Pediatric Questions Flashcards
German Measles is also known as
Rubella
Bruises may be purple, green, yellow, and brown. How many days old is a yellow bruise?
Purple- 1-5 days, Green 5-7 days, yellow 7-10 days, brown 10-14 days
Pain with movement of the pinna or tragus should make you think of what diagnosis?
otitis externa
what is the first line treatment for pertussis?
Erythomycin
By what age should a child be able to hold up her head?
3 months
a salter harris type 1 fracture affects what area of the bone?
only the physis (growth plate)
By what age should a child be able to sit up?
6 months
A 15-year-old overweight boy presents to your office limping with knee pain. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
A premature infant with hyaline membrane disease will have what appearance on chest x-ray
Bilateral atelectasis or groundglass appearance
Atypical or walking pneumonia is caused by what pathogen?
Mycoplasma
What anabiotic is the first line treatment for mycoplasma pneumonia?
A macrolide, erythromycin or azithromycin
A patient is having seizures along with a mouse like odor from the urine. What diagnosis should you be thinking of?
Phenylketonuria
The description of a dewdrop on a rose petal should make you think of what diagnosis?
Chickenpox
By what age should a child be able to kick a ball?
24 months
A child with a fever lasting longer than five days should make you think of what diagnosis?
Kawasaki syndrome
A widely split fixed S2 should make you think of what diagnosis?
Atrial septal defect
Nasal polyps should make you think of what diagnosis?
Cystic fibrosis
In order to diagnose rheumatic fever what one thing must you have?
Evidence of a strep infection either positive titer or positive culture. In addition to that you need 2 major criteria or 1 major and 2 minor criteria
Forcheimer spots are associated with what disease?
Rubella
A Salter-Harris type three fracture affects what area of the bone?
The physis (growth plate) as well as the epiphysis
A lacy pink rash on the face of a child should make you think of what diagnosis?
Erythema infectiosum a.k.a. fifth disease a.k.a. slapped cheek
Unilateral purulent rhinitis should make you think of what diagnosis?
Foreign body
What is the medical term for cross eyed?
Strabismus
What organism is the most common cause of a Otitis media?
Strep pneumonia
At what age should a child begin to say mama and dadda
12 months