Pediatrics Flashcards
What is the most common cause of osteomyelitis in kids with sickle cell?
Salmonella
What is the most common cause of osteomyelitis in kids?
Staph aureus
What is the next best test in diagnosing osteomyelitis in kids? What are the findings?
X-ray – periosteal elevation, sequestrum, involucrum
What is the best test for diagnosing osteomyelitis in kids?
MRI
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Klinefelter Syndrome
How does albuterol help bronchoconstriction?
Binds to beta receptors to increase cAMP in smooth muscle cells which relax and allow for dilation
Low set ears, wide set eyes with history of severe fungal and viral infections
DiGeorge Syndrome
What is the mutation in DiGeorge Syndrome?
22q11 deletion causing aberrant development of third and fourth pharyngeal pouch
What are the 5 manifestations of DiGeorge Syndrome
Cardiac defects Abnormal facies Thymic hypoplasia/aplasia Cleft palate Hypocalcemia
Cafe-at-lait spots, neurofibromas, optic gliomas, Lisch nodules
NF Type 1
What pediatric brain tumor is associated with elevated hematocrit?
Hemangioblastoma
Brain tumor made of foamy stromal cells within highly vascular neoplasm in child
HemangioblAstoma
What familial disorder is associated with a defect in chromosome 3?
VHL
What familial disorder is associated with a defect on chromosome 5?
FAP
What cancer is associated with a defect on chromosome 13?
Retinoblastoma