Paeds Flashcards
How to treat neonatal hypoglycaemia if aymptomatic?
Encourage early feeding and monitor blood glucose
How to treat neonatal hypoglycaemia if symptomatic or severe hypoglycaemia (<2)?
Initiate IV infusion of 10% dextrose + admit to the neonatal unit
What are features of Necrotising enterocolitis?
Premature infant
Bloody stools
Abdominal distension
Not feeding well
Reduced bowel sounds
Vomiting
X-ray -> asymmetrical bowel loops and bowel wall oedema and Pneumatosis intestinalis (gas building up in the intestine and escaping under diaphragm)
One of the biggest killers of preterm infants
What are features of Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn?
- failure to transition from fetal circulation to postnatal circulation
- severe hypoxia and cyanosis that does not improve with supplemental oxygen administration
What are features of pulmonary hypoplasia?
- underdevelopment of the lungs
- severe respiratory distress and poor oxygenation
What are features of Surfactant deficient lung disease?
severe respiratory distress
tachypnoea
nasal flaring
audible expiratory grunting
common in preterm infants born before 37 weeks gestation
What are features of transient tachypnoea of the newborn?
rapid breathing
grunting,
mild intercostal recession
Normal to midly reduced oxygen stats
Due to delayed clearance of fetal lung fluid after birth
risk factors include elective Caesarean section without labour and maternal diabetes
usually resolves within 24-48 hours with supportive care
What are red flags in children?
- Moderate or severe chest wall recession.
- Does not awake if roused.
- Reduce skin turgor.
- Mottled or blue appearance.
- Grunting
What are signs of biliary atresia in neonates?
Prolonged neonatal jaundice
hepatomegaly
splenomegaly
abnormal growth
cardiac murmurs if associated cardiac abnormalities are present
Conjugated bilirubin + Bile acids + aminotransferases are all abnomally high
What are signs of dyskinetic cerebral palsy?
athetoid movements (feeding difficulties, making lots of slow, writhing movements of his hands and feet) and oro-motor problems (drooling)
What are signs of intestinal malrotation?
Infant with bilious vomiting & obstruction
his legs up and crying
poor feeding
What are signs of neonatal spesis?
should be considered in infants with vague signs such as poor feeding, grunting, lethargy
What are signs of Perthes Disease?
- both hip pain or knee pain
- hip pain: develops progressively over a few weeks
limp - Can last months
- If < 6Y then wait and watch is >6Y then surgery
What are the symptoms of Kawasaki disease?
High fever lasting >5 days, red palms with desquamation and strawberry tongue
What is considered high risk of serious illness and that the baby should be assessed immediatly?
child aged < 3 months with a fever > 38ºC
What is first line treatment for threadworms?
Mebendazole
What is the cut off for neonatal hypoglycaemia?
< 2.6 mmol/L
What is the most common cause of congential stridor in neonatal children?
Laryngomalacia
What is the most common cause of stridor in 3-6 month year olds?
Bronchiolitis
What is treatment of wooping cough?
azithromycin or clarithromycin if the onset of cough is within the previous 21 days
What radiological sign is seen in rickets?
Joint widening
When would you do a bone marrow biopsy for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)?
For splenomegaly
What is mesenteric adenitis?
Mesenteric adenitis describes inflamed mesenteric lymph nodes. It is often preceeded by a viral infection. It is self limiting
What is a diagnostic test for Hischsprung’s disease?
Rectal biopsy
What are symptoms of Hischsprung’s disease?
- delayed passage of meconium
- bdominal distension
- bilious vomiting
At what age can patients accept treatment if tey have capacity?
- 16
- under 16 at times as well
At what age can patients refuse treatment if tey have capacity?
18
What are the symptoms of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)?
- acute-onset right-sided groin pain
- inability to weight bear following potential trauma
- Obese patient between the ages 10-15
What would be seen on examination of a slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)?
Reduced internal rotation of the leg in flexion
What is the first line investigation for Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)?
X-ray
What heart condition is associated with Turner’s syndrome?
bicuspid aortic valve (more common than coarctation of the aorta)
What is hand, foot and mouth disease called?
Coxsackie A16