Pediatrics Flashcards
What is German measles also known as?
Rubella
How many days old is a yellow bruise?
Purple - day 1-5 Green - day 5-7 Yellow - day 7-10 Brown - day 10-14
Pain with movement of the pinna or tragus should make you think of what Dx?
Otitis Externa
What is the first line treatment of pertussis?
Erythromycin - macrolides
By what age should a child be able to hold up head?
3 months
A salter Harris type I fx affects what area of bone?
Only the physis (growth plate)
By what age should a child be able sit?
6 months
Premature infant with hyaline membrane disease will have what appearance on CXR?
Bilateral atelectasis or ground glass appearance
A pt is having seizures along with a mouse-like odor from the urine. What Dx should you be thinking of?
Phenylketonuria
The description of a dew drop on a rose petal should make you think of what Dx?
Chicken pox
List the 5 major jones criteria for Dx rheumatic Fever
Polyarthritis Carditis Subcuticular nodules Erythema Marginatum Chorea
Describe erythema marginatum
Pink rings on the trunk and Inner surfaces of the limbs The rash is round, with a pale-pink center, surrounded by a slightly raised red outline. The rash can appear in rings or have less regular, larger, or elongated shapes.
At what age should an infant begin cooing
2 months
MC cause of URI
Rhinovirus
Koplik spots are white clustered lesions one buccal mucosa. What virus are they pathognomonic for?
Measles/Rubeola
How do you treat a pt with RSV?
Albuterol, steroids, and fluids
A child presents with painful ulcers in mouth. On PE you find more of the same type of ulcers on hands and feet. What virus is most likely causing these sx?
Coxsackie virus
What age should a child be able to walk?
12 mo
If worried about foreign body obstructing a child’s breathing what type of CXR should you order?
Expiratory view looking for hyperinflation due to air trapping
What is the medical term for lazy eye?
Amblyopia
2-month milestones (Xenia)
February Valentines day “lift your head” for a kiss and “smile”, tracking midline, reacts to sound, coos
4 - month milestones
April’s fools day, Rolling over in laughter, baby cobra, reach for things, babbling
6 - month milestones
June’s summer solstice. Sitting up at a picnic and stranger anxiety at mom’s weird work friends trying to pinch your cheeks. Transfers objects, rolls both ways, making noises
9 - month (waleed) milestones
Fulls sits, crawls, pulls self up, responds to name, full hand pick up, pincer grasps w/ small things
12 - month milestones
it’s Christmas walking over to Santa Claus, but getting separation anxiety.
15-month milestones
Gross: walks well, walks backward, may run or walk-up steps Fine: scribbles, stacks 2 block Social: uses spoon + fork, “helps in housework” Language: says 3-6 words, follows commands
What type of anemia is iron deficiency anemia?
Microcytic hypochromic
What labs will you see for iron deficiency anemia?
Dec ferritin Inc TIBC Dec serum iron Inc RDW Dec Transferrin
What will you see on a blood smear for alpha thalassemia? Gold standard for Dx
Target cells, basophilic stippling, Heinz bodies Hgb electrophoresis
What will you see on labs for acute lymphocytic leukemia?
Bone marrow - hypercellular w/ >20% blasts, anemia, thrombocytopenia
What do you see on peripheral smear of someone with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and who gets it?
MC in adults You would see Peripheral smear → incompetent, well-differentiated, lymphocytes w/ scattered “Smudge cells”
How to differentiate acute myelogenous leukemia AML?
Auer rods on bone marrow
What do you see for chronic myelogenous leukemia?
+ Philadelphia chromosome, strikingly elevated wbc count
What is pathognominic for HODKIN’s lymphoma? What is it commonly associated with?
Reed-sternberg calls Mediastinal LAD Epstein- Barr virus - MC in males
Which Hemophilia is hemarthrosis associated with?
Hemophilia A
What factor is hemophilia B associated with? What is the clinical manifestation?
B - deep tissue bleeding
Pt present with staccato cough but no fever, what is the most likely Dx?
Chlamydia pneumoniae
What is the most serious complication of Kawasaki syndrome?
Aortic aneurysm
A musical vibratory murmur best heard at the apex in a child should make you think of what Dx?
Still’s murmur - benign
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 MC congenital heart defect?
Ventricular septal defect