Pediatrics Flashcards
APGAR Scoring
Appearance Pulse Grimace Activity Respiration
1point on APGAR means
A- Pale blue extremities P- <100/min G- grimace on suction/stimulation A- some flexion R- irregular, shallow gasps
2 points on APGAR means:
A- pink P- > 100 G- cry on stimulation A- flexion that resists extension R- robust crying
What does the one minute APGAR Score tell?
How labor was tolerated by the newborn
5 mins APGAR score tells …….
Response of the newborn to resuscitation
Moro response on a LGA (Large gestational age) newborn: R arm remains limply adducted, medially rotated.
Diagnosis?
Erb- Duchenne palsy (C5-C6)
Moro response on a LGA (Large gestational age) newborn: R arm remains limply adducted, medially rotated.
Management?
- Physical therapy
- Surgery for severe cases
Paralysis of newborn hand +/- Horner syndrome
Klumpke palsy (C7 - C8 + T1)
Palpate the clavicle on LGA newborn- Crepitus and discontinuity on L.
Diagnosis?
Clavicular fracture
In a newborn: edema crosses suture lines
Caput succedaneum
In a newborn:
Fluctuance does not cross suture lines.
Diagnosis?
Cephalohematoma
Lacy, reticulated vascular pattern over most of body when baby is cooled; improves over first month; abnormal if persists
Diagnosis?
Cutis marmorata
White papules, retention of keratin and sebum in hair follicles
Diagnosis?
Milia
Inflammatory papules and pustules
Diagnosis?
Neonatal acne
Pale, pink vascular macules; found in nuchal area, glabella, eyelids; usually disappears
Diagnosis?
Salmon patch (Nevus simplex)
Blue to slate-gray macules; seen on presacral, back, posterior thighs; > in on white infants; arrested melanocytes; usually fade over first few years;
Diagnosis? And differential?
Mongolian spots
Child abuse
Firm, yellow-white papules/pustules with erythematous base; peaks on second day of life; contains eosinophils; benign
Erythema toxicum neonatorum
Vomiting,seizures, developmental delay (1st few months), intellectual disability + fair hair, eyes, skin, musty smell
Diagnosis?
Phenylketonuria
Jaundice, vomiting, HSM, FTT, poor feeding+ liver dysfunction, susceptibility to infection/ sepsis (E.coli), cataracts
Most common deficiency?
Galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase (GALT)
Diseases screened in new born: 8
Phenylketonuria Galactosemia Cystic fibrosis Hypothyroidism 21- hydroxylase deficiency Tyrosinemia Hb SS Hb C
Thick, yellow/white oily scale on inflammatory base
Management ?
Gently clean with mild shampoo (seborrheic dermatitis)
Area of alopecia, with orange-colored modular skin
Management?
Remove before adolescence (nevus sebaceous)
5 advantages of breast milk
- maternal-infant bonding
- premixed, right temperature and concentration
- less diarrhea, intestinal hemorrhage, chronic illnesses later in life
- maternal weight loss and faster return of uterus to preconception size
- decreased allergies accompanied to formula fed
Holds head steadily; rolls from prime to supine; coos
Age?
4 months
Sits with support (tripod); unilateral reach; transfers object; recognizes that someone is a stranger
Age?
6 month
“Mama”, “dada”; crawls well; pulls to stand; immature pincer grasp;
Age?
9 months
50 words; 2-word sentences; follows 2-step commands; parallel play
Age?
24 months
Alternates feet going up the stairs; pedals tricycle; >/= 250 words; 3 word sentences; group play;
Age?
3 years
Hops and skips; dresses completely; knows colors; play cooperatively
Age?
4 years
Prints first name; asks what a word means; knows alphabet; skips alternating feet; abides by rules
Age?
5 years
Infant ______ birth weight by 6 months and _______ by 1 year
Doubles
Triples
Bone age=chronological age
Normal cause
Ideal
Genetic (familial) short stature
Bone age= chronological age
Abnormal cause?
- Genetic
- Chromosomal
Bone age < chronological age
Normal cause?
Constitutional delay
Bone age < chronological age
Abnormal cause?
- chronic systemic disease
- endocrine related
Bone age > chronological age
Normal cause?
Obesity (tall)
Familiar tall stature
Bone age > chronological age
Abnormal cause?
- precocious puberty
- congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- hyperthyroidism
Immunization at birth?
HepB
Immunization at 2,4 and 6 months?
HepB, DTaP, Hib, PCV13, IPV
Immunization at 6 months and then yearly?
Influenza
Immunization at 12 months ?
MMR, Varicella HepA
Immunization at 4-6 yrs (before start of school)?
DTaP, IPV, MMR, Varicella
Immunization at 12 years?
Tdap, HPV, meningococcal meningitis
Upward slanting palpebral fissures; inner epicanthal folds; single palmar crease; hypotonia; hearing loss
Diagnosis?
Down syndrome (trisomy 21)
Most common cardiac anomalies seen in Down syndrome
Endocardial cushion deficiency
Most common cancer seen in Down syndrome
Acute lymphocytic leukemia
AML if in the first 3 yrs of life
Low-set, malformed ears, microcephaly, micrognathia, prominent occiput, clenched hands, rocker bottom feet, omphalocele.
Diagnosis?
Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18)
Holoprosencephaly, microcephaly, microphthalmia, cutis aplasia, single umbilical artery, severe cleft lip, palate, or both
Diagnosis?
Patau syndrome (trisomy 13)
Hypogonadism and hypogenitaliam; long limbs; decreased IQ; most common findings manifest at puberty
Diagnosis?
Klinefelter syndrome (XXY)
Large ears, dysmorphic facial features, large jaw, long face, intellectual disability, large testes
Diagnosis?
Fragile X syndrome
Macrosomia, macroglossia, pancreatic B cell hyperplasia, omphalocele
Diagnosis?
Beckwith- Wiedemann syndrome
Cafe at lait spots, soft tumors on nerves, seizures, CNS tumors, bone lesions
Neurofibromatosis
Micrognathia, retroglossia, cleft soft palate, associated with FAS or Edward’s
Diagnosis?
Pierre Robin sequence
Obesity, small puffy hands and feet, small genitalia, intellectual disability, hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction
Diagnosis?
Angelman syndrome (happy puppet syndrome)
Short palpebral fissure, maxillary hypoplasia, short and smooth philtrum-vermillion border, symmetric IUGR
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
When is hyperbilirubinemia pathologic?
- appears on 1st day of life
- Bili > 19.5mg/do (term baby)
- Bili increases >5mg/dL/day
- direct bili > 2 mg/dL (any time)
- persists beyond 2nd week of life
Newborn- Hypoxemia then hypercarbia, respiratory acidosis, ground-glass appearance, air bronchogram
Management?
Oxygen then intubation then exogenous surfactant (respiratory distress syndrome)
Tachypnea after birth, slow absorption of fetal lung fluid
Best test and what are the findings?
CXR
Air trapping, fluid in fissures, perihilar streaking
(Transient tachypnea of the new born
Pulmonary hypoplasia, respiratory distress, scaphoid abdomen, bowel sounds in chest
Best test to confirm diagnosis?
CXR (diaphragmatic hernia)
Infant (<28 days) with fever > 100.4 F =? Until proven otherwise
Sepsis
Most common pathogens associated with sepsis
Group B strep
E.coli
Listeria monocytogenes
Empiric treatment when suspicious of sepsis in a newborn
Ampicillin + Gentamicin x 48
Sepsis in neonates + meningitis suspected?
Cefotaxime + ampicillin
TORCH meaning?
Toxoplasmosis Others - syphilis, varicella, HIV, parvovirus B19 Rubella CMV Herpes
Maculopapular rash (palms+ soles), snuffles, periostitis, chorioretinitis
Diagnosis?
Congenital syphilis
Maculopapular rash (palms+ soles), snuffles, periostitis, chorioretinitis
Treatment?
Penicillin
Hydrocephalus, intracranial calcifications, chorioretinitis in neonates
Diagnosis
Toxoplasmosis
Hydrocephalus, intracranial calcifications, chorioretinitis in neonates
Treatment?
Pyrimethamine, sulfadiazine, leucovorin
Hydrocephalus, intracranial calcifications, chorioretinitis in neonates
Prevention?
Mother should not change at little
Spiramycin to decrease transmission
Cataracts, deafness, cardiac defects (PDA, VSD, etc), extra medullary hematopoiesis (“blueberry muffin spots”)
Diagnosis?
Rubella
Microcephaly, IUGR, periventricular calcification, decrease platelets, petechiae
Diagnosis?
Cytomegalovirus
Microcephaly, IUGR, periventricular calcification, decrease platelets, petechiae
Treatment?
Ganciclovir
Limb hypoplasia, scars, cataracts, chorioretinitis, cortical atrophy
Diagnosis?
Congenital varicella
Fever, seizure, bulging anterior fontanelle; mom has vesicles on perineum
Diagnosis ?
Congenital herpes simplex
1-3 DOL (day of Life): red conjunctivae, tearing
Diagnosis?
Chemical conjunctivitis
3-5 DOL: purulent conjunctivitis leading to corneal ulceration
Diagnosis?
Gonococcal conjunctivitis
3-5 DOL: purulent conjunctivitis leading to corneal ulceration
Treatment ?
IM ceftriaxone + saline irrigation
Gonococcal conjunctivitis
7-14 DOL: red tarsal conjunctivitis with mucoid discharge, lid swelling
Diagnosis?
Chlamydia conjunctivitis
7-14 DOL: red tarsal conjunctivitis with mucoid discharge, lid swelling
Treatment?
Erythromycin + saline irrigation
Early, systolic, soft, vibratory/ musical, heard best at lower sternum
Still’s murmur
Continuous murmur heard best in anterior neck which disappears when jugular vein is compressed
Diagnosis?
Venous hum
When is a murmur not benign
Diastolic murmur, holosystolic murmur, > II/VI, harsh or blowing quality
Common cyanotic heart diseases? 5 T’s
Tetralogy of fallot Truncus arteriosus Tricuspid atresia Transposition of Great vessels Total anomalous pulmonary venous return
CXR: “egg on a string” appearance
Loud, single S2
PDA closes leads to cyanosis, tachypnea
Diagnosis?
Transposition of the Great arteries
Components of tetralogy of fallot
- pulmonary stenosis and infundibular stenosis (obstructed RV outflow)
- VSD
- Overriding aorta (overrides VSD)
- Right ventricular hypertrophy
Bipolar mom gives birth to infant with holosystolic murmur c/w tricuspid regurgitation
Diagnosis?
Ebstein anomaly
Newborn: continuous machine-like murmur, bounding pulses, wide pulse pressure
Diagnosis?
Patent ductus arteriosus
Infant with normal brachial pulses, weak femoral pulses, rib notching on CXR
Diagnosis?
Coarctation of the aorta
ASD: what do you hear on heart auscultation?
Loud S1, fixed Split S2
VSD: what do you hear on heart auscultation?
Diagnosis?
Holosystolic murmur among the LLSB with a palpable thrill
When is surgery indicated for VSD?
FTT in first year, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary blood flow X2 systemic blood flow
15 y.o. athlete suddenly collapses on the football field
Management?
BB or CCB
6 y.o. female w/severe joint pain (elbows, wrists), fever x 1 week, sore throat 1 month ago, exam reveals new murmur
Diagnosis?
Acute rheumatic fever
Newborn Caucasian mail fails to pass meconium in first 24 hrs of life. Diagnostic test?
Sweat chloride test
Respiratory infection in cystic fibrosis:
Early-
Then-
Later-
Nontypeable H. influenza and S. aureus
Then colonization with P. aeruginosa
Later colonization with Burkholderia cepacia
Failure of umbilical ring closure in an infants
Diagnosis?
Umbilical hernia
Management of small umbilical hernia in an infant
Watch and wait- resolves in 1-2 years without treatment
When should surgery be considered for umbilical hernia?
- enlarging after 1-2 years
- symptoms (strangulation, incarceration)
- persistent after age 4 years
Defect in abdominal wall with bowel outside laterally with no sac; high maternal AFP; not usually associated with other disorders
Diagnosis?
Gastroschisis
Bowel midline outside the abdominal cavity in a sac; associated with other disorders
Diagnosis?
Omphalocele
4- weeks old non-bilious vomiting + palpable “olive”
Diagnosis?
Pyloric stenosis
2- wk old w/ bilious vomiting (polyhydramnios in pregnancy)
Diagnosis?
Intestinal atresia (annular pancreas)
Premature infant presents with bloody stools, apnea, lethargy and abdominal distention (after perforation)
Diagnosis?
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Pathognomic finding on X-ray for necrotizing enterocolitis is
Pneumatosis intestinalis ( air in bowel wall)