricted joint movement, high temp and complete inability to weight bear
Transient - low grade temp, can weight bear
Presentation of bronchiolitis?
coryzal symptoms (including mild fever) precede:
dry cough
increasing breathlessness
wheezing, fine inspiratory crackles (not always present)
feeding difficulties associated with increasing dyspnoea are often the reason for hospital admission
Management of bronchiolitis?
Management is largely supportive
humidified oxygen is given via a head box and is typically recommended if the oxygen saturations are persistently < 92%
nasogastric feeding may be needed if children cannot take enough fluid/feed by mouth
suction is sometimes used for excessive upper airway secretions
Features of (male) fragile X?
learning difficulties large low set ears, long thin face, high arched palate macroorchidism hypotonia autism is more common mitral valve prolapse
When to worry about nocturnal enuresis?
5 years or older
Characteristics of innocent murmurs in children?
soft-blowing murmur in the pulmonary area or short buzzing murmur in the aortic area may vary with posture localised with no radiation no diastolic component no thrill no added sounds (e.g. clicks) asymptomatic child no other abnormality
Doses of IM benzylpenicillin for ?meningococcal sepsis?
< 1 year 300 mg
1 - 10 years 600 mg
> 10 years 1200 mg
What virus causes croup?
Parainfluenza virus
Pertussis treatment?
azithromycin or clarithromycin if the onset of cough is within the previous 21 days
What will indomethacin and prostaglandins do to a Patent ductus arteriosus?
Prostaglandins will keep open
Indomethacin will close
Fever referral to Paeds ED in under 3 months? ho0w high does the fever need to be?
A child aged < 3 months with a fever > 38ºC should be assessed as high risk of serious illness
features of tetralogy of fallot?
ventricular septal defect (VSD)
right ventricular hypertrophy
right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, pulmonary stenosis
overriding aorta
If you were to treat bed wetting what is used ?
Desmopressin if >7yrs
Methylphenidate side-effects?
abdominal pain, nausea and dyspepsia
When and what are the newborn checks?
Newborn
- Clinical examination of newborn
- Newborn Hearing Screening Programme e.g. oto-acoustic emissions test
- Give mother Personal Child Health Record
First month
- Heel-prick test day 5-9 - hypothyroidism, PKU, metabolic diseases, cystic fibrosis, medium-chain acyl Co-A dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD)
Midwife visit up to 4 weeks
Following months
- Health visitor input
- GP examination at 6-8 weeks
- Routine immunisations
Pre school
- National orthoptist-led programme for pre-school vision screening to be introduced
Rule re inheritance of congenital conditions?
Autosomal recessive conditions are ‘metabolic’ - exceptions: inherited ataxias
Autosomal dominant conditions are ‘structural’ - exceptions: Gilbert’s, hyperlipidaemia type II
What is genetic anticipation? What disorders are affected?
Trinucleotide repeat disorders tend to have earlier onset in subsequent affected generations.
Huntington’s disease and Myotonic dystrophy
Presentation of measles?
Prodrome: irritable, conjunctivitis, fever
Koplik spots: white spots (‘grain of salt’) on buccal mucosa
Rash: starts behind ears then to whole body, discrete maculopapular rash becoming blotchy & confluent
Presentation of mumps?
Fever, malaise, muscular pain
Parotitis (‘earache’, ‘pain on eating’): unilateral initially then becomes bilateral in 70%
Presentation of rubella?
Rash: pink maculopapular, initially on face before spreading to whole body, usually fades by the 3-5 day
Lymphadenopathy: suboccipital and postauricular
Presentation of Erythema infectiosum?
Also known as fifth disease or ‘slapped-cheek syndrome’
Caused by parvovirus B19
Lethargy, fever, headache
‘Slapped-cheek’ rash spreading to proximal arms and extensor surfaces
Presentation of scarlet fever?
Reaction to erythrogenic toxins produced by Group A haemolytic streptococci
Fever, malaise, tonsillitis
‘Strawberry’ tongue
Rash - fine punctate erythema sparing the area around the mouth (circumoral pallor)
Presentation of hand foot and mouth disease?
Caused by the coxsackie A16 virus
Mild systemic upset: sore throat, fever
Vesicles in the mouth and on the palms and soles of the feet
What does parovirus case?
Erythema infectiosum
What does coxsackie virus cause?
Hand foot and mouth
Is head banging normal in children?
<3yrs yes if above - should have ASD assessment
Hand preference abnormal below what age?
Abnormal below 12 months
Patau syndrome presentation?
Microcephalic, small eyes
Cleft lip/palate
Polydactyly
Scalp lesions
Edwards syndrome presentation?
Micrognathia
Low-set ears
Rocker bottom feet
Overlapping of fingers
Fragile X presentation?
Learning difficulties Macrocephaly Long face Large ears Macro-orchidism
Noonan syndrome presentation?
Webbed neck
Pectus excavatum
Short stature
Pulmonary stenosis
Pierre robin syndrome presentation?
Micrognathia
Posterior displacement of the tongue (may result in upper airway obstruction)
Cleft palate
Prader willi syndrome presentation?
Hypotonia
Hypogonadism
Obesity
Williams syndrome presentation?
Short stature Learning difficulties Friendly, extrovert personality Transient neonatal hypercalcaemia Supravalvular aortic stenosis