Pediatrics 6, 8 Flashcards
When is a lymph node a concerned finding
- greater than 2 cm
- firm, immobile nodes
- signs of systemic illness
Erythema infectiosum?
- fifth disease
- parvovirus B19
what is a rapid specific test for infectious mononucleosis
heterophile antibody test (monospot)
Bordetella pertussis patients can develop what?
lymphocytosis
what are the 3 phases of Bordetella pertussis
- catarrhal
- paroxysmal
- convalescent
what happens in the paroxysmal phase of Bordetella pertussis
- paroxysms of coughing
- posttussive emesis
who should receive post exposure prophylaxis with varicella exposure
all nonimmune, asymptomatic, healthy patient age 1 year or greater
Most common cause of osteomyelitis in both infants and children
Staphylococcus aureus
frequent cause of osteomyelitis in patients with sickle cell anemia
Salmonella
Most common pathogen for acute, unilateral cervical lymphadenitis in children is?
Staph aureus
bilateral subacute-chronic lymphadenopathy along with systemic symptoms such as fever, pharyngitis, and hepatosplenomegaly
Epstein-Barr virus
Who accord salmonella enteritidis
reptiles
Most common causes of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis
- streptococcus pneumoniae
- Haemophilus influenzae
Treatment of choice for bacterial rhinosinusitis
Amoxicillin-Clavulanic acid
when do antistreptolysin O antibodies peak?
month after streptococcal infection
how do you confirm strep in a child
- rapid streptococcal antigen testing
- throat culture
The most common predisposing factor for acute bacterial sinusitis is
viral upper respiratory infection
what should be suspected in any ill patients, especially those with a febrile paroxysms, who have traveled to an endemic-tropical region? and what should be ordered
- malaria
- thick and thin blood smears
Fever, toxicity, pharyntitis, sandpaper-like rash, circumoral pallor and strawberry tongue
Scarlet fever
what is herpangina and what causes it
throat infection
- Coxsackie A
Patients with croup and stridor at rest ( moderate to severe croup) should be treated how
- corticosteroids and nebulizer epinephrine