Paeds Conditions (FCM) Flashcards
1
Q
List some common paediatric emergencies.
A
- Hand injury
2
Q
What is a volvulus?
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3
Q
What is Intussusception?
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4
Q
What is meckel’s diverticulum?
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5
Q
How does Meconium ileus present? (3 things)
A
- No passing of the first stool (Meconium)
- Bilious vomit
- Swollen abdomen
6
Q
How does cows milk intolerance present?
A
- Red, itchy rash
2. Swelling of the lips, face or around the eyes
7
Q
A 4 year old boy presents with abdominal pain and hypertension. He undergoes imaging and a large lesion is found on his kidney. A biopsy is taken, which is reported as showing ‘abortive tubules and glomeruli surrounded by a spindled cell stroma’.
Which of the following management strategies is used for this condition?
A
Nephrectomy followed by chemotherapy
Note: All children with Wilms tumour have to have their kidney removed
8
Q
Treatment for molluscum contagiosum
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- imiquimod 5% cream, podophyllotoxin 0.5% (off-label indication), and cryotherapy
