Pediatrics Flashcards
Red flags for growth and development is changes in >/= ____ percentile lines
> /= 2 percentile line
People w/ downs are at higher risk for what MSK injury?
spinal cord injury
Round face that appears flat, upward slanding eyes and low set years, simian crease on hands and macroglossia and poor moro reflex
Downs
Microcephaly, shortened palpebral fissures and flat nasal bridge, ears are underdeveloped
FASD
conjunctivitis within 2-5 days after birth is likely
Gonorrhea
Conjunctivities that is 4-10 days after birth with watery discharge then purulent discharge is likely
What other test is important to rule out complications?
chlamydia
NP swab for chlamydial pneumonia
Weight loss beyond ___ % in neonates is abnormal
7%
Name this rash?
What is the prognosis
Erythema toxicum neonatorum
Lasts 1-2 weeks and resolves spontaneously
Cafe au lait spots, when concerning
macular brown spots, >/= 6 spots > 5mm
Rule out neurofibromatosis
When is a port wine stain concerning?
Who to refer to? What to rule out?
upper or lower eyelid on v1 or v2 branches of trigeminal nerve
refer to opthamologist to rule out congenital cataracts
Painful abdomen in toddler with mass that is firm, irregular and crosses midline
What organ is affected
Adrenal glands
Neuroblastoma
Horners syndrome
Note: Horner syndrome can result from a lesion anywhere along a three-neuron sympathetic (adrenergic) pathway that originates in the hypothalamus
miosis, ptosis and anhidrosis
Vision is 20/20 by what age?
6 years
Term for misalignment of the eyes
Term for lazy eye
Strabismus
Ambylopia
Greater than ___ line difference in snellen chart is concerning
Refer to opthamology
2 line
High risk factors for hearing loss: HEARS mnemonic
hyperbilirubinemia
Ear infections
Apgar scores low at birth
Rubella/Cytomegalovirus, toxoplasmosis
Seizures
High risk factors for hearing loss: HEARS mnemonic
hyperbilirubinemia
Ear infections
Apgar scores low at birth
Rubella/Cytomegalovirus, toxoplasmosis
Seizures
Screen for iron deficiency at ___ to ___ months
9-12 months
Screen for iron deficiency at ___ to ___ months
9-12 months
caput succedaneum does not cross midline. T/F?
False
Head circumference is measured up to ____ age
3 years
Cephalohematoma
Does not cross suture lines
Infants double their birth weight by _____ months and triple their weight by _____
6 months
12 month s
Start measuring height at ___ years
2 years
When to refer for chroptorchidism
4-12 months for urology
Moro reflex disappears by ____ months
3-4 months
What reflex dissapears by 6 weeks of age
stepping reflex
T/F A strong moro reflex in an older infant > 6 months is abnormal and indicates brain injury
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