PAEDS - MISCELLANEOUS Flashcards
CHILD ABUSE
What are some risk factors for child abuse?
- Child = failure to meet expectations (disabled, wrong sex), born after forced or commercial sex work
- Parent = MH issues, substance abuse, LD, young
- Family = stepparents, domestic abuse, multiple or closely spaced births
- Environment = low socioeconomic status
CHILD ABUSE
Give 3 examples of abuse
- Emotional = persistent emotional mistreatment of a child resulting in adverse effects of a child’s emotional development
- Sexual = forcing a child to take part in sexual activities
- Neglect = persistent failure to meet a child’s basic physical + psychological needs
CHILD ABUSE
How might childhood sexual abuse present?
- PV/PR bleed or itching
- PV discharge
- STIs
- Bruising
- Oversexualised child
- Dilated anus
CHILD ABUSE
Give some examples of neglect
How might neglect present?
- Inadequate food, drink, emotional support, clothing, shelter
- Inadequate supervision or access to medical care = severe + persistent infections (scabies, lice), failure to engage with child health promotion, failure to attend follow-ups
CHILD ABUSE
What features in the history are suspicious for child abuse?
- Too many injuries, wrong site, unusual shape or pattern
- Delay in presenting (old injuries), multiple A&E visits
- No Hx, Hx inconsistent with injuries or that changes
CHILD ABUSE
Where are normal and abnormal places for a child to bruise?
- Shins, knees, elbows, toddlers can bump their heads
- Abdo, genitalia, insides of arms/legs, behind neck or other soft bits, young babies that cannot roll
CHILD ABUSE
What other features may raise alarms for child abuse?
- # = metaphyseal, multiple # at different healing stages, posterior rib # in babies v. specific, radial, humeral, femoral
- Bruising, burns, scalds, failure to thrive
- Torn frenulum (forcing bottle into mouth)
CHILD ABUSE
What is the management for suspected child abuse?
- FBC, clotting screen, bone profile, radiology
- Developmental + social services assessment
- If suspected > hospital admission + can break confidentiality
- Fundoscopy for retinal haemorrhages
CHILD ABUSE
Why do you perform fundoscopy?
Other features?
- Shaken baby syndrome = retinal haemorrhages, subdural haematoma + encephalopathy
CHILD ABUSE
What law is relevant to child abuse?
- Child act 2004 allows to speak to child without parents’ consent, safeguards children
FAS
How much alcohol is safe in pregnancy?
What are some features of foetal alcohol syndrome?
- None
- Microcephaly
- Short palpebral fissures, hypoplastic upper lip, small eyes, smooth philtrum
- LDs, poor growth + cardiac malformations
- Can have alcohol withdrawal Sx a birth = irritable, hypotonic, tremors
SWELLINGS + CYSTS
What is mastoiditis?
How does it present?
Management?
- Med emergency as can cause meningitis, sinus thrombosis
- External ear may protrude forwards, severe otalgia (classically behind), fever
- Swelling, erythema + tenderness over mastoid process
- Abx ±mastoidectomy
SWELLINGS + CYSTS
What is a thyroglossal cyst?
How does it present?
Management?
- Persistence of thyroglossal duct
- Midline, smooth + moves when they stick their tongue out
- USS shows thin walled + anechoic (echoic suggests cyst infection)
SWELLINGS + CYSTS
Where would you find a branchial cyst?
How does it present?
- Not in midline, tend to appear along border of sternocleidomastoid
- 75% originate from second branchial cleft, often unilateral + smooth
SWELLINGS + CYSTS
What is a cystic hygroma?
- Soft lesion in posterior triangle that transilluminates (seen in Turner’s)
SWELLINGS + CYSTS
What is a dermoid cyst?
Caution?
Investigation?
- Found on lateral aspect of eye + produces sebaceous material
- Can communicate intracranially causing meningitis
- USS shows heterogeneous + have variable amounts of calcium + fat
PAEDS FLUIDS
What are 3 essential components to a safe fluid prescription?
- Fluid constituents + bag size = NaCl 0.9% + dextrose 5% + KCl 10mmol (500ml)
- Rate of administration in ml/hour
- Signature
PAEDS FLUIDS
What are important things to consider prior to prescribing fluids?
- Weight ([Age + 4] x 2), including weight change
- Fluid input/output in past 24h
- Fluid status (dehydrated)
- Recent bloods (electrolytes)
PAEDS FLUIDS
What is used for maintenance fluids?
How are they calculated?
- 0.9% NaCl + 5% dextrose + KCl 10mmol
- 100ml/kg/day for first 10kg
- 50ml/kg/day for next 10kg
- 20ml/kg/day for every kg after 20kg
- Divide by 24 = ml/hour
PAEDS FLUIDS
What are some clinical signs of dehydration?
- <5% = slight thirst, dry lips
- 5-10% = sunken eyes, reduced skin turgor, decreased urine output, dry lips + mucous membranes (no shock)
>10% = reduced GCS, cold, mottled peripheries, anuria, sunken fontanelle, CRT >2s, hypotension (late)
PAEDS FLUIDS
How can you calculate % dehydration?
How do you calculate fluids to correct dehydration?
- (Well weight [kg] – current weight [kg]) ÷ well weight
- % dehydration x 10 x weight (kg)
PAEDS FLUIDS
What is the general rule for fluid boluses?
- Given in shock
- 0.9% NaCl at 20ml/kg over <10m
- After >3 boluses call for paeds intensive care support as risk > pulmonary oedema
PAEDS FLUIDS
What are exceptions to the fluid bolus in shock rule?
What is advised?
- Trauma, primary cardiac pathology (heart failure), DKA (after first 20ml/kg)
- 10ml/kg boluses to prevent pulmonary oedema
PAEDS FLUIDS
What fluids do neonates require?
What are their intake requirements?
- Day 1 = just 10% dextrose
- From day 2 = Na (3mmol/kg/day) + K (2mmol/kg/day)
- Day 1 = 60ml/kg/day
- Day 2 = 90ml/kg/day
- Day 3 = 120ml/kg/day
- Day 4 + beyond = 150ml/kg/day
CHILD ABUSE
What is the most common form of abuse?
Neglect
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
What is meant by…
i) median age?
ii) limit age?
i) When half a standard population of children reach that level of development
ii) Age a child is expected to have reached a milestone (often 2 standard deviations from the mean)
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
How do the developmental milestones correspond with prematurity?
- Age correct up to 2 years
- 9m born 2 months early should only be expected to be at developmental stage of 7m
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
What is developmental surveillance?
- Ongoing process of following child over time
- Can be incorporated into well-child checks, general physical exam or routine vaccine visits
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
What are the 4 domains of development?
- Gross motor
- Fine motor + vision
- Speech, hearing + language
- Social, emotional + behavioural
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
In terms of gross motor development, what would you expect for a new born?
New born = Limbs flexed, symmetrical posture, head lag on pulling up
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
In terms of gross motor development, what would you expect for a 8 month old baby?
8 months = Crawl (some may bottom shuffle or commando crawl)
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
In terms of gross motor development, what would you expect for a 2 year old child?
2 years = Runs, kick ball (2.5y)
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
In terms of fine motor + vision development, what would you expect for a 6 week old baby?
Turns head to follow object (fix + follow)
Limit age = 3 months
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
In terms of fine motor + vision development, what would you expect for a 7 month old baby?
transfers toys from one hand to the other
- limit age = 9 months
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
In terms of fine motor + vision development, what would you expect for an 18 month old child?
- Crayon scribbles
- 3 brick tower
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
In terms of fine motor + vision development, what would you expect for a 3.5 year old child?
draws a cross
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
In terms of fine speech, hearing + language development, what would you expect for a new born baby?
Startles at loud sounds, quietens to parent’s voice
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
In terms of fine speech, hearing + language development, what would you expect for a 9 month old baby?
Responds to own name, imitates adult sounds “dada, mama”
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
In terms of fine speech, hearing + language development, what would you expect for a 20-24 month old child?
joins two or more words together to make simple phrases, “Give me teddy”
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
In terms of social, emotional + behavioural development, what would you expect for a 6 week old baby?
Smiles responsively
– Limit age 8w
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
In terms of social, emotional + behavioural development, what would you expect for a 12 month old child?
Drinks from cup with 2 hands
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
In terms of social, emotional + behavioural development, what would you expect for a…
i) 3y?
ii) 4y?
iii) 5y?
i) Seek out other children + play with them, turn-taking, follows simple rules, bowel control, fork + spoon
ii) Has best friend, bladder control, dresses self, imaginative play
iii) Knife + fork
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
What are the primitive reflexes?
- Moro (startle)
- Grasp (palmar/plantar)
- Sucking/rooting
- Stepping
- Asymmetrical tonic neck reflex