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Pediatrics Flashcards

1
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What are the newborn screening tests?

A 
"Please Check Baby Before Going Home"
P - PKU
C - CAH/ CF
B - Biotinidase/ Beta- Thalassemia
G - Galactosemia
H - Hypothyroidism/ Homocystinuria
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What is Vater Syndrome?

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V - Vertebral abnormality
A - Anal
TE - Tracheal Esophageal Fistula
R - Renal

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3
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What is the Average IQ?

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85-100

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What are the most common causes of mental retardation in the US?

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FAS, Fragile X and Down’s Syndrome

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What is the APGAR test?

A 
Neonatal Rating Scale (0-10) Greater than 7
Test @ 1 minute and 5 minutes
A - Appearance (Color)
P - Pulse
G - Grimace
A - Activity
R - Respiration
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What is the most common eye infection in New Born

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First day - Clear discharge due to Silver Nitrate
First week - Gonorrhea (purulent discharge)
Second week - Chlamydia
Third week - Herpes

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What are the causes of Hyperbilirubinemia?

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Sepsis, ABO Incompatibility, Hypothyroidism and Breast-feeding

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What is the cause of Symmetrically small babies?

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In Early onset: Chromosomal Abnormalities or TORCHES

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What is the cause of Asymmetrically Small babies?

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In Late onset: Poor maternal nutrition and vascular disease

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What is the cause of large babies?

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DM or twin-twin transfusions

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11
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What is Milia?

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Neonatal white or pale yellow heads on malar area

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What is Nevus Flammeus?

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Port Wine Stain

  • Permanent
  • Unilateral of face or neck
  • Vascular malformation
  • Sturge - Weber syndrome - Vasculitis
  • Mgt: Pulsed laser therapy
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What is Seborrheic Dermatitis?

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Red rash with oily skin and dry flaky hairline, crusty lesion

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What are Mongolian spots?

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Melanocytes on lower back

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What is Erythema Toxicum?

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White wheal on red area rash has Eosinophils

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What is Subgaleal Hemorrhage?

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Prolonged jaundice in newborns due to birthing trauma

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17
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What is Caput Succedaneum?

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Bleeding under scalp (edema will cross suture lines)

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What is Cephalohematoma?

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Bleeding under bone (blood does not cross suture lines)

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What is an Epstein’s Pearl?

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White pearls on hard palate

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20
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What is persistent eye drainage since birth usually due to?

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Blocked Duct

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What are wide sutures due to?

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Hypothyroidism and Down’s Syndrome

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22
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What causes a Cleft Palate?

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Maxillary shelves did not fuse

23
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What causes a Cleft Lip?

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Medial nasal prominence did not fuse

24
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What is the most common cause of no red reflex?

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Cataracts - Increased incidence with high glucose or galactose, Rubella, Failure of light stimulating the retina by 3 months of life and if this does not occur the child will be blind

25
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What is the most common cause of a White Reflex?

A

Retinoblastoma

26
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What is the sign of a Clavicle Fracture?

A

Asymmeteric Moro reflex

27
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Where is the most common site of a Clavicle fracture due to birth?

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Middle third of the Clavicle

28
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What is an Omphalocele?

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Intestines protrude out of the umbilicus covered by peritoneum

29
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What is Gastroschisis?

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Wall defect lateral to midline - off center, abdominal wall with no sac covering

30
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What is a Nephroblastoma?

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Abdominal mass due to enlarged “Wilm’s Tumor”, hemihypertrophy and Aniridia

31
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What is a Neuroblastoma?

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Adrenal Medulla tumor
Hypsarrthymia
Opsoclonus
Increased urinary VMA

32
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What is Polyhydramnios?

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Too much amniotic fluid (baby can’t swallow)

33
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What are the most common causes of Oligohydramnios?

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Abdominal Muscle Problem: Prune Belly

Renal Agenesis: Potters Syndrome

34
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What is the most common cause of Polyhydramnios?

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Neuromuscular problem: Werdnig Hoffman

GI problem: Duodenal atresia

35
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What is Oligohydramnios?

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Too little amniotic fluid (baby can’t pee)

36
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What is Fifth’s disease?

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Erythema Infectiosum “Slapped Cheeks”
B-19 Parvovirus
Aplastic anemia, in sickle cell patients
Hydrops Fetalis

37
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What is Sixth’s DIsease?

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Roseola, Exanthema Subitum (fever disappears then rash appears)

38
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What is Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease?

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Mouth ulcers, will not eat or drink

Palm and sole rash caused by coxsackie virus

39
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What is seen in Measles (Rubeola)?

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CCCK: Cough, Coryza (runny nose), Conjunctivitis, Koplik Spot
Morbilliform blotchy rash

40
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What is Molluscum Contagiosum

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Flesh colored papules with a central dimple

41
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What is Mumps?

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Parotitis (Red Stenson’s Duct)

42
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What is Otitis Media?

A

Fluid in the middle ear

43
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What is Pityriasis Rosea?

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Herald Patch that migrates along skin lines in a Christmas Tree appearance

44
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What is Rubella (German 3-day Measles)

A

Trunk rash
Lymphadenopathy behind ears
they don’t look sick

45
Q

How is Smallpox different from Chickenpox?

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Smallpox is on the face, same stage of development and fever

46
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What is seen with Varicella (Chickenpox)?

A

Red macule clear vesicle on red dot
Pus and scabbing
various stages of healing

47
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What is Zellweger’s?

A

Neonatal Seizures

48
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What is the most common cause of delayed speech developement?

A

Hearing loss

49
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What are the signs of child abuse?

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Multiple Ecchymosis
Retinal Hemorrhage
Epidural / Subdural Hemorrhage
Spiral Fractures (twisted)
Multiple fractures in different stages of healing
50
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What should you rule out when child abuse is suspected?

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Osteogenesis Imperfecta, bleeding disorders, Fifth’s disease and Mongolian spots

51
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What is Congenital Hip Dysplasia?

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Hip dislocation may be developed in uterus during delivery, found during new born eval, gluteal fold asymmetric

The Barlow/Ortolani maneuver test: there is a palpable “clunk: or click as the hip is dislocated in a posterior-superior direction

52
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What is Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease?

A

A vascular necrosis of femoral head, more often in young children (4-8 y/o), mildly painful limb that develops insidiously. Range of motion is limited especially internal rotation and abduction, x-ray join effusion

53
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What is Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis?

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Gradual or acute separation of the proximal femoral growth plate with femur head slipping off femoral neck and rotating into inferior-posterior position. Most common during puberty and more in overweight individuals, present with a limp and pain recurring often to the knee
Limited hip internal rotation and outward rotation of lump with hip flexion
x-ray: epiphyseal displacement

54
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What is TORCH Infection?

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Toxoplasmosis: Hydrocephalus with generalized intracranial calcification and choriogenesis.
Others= HIV, Syphilis, Varicella, B-19
HIV= Most infected are asymptomatic, clinical symptoms– Lymphadenopathy/Hepatosplenomegaly
Syphilis= Osteochondritis and Peridotites; skin rash on palms and soles, snuffles
Varicells = Pneumonia (neonatal); limb hypoplasia, cutaneous scar, seizure, MR
B-19 = Hydrops Fetalis
Rubella = Cataracts, deafness and heart defects, blueberry muffin spots
CMV = Microcephaly with periventricular calcification, petechia with thrombocytopenia, sensorineural hearing loss
Herpes = 1st week: Pneumonia/shock
2nd week: Skin vesicles, keratoconjunctivitis
3rd week: Acute Meningoencephalitis

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