Paeds Buzzwords Flashcards
Poor feeding
Rectal bleeding
Unwell, premature neonate
Necrotising enterocolitis
Patchy area(s) of complete hair loss
resolves within a year
Alopecia areata
Inflammatory cause of diarrhoea? - test
Faecal calprotectin
Gastroschisis vs Omphalocoele
Gastroschisis - Defect lateral to the umbilicus. Herniated contents ARE NOT covered in a peritoneal membrane.
Omphalocele - Defect at the umbilicus. Herniated contents ARE covered in a peritoneal membrane.
Hypospadias - definition
Hypospadias is a birth defect in which the opening of the urethra is located on the underside of the penis instead of the tip
Timing for surgical correction of hypospadias
12 months
Duchenne muscular dystrophy prognosis
27 yrs
Becker muscular dystrophy prognosis
45 yrs
Progressive weakness that usually manifests within the first 5 years of life
Patients may demonstrate delayed motor milestones
Patients often find it difficult to walk and to stand from a seated position
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Anterior knee pain
Generally worse when climbing the stairs or when standing from a seated position
Chondromalacia patellae
Pain, swelling and locking following exercise
Usually occurs in active young people
osteochondritis dissecans
Physiological phimosis age?
50% at 2 years of age
10% at 11 years of age
1% at 14 years of age
Frequent regurgitation within 8 wks
Functional immaturity of LOS
GORD
Breastfeeding + GORD -> ?
Breastfeeding assessment
Change frequency and positioning
Genetic condition caused by a defect in type 1 collagen
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Diplegia, hemiplegia and quadriplegia?
Diplegia: both lower limbs affected
Hemiplegia: one upper limb and one lower limb on the same side affected
Quadriplegia: all four limbs affected
LD IQ scoring interpretation
Borderline Mild 70-79
Mild 50-69
Moderate 35-49
Severe 20-34
Profound < 20
Non-specific abdominal pain that may localise to the right iliac fossa (thereby mimicking appendicitis)
Often preceded by an upper respiratory tract infection
Mesenteric adenitis
The condition involves swollen or inflamed glands or ‘lymph nodes’ in the tummy (abdomen) that may cause pain, vomiting, and/or fever.
Mesenteric adenitis
Surgical Mx for Hirschprung’s
Anorectal pull-through
Mx - ophthalmia neonatorum caused by chlamydia
Oral erythromycin for 14 days
Pyloric stenosis - Ix
Abdominal USS
Mild croup Mx
0.15 mg/kg PO Dexamethasone STAT
Intussusception - Mx
Rectal air insufflation
An air enema is usually the first treatment. In the X-ray department, a tube is passed into the child’s bottom and air is released into the bowel. This works by pushing the bowel back, so that the intussusception corrects itself. This is monitored using X-rays
1st line med - male patient, generalised tonic-clonic epilepsy
Sodium valproate
Suspected Perthes disease - Ix
X-ray of both hips (including anteroposterior and frog leg lateral views)
Talipes equinovarus?
Clubfoot, also known as talipes equinovarus (TEV), is a common foot abnormality, in which the foot points downward and inward.
Clubfoot - Mx
Ponsetti Method
Short stature
Short limbs
Large head
Frontal bossing
Depression of nasal bridge
Marked lumbar lordosis
Achondroplasia
Achondroplasia?
growth of long bones is restricted by ossification of cartilage
Constipation w/ faecal impaction - Mx?
Disimpaction regimen of polyethylene glycol and electrolytes (Movicol®)
School exclusion - Mumps
Exclude from school until 5 days after the onset of the parotid swellings
well-demarcated scaly border with satellite lesions
Candida Nappy rash
Abx in Meconium aspiration
Ampicillin and Gentamicin
Kasai procedure
Biliary atresia
IgA nephropathy vs Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
IgA = within days of URTI
PSG = weeks after URTI
Olive-like mass in RUQ
Pyloric stenosis
Hypochloraemic, hypokalaemia metabolic alkalosis
pyloric stenosis
Pyloric stenosis metabolic and electrolyte derangement
Hypochloraemic, hypokalaemia metabolic alkalosis
Kerion manifestation?
Area of scarring alopecia resulting from the inflammatory response to a fungal skin infection (ringworm)
The area of skin may appear boggy and inflamed.
Salmon-pink rash
Arthritis
Uveitis
Systemic features (e.g. fever)
Weight loss
Myalgia
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Still’s Disease
Cleft palate repair timeline
6-12 months
Dystonia (abnormal muscle tone)
Chorea (dance-like, irregular movements)
Athetosis (slow, writing movements)
Dyskinetic cerebral palsy
Localised, soft tissue oedema of the scalp that occurs following pressure applied on the baby’s head by the cervix during delivery
It crosses suture lines and resolves within days
Caput succedaneum
Newborn
Painless, soft and fluctuant swelling around a testicle
It is possible to get above the swelling and the swelling cannot be separated from the testicle
Congenital hydrocoele
Bronchitis Mx:
Apnoea
Central Cyanosis
Oxygen Saturation < 92%
Severe Respiratory Distress
Respiratory Rate > 70/minute
immediate review and admission
Mx malabsorption and diarrhoea in CF
Creon
Achondroplasia mutation
Fibroblast Growth Factor 3 Gene (FGFR-3) Mutation
Sickle cell disease Hb elecrophoresis of newborn
HbS and HbF
Anaphylactic reaction - blood test to confirm
Mast cell tryptase
Condition that is usually caused by a tumour of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Reduced range of neck motion
Struggle to turn head in one direction (may manifest with preferring to feed from one breast)
Palpable, non-tender nodule on sternocleidomastoid
Infant torticollis
CHickenpox school exclusion
until vescicles crust over
Social, Emotional and Behavioural Dvlpt: 18-month old child
Feed themselves with a spoon, drink from a cup, try to play alone and try to help with dressing
Gross Motor: 18-month old child
Walks steadily and independently and may be able to squat
Vision and Fine Motor: 18-month old child
Pincer grip, build a tower of 3 blocks, look at and ‘palm hit’ books, draw a scribble
Hearing Speech and Language: 18-month old child
6-10 words, can follow simple instructions, points to 2-4 body parts
1st line med for ADHD
Methylphenidate
COmplciations of Mumps
Orchitis
Pancreatitis
Meningitis / Encephalitis
Loss of red reflex in one eye
Retinoblastoma
Bilateral pain that is present throughout the day and is worst at night
Patients are able to continue all usual activities
No limp
Growing pains
Becker Muscular Dystrophy - inheritance pattern
X-lined recessive
Club foot - associated conditions
Spina Bifida
Edward Syndrome
Oligohydramnios
Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita
Cerebral Palsy
Testicular torsion signs
- Absent cremasteric reflex
- Negative Prehn’s sign (no pain relief on elevation of testes)
- Positive Ger sign (pitting at the testicular base)
- Negative blue-dot sign (no nodule)
- Positive Deming sign (abnormally elevated testes)
- Positive Brunzel sign (horizontal lie of the affected testis)
Infected and inflamed umbilicus and stump
Omphalitis
- caused by Staphylococcal or Streptococcal organisms.
It warrants further investigation and prompt treatment because it can progress to cause more widespread tissue damage (e.g. necrotising fasciitis).
Maternal intrapartum lithium use
Ebstein’s anomaly
Ebstein’s anomaly defect?
downward displacement of an abnormal tricuspid valve which causes the atrium to increase in size and the right ventricle to become smaller or ‘atrialise’
Balanitis - Mx?
inflammation of glans penis
Hygiene (including under the foreskin) with saline washes and a short-course of topical 1% hydrocortisone cream is recommended
Rosenthal Fibres
Pilocytic astrocytoma
Rubella incubation period?
14-21 days
Acoustic Neuromas
Meningiomas
Ependymomas
Neruofibromatosis Type 2
mainstay of treating mild proctitis associated with ulcerative colitis?
Per Rectal 5-ASAs (e.g. mesalazine)
Abdominal migraine presentation?
Paroxysmal episodes of intense acute umbilical pain which interferes with daily activities. They occur more than twice in 12 months and are associated with more than two of anorexia, vomiting, photophobia, nausea, headache and pallor.
Cells absent in Hirschprung’s disease?
Ganglion cells of myenteric plexus
Epiglottitis Abx
IV 3rd generation cephalosporin (e.g. ceftriaxone)
Tonsillitis ENT referral?
> 7 episodes per year for 1 year
5 episodes per year for 2 years
3 episodes per year for 3 years
monophonic wheeze
sudden-onset breathlessness
Foreign body inhalation
Neonate bacterial pneumonia ?
Group B Streptococcus, Gram-negative Enterococcus
Infant Bacterial pneumonia ?
HAemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae
Child >5yrs bacterial penumonia?
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Eczema steroid ladder
Mild: Hydrocortisone 1%
Moderate: Betamethasone Valerate 0.025% or Clobetasone Butyrate 0.05%
Potent: Betamethasone Valerate 0.1%, Mometasone
If Very Severe: Oral Steroids
Small, scaly red lesions usually on the trunk and upper limbs occurring after a streptococcal throat infection
Guttate psoriasis
Erythematous rash that is particularly prominent on the cheeks before spreading to the rest of the body
Parvovirus B19 infection
Molluscum contagiosum Mx?
Observation - resolves spontaneously
Maculopapular rash beginning on the face and behind the ears before spreading over the trunk and limbs
Koplik spots
Measles
Innocent Murmur 5 S’s?
Sensitive to changes in position and breathing
Short duration (i.e. not pansystolic)
Single (i.e. no associated clicks or gallops)
Small (present in a limited area and does not radiate)
Soft (low amplitude)
Systolic
Cyanotic heart disease
presents within days of birth
does not improve with oxygen therapy
Transposition of the Great Arteries
Prostaglandin infusion for which neonatal patients?
Congenital cyanotic heart disease
Encephalitis most common causative organism
Herpes simplex
Discrete, rose pink, maculopapular rash across the neck and trunk
Associated with high fever and febrile convulsions
Roseola infantum