Paeds Flashcards
Give hx structure in paeds minus developmental hx
- PC + HPC:
a. Feeding - volume + frequency
b. Vomiting
c. Fever
d. Wet nappies?
e. Stools - consistency and look- PMH:
a. Antenatal period
b. Birth - deliver, premature, birth weight
c. Neonatal period - illnesses and admissions
d. Medical conditions
e. Surgeries - Drug history + allergies
- Weight, height & Developmental history (milestones):
a. 6 weeks - smiles and lifts head
b. 6 months - rolls over, moves objects hand to hand, social
c. 8 months - sits unsupported
d. 12 months - pincer grip, 2 syllable words, stranger anxiety, unstable walking
e. 15 months - stable walking, points at what they want
f. 18 months - scribbles with crayons
g. 2 years - 2/3 word sentences, up & down stairs
h. 3 years - stands on one foot, counts to 10, can dress and undress
i. 4 years - hops on 1 foot, toilet trained - Immunisations
- Dietary history:
a. Special requirements
b. Type of food - FHx
- SHx:
a. Foreign travel
b. Second hand smoke
- PMH:
Average birth weight
3.5kg
when should micturition and meconium occur post birth?
- Micturition - within 24hr
* Meconium - within 48hr
How much milk should a baby have?
150 ml/kg per day
Give caloric needs of a 0-1 and 1+ yr old
○ 0-1 - 110kcal/kg/day
○ 1yr+ - 1000 + (100xage) kcal/day
Maintenance fluids of child
Maintenance fluids:
1st 10kg - 100 ml/kg/day
2nd 10kg - 50 ml/kg/day
Subsequent kg - 20ml/kg/day
Give 3 benefits of breast feeding to mum and baby
Benefits to baby: • More easily digested • Antibodies that fight infection • Lowers risk of allergies • Fewer hospitalisations • Higher IQ in later life • Bonds with mother • Lowers risk of SIDS
Benefits to mother:
• Bonds with baby
• Burns calories so lose baby weight
• Releases oxytocin which reduces uterine bleeding after birth
• Lowers risk of breast and ovarian cancer
• Saves money
Paed wheeze differentials
Wheeze: • Pneumonia • Asthma • Bronchiolitis • Bronchitis • Cystic Fibrosis • Inhalation of foreign body • Aspiration
Paeds acute cough differentials
Acute Cough: • Upper airways: ○ Rhinovirus ○ Croup ○ Allergy • Lower airways: ○ Asthma ○ Bronchitis, bronchiolitis
Paeds chronic cough differentials
Chronic cough: • Upper airways: ○ Infection - chronic sinusitis, tonsillitis ○ GORD • Lower airways: ○ Asthma ○ Foreign body ○ Bronchiectasis ○ CF • Psychogenic cough
Paeds stridor differentials
Stridor: • Nose and nasopharynx: ○ Inflammation eg rhinitis and sinusitis • Mouth: ○ Tonsillar hypertrophy ○ Foreign body • Larynx: ○ GORD ○ Epiglottitis ○ Abscess ○ Foreign body • Trachea: ○ Tracheomalacia ○ Tracheitis
S&S of asthma in paeds
History: • Cough after exercise • SOB • Limited exercise • Peak in school age (4)
Examination:
• Barrel shaped chest
• Hyperinflation
• Wheeze and prolonged expiration
Ix of asthma paeds
Investigation:
• PEFR <80% predicted
• Bronchodilator response to beta agonist
Tx of asthma paeds
Management:
1. ICS + SABA 2. + LABA (>5yrs) or montelukast (<5yrs) 3. a. Response to LABA? - increase b. No response to LABA? - Get rid of + increase ICS 4. Increase ICS or + theophylline 5. Daily oral steroid
Consider moving up if using 3+ doses of SABA a week
ALWAYS USE SPACER
S&S of CF
History: • Cough and wheeze - recurrent chest infections • SOB • Sputum • Haemoptysis • Pale fatty stools - malabsorption • Weight loss - failure to thrive • Neonates - meconium ileus
Ix of CF
Ix:
• Sweat test
• CXR - hyperinflation, infiltrates
Tx of CF
Tx: • Non pharm: ○ Physiotherapy ○ Annual flu immunisation ○ High calorie diet ○ Pancreatic enzyme supplements ○ Multivitamins • Pharm: ○ Abx ppx ○ Bronchodilators ○ Mucolytics ○ Azithromycin - anti inflammatory and abx
S&S of bronchiolitis
History: • Dry cough • Wheeze • Feeding problems • Apnoea episodes
Examination: • Resp distress • Dry cough • Tachypnoea • Subcostal and intercostal recession • Prolonged expiration • Wheeze and crackles
Ix of bronchiolitis
Ix:
• Pulse oximetry
• CXR - hyperinflation, patchy change
• Nasopharyngeal swab
Tx of bronchiolitis
Tx:
• Oxygen
• If tachypnoea - limit oral feeds and use NGT
• Bronchodilators for wheeze
• Mechanical ventilation for apnoea or severe resp distress
Cause of croup
parainfluenza virus
S&S of croup
Symptoms: • Barking cough • Stridor • SOB worse at night • Fever
Tx of croup. Epi
Tx: • Paracetemol • Oral Dexamethasone • Adrenaline neb • Oxygen
Epi:
• 6 mths to 6 years
• Peak age of 2
Epi, S&S and tx of epiglottitis
Epi:
• 1-6 years
S&S: • Fever • Toxic looking child • Stridor • Drooling • Minimal cough
Tx:
• Urgent review to secure airway
• IV abx
s&s of pneumonia
History:
• Fever
• SOB
• Cough
Examination:
• Resp distress signs
• Desaturation and cyanosis
• Dullness to percussion, crackles, decreased breath sounds, bronchial breathing
Ix of pneumonia
BOXES
Ix: • Sputum • Blood culture • CXR • Pleural fluid if pleural effusion
Tx of pneumonia
Tx:
• Amoxicillin or erythromycin
• Severe- co amox
• HAP (48 hrs post admission) - piperacillin with tazobactam
cause of whooping cough
bordetella pertussis
S&S, ix and tx of pertussis
History:
• Coughing bouts - worse at night and after feeding.
• May vomit
• Inspiratory whoop
Ix:
• Nasal swab culture
• PCR and serology
Tx:
• Azithromycin
CXR finding of neonatal resp distress syndrome
CXR:
• Diffuse ground glass lungs
• Bell shaped thorax
Centor criteria and tx
The Centor criteria* are as follows: • presence of tonsillar exudate • tender anterior cervical lymphadenopathy or lymphadenitis • history of fever • absence of cough
3+ = cause is Group A beta hemolytic Strep
Tx:
• <3 = Paracetemol
• 3+ = phenoxymethylpenicillin or erythromycin
S&S of HF in paeds
History: • Sweating • Breathless, • Tachypnoea • Poor feeding • Failure to thrive • Tachycardia
Tx of HF in paeds
Tx:
• Diuretics
• ACEi
Causes of vomiting acute in paeds
○ GI infection
○ GI obstruction eg pyloric stenosis
Poisoning
Causes of chronic vomiting in paeds
• Chronic: ○ Peptic ulcer disease ○ GORD ○ Chronic infection Gastritits
ix of vomiting in paeds acute and chronic
Ix:
• FBCs, U&E, Creatinine
• Stool for culture
• AXR
Chronic:
• +Abdo USS
• +Endoscopy
Causes of constipation paeds
Causes: • Commonest - Low fibre, lack of exercise, poor colonic motility (FHx) • Hirschprungs • Partial obstruction • Coeliac disease • Infection • Hypercalcaemia
Tx for constipation
Tx:
• Diet - increase fluid and fibre, natural laxatives eg fruit juice
• Behavioural measures - toilet footrests, regular 5 mins toilet time after meals
• Treat for as long as constipation has been there:
○ Movicol (1st line) or lactulose
○ Enemas if no response