Pediatric

Question 1

What is croup
1)Pathophysiology
2)Common symptoms
3) treatment

Answer 1

1) viral infection of the sub glottic airway
2) seal like cough, stridor, sob, dob
3) steroids - dexamethasone + look at score (taussig croup score)

Question 2

🚨🚨🚨What is meningitis 🚨🚨🚨
1)Pathophysiology
2)Common symptoms
3) treatment

Answer 2

1) bacteria or virus infections of meninges
2) photophobia, neck stiffness, non blanching rash, brudzinkinsign
3) benzopencillin + ABC + Blue light 🚨🚑

Question 3

What are febrile convulsions
1)Pathophysiology
2)Common symptoms
3) treatment

Answer 3

1) hypothalamus isn’t fully till 6yrs old - unable to regulate temperature
rapid increase in temp in short space of time - due to numerous things - eg infection
2) tonic tonic state
3) ABCd - 15L , cool PT down

Question 4

What are viral infections
1)Pathophysiology
2)Common symptoms
3) treatment ✅

Answer 4

1) generally viral infection of the upper/ lower respiratory tract
2) runny nose, dry cough, dob,
3) fluids, analgesia, temp control

Question 5

🚨🚨🚨What is epiglottis 🚨🚨🚨🚨
1)Pathophysiology
2)Common symptoms
3) treatment

Answer 5

1) bacteria injury causing inflammation of epiglottis
2) 4d’s- dysphagia ( can’t swallow
Dysphony - Horace voice
Dyspoena - DIB
DROOLING -
3) don’t look in mouth + blue light 🚨
ABC PRIORITY

Question 6

What are red flags in paediatric ( respitory)

Answer 6

Nasal flaring
Tracial tug / intercostal reccesion
Cyanosis / mottling
Absent breathing or rapid @ rest

TCRASHING

Question 7

What is scarlet fever
What are main symptoms

Answer 7

Bacterial infection caused by strep A. can causes tonsillitis

sore Throat
Circumfeenual pallor ( mouth)
Aticubal fossil ( passtial.lines)
Rash ( sand paper)
Lympopathy
Eutheogenic toxins
Tongue - strawberry
Fever

Question 8

What is hand foot disease

Answer 8

Ulcers within oral cavity or around mouth

• rashes on hand/ feet
• maybe asymptomatic or

Question 9

When should you consider BVM in a child

Answer 9

Poor sats despite 15L 02
- poor chest compliance (1/3 rd of normal)
- Bradypnea/ bradycardia( cardiac arrest algorithm)

Question 10

What are the signs of a child during different point of compromising

Answer 10

1) flush skin + tachy cardiac + tachypnea
2) pale skin + tachycardia+ponea + agitation
3) Cyanosis + Bradycardia/ ponea + drowsy

Skin is massive sign regarding stage of compensation as child will be tachy until they stop compromising

Question 11

What is classified as SVT in children
Or a poorly decompensating child in regards to circulation

Answer 11

Svt = above 220BPM {children are natural tachycardic upto 12yrs old)

2) poor skin colour and temp, CBR, lack of pulses

SKIN IS THE BEST INDICATOR ON COMPENSATION STATE

Question 12

What signs in children during the postictal stage maybe present but aren’t considered to be harmful

Answer 12

Brief irregular jerking
Nystagmus
Eye deviation

Question 13

What is chicken pox
-Symptoms
- what is the progression of the rash
- when are PT contagious till
- treatment plan

Question 14

What Is albulunism
2) command symptoms