Paeds ENDO Flashcards
What is the most common cause of CAH?
21-hydroxylase deficiency
Recall the signs and symptoms of CAH
Virilisation of external genitalia
Salt-losing crisis
Tall stature
What is the best initial investigation to do when there are ambiguous genitalia?
USS
What is the confirmatory investigation used to diagnose CAH?
Raised plasma 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone
Can’t do in a newborn
What sodium and potassium levels are seen in a salt losing crisis?
Hyponatraemia
Hyperkalaemia
What is the surgical management option for CAH?
For girls there is corrective surgery at early puberty to make the genitalia look more female
What is the medical management for CAH?
Lifelong hydrocortisone + fludrocortisone
How should a salt-losing crisis be managed?
IV hydrocortisone
IV saline
IV dextrose
What is the ‘classical triad’ of symptoms in DM?
Polydipsia
Polyuria
Weight loss
Recall the diagnostic criteria for DM
- Sx + fasting >7 OR random >11.1
- No Sx + fasting >7 AND random >11.1
- No Sx + OGTT >11.1
- HbA1c > 6.5%
What OGTT result is considered ‘impaired’ glucose tolerance?
7.8 - 11.1
What fasting glucose result is considered ‘impaired’ glucose tolerance?
6.1-7.0
Recall the 1st and 2nd line options for insulin therapy
1st line = multiple daily injection basal-bolus: injections of short-acting insulin before meals, with 1 or more separate daily injections of intermediate acting insulin or long acting insulin analogue
2nd line = continuous SC insulin infusion (pump)
Recall the names of 2 types of long acting insulin
Glargine
Determir
Recall the names of 3 types of short acting insulin
Lispro
Apart
Glulisine
Why should site of SC insulin injection be regularly rotated in T1DM?
Avoidance of lipohypertrophy
What should cap glucose be when fasting and after meals?
Fasting: 4-7
After meals: 5-9
When does annual monitoring for retinopathy/ nephropathy/ neuropathy begin?
12 years
How is DKA managed?
- Replace fluids: deficit + maintenance requirement
+ K+ - After 1-2h, start insulin therapy: infuse at 0.05-0.1 units/kg/hour
What are the symptoms of HHS?
Weakness, leg cramps, visual disturbances
N+V
MASSIVE DEHYDRATION
Focal neurology
What is the best option for oral monotherapy in T2DM?
Metformin (biguanide)
What medications can be added for tx-resistant T2DM?
Sulphonylureas (eg glibenclamide)
Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors (eg acarbose)
Give 4 biochemical parameters of DKA
Hyperglycaemia >11
Acidosis <7.3
Bicarb <15
Bood ketones >3
How is DKA biochemically classified as mild/ mod/ severe?
Mild = pH <7.3
Mod = <7.2
Sev = <7.1
Recall the volume of fluid resus needed in a DKA emergency?
If shocked: 10mls/kg bolus over 15 mins
If not shocked: 10mls/kg bolus over 30 mins
How should fluids be replaced following the initial emergency in DKA?
Fluid deficit = 5% if mild-mod DKA, 10% if severe DKA
Deficit volume = weight x 10 x deficit%
Fluid maintenance:
first 10kg = 100ml/kg/day (4ml/kg/h)
Next 10kg = 50ml/kg/day (2ml/kg/h)
>20kg = 20ml/kg/day (1ml/kg/h)
What should be added to all fluids administered in DKA?
40mmol/L K+
What is the maintenance requirement of fluids?
First 10kg = 100mls/kg/day (4mls/kg/hour)
Next 10kg = +50mls/kg/day (2mls/kg/hour)
Every kg above 20kg = +20mls/kg/day (1ml/kg/hour)
Recall the % fluid deficit that correlates to each severity of DKA
Mild = 5%
Mod = 7%
Sev = 10%
Calculate the fluid requirement of a 20kg boy in DKA, with pH 7.15, who has already received a 10ml/kg bolus (200ml) over 60 mins
Calculation: (deficit x weight x 10) - initial, “shocked” bolus over 48 hours
Deficit if pH = 7.15 = 5% (5 x 20 x 10) = 1000
Initial bolus - 200: 1000-200 = 800 over 48h
800/48 = 17ml/ hour
Maintenance = (10 x 100) + (10 x 50) = 1500mls over 24h
Total 1900ml over 24h