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APGAR

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Appearance - Colour - (Blue or pale/extremities blue/completely pink)
Pulse - HR - 0/1/2 (Below/above 100)
Grimace - Reflex - 0/1/2 (Grimace/Cough or sneeze)
Activity - Muscle tone - 0/1/2 (Limp/Some flexion/Active motion)
Respiration - Resp effort - 0/1/2 (Slow, irregular/good crying)

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2
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2 month/8 week vaccines

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6 in 1, Rotavirus, Men B

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3 month vaccines

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6 in 1, Rotavirus, PCV

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4 month vaccines

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6 in 1, Men B

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5
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1 year vaccines

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HiB/Men C, PCV, Men B, MMR

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6
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2-10 year vaccines

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Flu annually

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3 years 4 months vaccine

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4 in 1 booster - DTaP/IPV, MMR

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8
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12-13 year vaccines

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HPV

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9
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14 year vaccines

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3 in 1 booster T/D/aP, Men ACWY

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10
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Normal urine output

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> 2ml/kg/hr if <2yrs

>1ml/kg/hr if >2yrs

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11
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Fluid resus bolus

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0.9% NaCl STAT
20ml/kg under 10 mins - children
10ml/kg under 10 mins - neonates

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12
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Fluid deficit

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% deficit x weight x 10

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13
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Maintenance fluid

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0.9% NaCl + 500ml 10% dextrose + 40mmol KCl

<10kg 100ml/kg/day (4/hr)
next 10-20kg 50ml/kg/day (2/hr)
>20kg 20ml/kg/day (1/hr)

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14
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DKA bolus

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10ml/kg over 30 mins and subtract from fluid deficit

If shocked 20ml/kg and don’t subtract

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15
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Febrile convulsions

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Mx - offer fluids and paracetamol
Next seizure - note when it starts, protect from injury but do not restrain, 5 min rule for ambulance and buccal midazolam (rpt at 10 mins)

NOT epilepsy

1 in 3 will have repeat febrile seizure

Safety net - non-blanching rash, reduced GCS, dehydration, fever >5 days

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16
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Sepsis Abx

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Meningococcal - IM benpen in community, IV ceftriaxone in hospital

Neonates - IV benpen + gentamicin

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17
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Sepsis possible CNS infection or <1mth old

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High risk: meropenem + amikacin + ampicillin

Moderate risk: cefotaxime + amikacin + ampicillin

18
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T1DM

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Body does not produce enough insulin - can lead to kidney damage, visual problems, skin ulcers

Mx: teach how to self-inject insulin into tummy/thigh before meals, teach how to finger prick - advise re continuous subcut insulin

High protien/low-fat diet, exercise

Regular GP review

If tired, dizzy, shaky, lips tingling, heart pounding - sugary energy drink - if not getting better 999

19
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Epilepsy

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Brain condition causing seizures - aetiology not known - lifelong, can get better over time

Ix: ECG, MRI/CT EEG (will only support diagnosis)

Mx: carbamazepine/lamotrigine, avoid sodium valproate in girls, go for levetiracetam
Buccal midazolam for future seizures

Advise avoiding swimming/bathing unsupervised

Care team, epilepsy society

20
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West Syndrome

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Infantile spasms

Mx: pred or vigabatrin (if due to tuberous sclerosis)

Refer to tertiary epilepsy specialist

21
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Childhood absence seizures

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Mx: ethosuximide (or valproate for boys)

22
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Asthma (under 5)

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Ix: clinical, spirometry (FEV1/FVC < 70%)

23
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Asthma (under 5)

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Ix: clinical, spirometry (FEV1/FVC < 70%), bronchodilator reversibility test, fractional exhaled nitric oxide, PFR, asthma control questionnaire

Mx:
- SABA reliever
- 8wk trial moderate dose ICS, stop then monitor - if resolved then remit:
within 4wks low dose
after 4wks moderate 8wk
- Consider LTRA to ICS maintenance therapy
- Specialist

24
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Asthma (over 5)

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Ix: clinical

Mx:

  • SABA reliever
  • Low dose ICS
  • Consider adding LTRA and review in 4-8wks
  • Stop LTRA, start LABA
  • Change ICS and LABA to MART w/ low dose ICS and SABA
  • Increase ICS to moderate dose
  • Specialist

Itchywheezysneezy.co.uk

25
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Bronchiolitis/croup safety net

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111

Less than half usual amount of feed in last 3

Dry nappy 12 hrs

38 persistently

Drowsy, irritable

999

Cyanosed

Lots of work of breathing

Pauses in breathing

26
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Whooping Cough

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Ix: NPA or swab

Mx: if <21 days of cough - macrolide

  • <1 m - clarithromycin
  • > 1 m or not pregnant - azithro/clarithromycin
  • Pregnant - erythromycin

Do not use co-trimoxazole

27
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Cystic Fibrosis

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Ix: Guthrie
Sweat
Karyotyping

Mx: 
High fat diet
Don't meet other CF kids
antibiotic cover prophylactically
Inhalers
Creon
?steroids oral
rhDNase

Cystic fibrosis trust

28
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Measles

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Mx: School exclusion for 4d after rash develops

MMR

29
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Mumps

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Ix: saliva swab

Mx: School exclusion for 5 days after onset

30
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Rubella

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Ix: Saliva swab
B19 testing if pregnant

Mx: 5d exclusion

31
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Rheumatic fever

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Ix: Jones Criteria, Throat Culture rapid antigen testing for GAS, Anto-streptolysin O titre

Mx: if unconfirmed - paracetamol
confirmed - benpen IM or penV - ?NSAIDs
If HF - furosemide/spironolactone or enalapril
AF - steroids, amoidarone/digoxin
If chorea - emergency valve surgery - carbamazepine (LFTs)

Long-term IM benpen monthly for 10 yrs or until age of 21 yrs

Regular check-ups

32
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Infective Endocarditis

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Ix: Follow up with cardiologist

Mx: abx for 6 weeks (started IV inpatient)

Penicillin-susceptible streptococcus - beta-lactam + gentamicin OR vanc

Penicillin-resistant streptococcus - beta-lactam + gentamicin OR vanc + gent

MSSA - beta-lactam/vancomycin/daptomycin/co-trimaxole + clindamycin

MRSA - vanco/dapto/co-trim + clindamycin

Penicillin-sensitive enterococci: beta-lactam/van + gent

Penicillin-resistant enterococci: ampicillin/vancomycin + gentamicin

HACEK: ceftriaxone + gent

Fungal: surgery + antifungal

33
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Scarlet Fever

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Ix: Clinical, consider throat swab GAS

Mx: penV / amoxicillin

School exclusion 24hrs post-abx start

34
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Urticaria

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Ix: Urticaria Activity Score (UAS7)

Mx: Antihistamines, prednisolone if severe

Antipruritic treatment (calamine lotion, topical menthol in aqueous cream), chlorphenamine at night

Montelukast, cyclosporin, omalizumab, mycophenolate mofetil

35
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Eczema

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Ix: Swabs if infected, CDLQI questionnaire

Mx: Emollients

Hydrocortisone 1% –> Betamethasone valerate 0.025% or clobetasone butyrate 0.05% –> betamethasone valerate 0.1%

36
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Nappy Rash

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Mx: High absorbency, leave nappies off, clean skin and change nappies every 3-4 hrs, change nappies ASAP after soiling or wetting, fragrance-free, alcohol-free, dry gently, avoid excessive bathing

Barrier preparation to protect the skin - Diprobase

Topical hydrocort up to 7 days

37
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KDIGO/RIFLE/AKIN criteria for AKI

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  • Rise of serum creatinine of 26micromol/L or more within 48 hours
  • 50%+ rise in creatinine in 7 days
  • UO decreases to less than 0.5ml/kg/hr for more than 6hrs in adults, 8 in children
  • 25% or greater fall in eGFR in children within 7 days
38
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Iron-rich foods

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dark green vegetables, iron-fortified bread, meat, aprcots, prunes, raisins

39
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Hodgkin Lymphoma

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Doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine

40
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Septic arthritis

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Ix: Synovial fluid joint aspiration

Mx: G+ fluclox + joint aspirate OR clindamycin OR vanc

G- ceftriaxone + joint aspirate OR ciprofloxacin

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