ped1 Flashcards
This 7y child has chronic diarrhea, recurrent sinusitis, and nasal polyps, and is underweight.
Dx?
Cystic Fibrosis
In Cystic Fibrosis
Almost all post pubertal males are infertile secondary to ___________
obstructive azoospermia.
Management of CF involves
respiratory rehabilitation, bronchodilation, antibiotics,
mucolytics, and lung transplant.
PEARL: The hallmark systems affected by CF are the
Respiratory, GI and
Reproductive systems.
What condition can give you a false positive while performing Sweat Chloride Test?
High sweat rates
What condition can give you a false negative while performing Sweat Chloride Test?
Dehydration
Hypovolemia
Steroids
Congestive heart failure
All the organisms ever associated with Bell’s palsy:
Epstein-Barr Virus herpes simplex virus, Lyme disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and mumps
_______ is the name of a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to untreated
congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism).
Cretinism
Acute iron intoxication seen exclusively in _____________, where even small numbers of
tablets can be fatal. Symptoms will be initially _____________________________
and then later____________
young children
vomiting, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea
shock, lethargy, dyspnea and severe metabolic acidosis
epiglottitis. management
emergency intubation ! + ceftriaxone
Epiglottitis bacterial causing it
H. influenzae type B
Epiglottitis CxFx
severe sore throat, dysphagia,
high fever
drooling,
and inspiratory stridor.
Epiglottitis Dx
direct visualization of the supraglottic structures
done only after intubation!!!!!
Pyloric stenosis Cxfx and age of onset
can cause almost complete gastric outlet obstruction
Symptoms develop between 2 and 6 weeks of life.
Projectile vomiting (without bile)
Typical Sources of Staff aureus toxin are
custard, cream-filled pastry, milk, processed meats, and fish.
