Pediatrics Flashcards
At what age should a child be able to hold up her head?
3 months
List the five major Jones criteria for diagnosing rheumatic fever.
Polyarthritis, carditis, subcuticular nodes, erythema marginatum, chorea
At what age should an infant begin cooing?
2 months
How do you treat a patient with respiratory syncytial virus?
Albuterol, steroids and fluids
German measles is also known as what disease?
Rubella
At what age should a child be able to use a spoon and stack 3-4 blocks?
18 months
Which viral exanthem often has conjunctivitis as one of its symptoms?
Measles/rubeola
What is the most common congenital heart defect?
Ventricular septal defect
What is the treatment for volvulus in a child?
Barium enema
By what age should a child be able to roll over?
4 months
By what age should a child be able to walk?
12 months
You hear a loud harsh holosystolic murmur in a child. It is best heard at the LLSB. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Ventricular septal defect
At what age should a child begin to feed himself?
6 months
Currant jelly stool should make you think of what diagnosis?
Intussusception
Describe Barlow’s test
Adduct and internal rotation of the hips
A CXR finding of notched ribs in a child should make you think of what diagnosis?
Coarctation of the aorta
Describe the pattern of weight gain in an infant over the following time periods: week one, 6 months, 12 months, 3 years old and 4 years old.
Newborns lose 10% of their birth weight initially but are back to birth weight at 10 days, 6m = 2x birth weight, 12m = 3x birth weight, 3 y/o = 30 lbs & 30 inches, 4 y/o = 40 lbs & 40 inches.
By what age should a child be able to kick a ball?
24 months
A widely split fixed S2 should make you think of what diagnosis?
Atrial septal defect
