Pediatrics Flashcards
FTT criteria
-weight for age <3rd to 5th percentile
Most common chromosomal disorder in US
DS
DS presentation
- flat face
- upward slanting eyes: palpebral fissures
- low-set ears
- macroglossia
- short neck
- broad hands with transverse palmar crease (simian crease)
- newborns with hypotonia
- poor reflexes
What should children with DS avoid using before age 6
trampoline
FAS presentation
- microcephaly
- shortened palpebral fissures
- epicanthal folds
- flat nasal bridge
- thin upper lip with smooth philtrum
- ears underdeveloped
When is surgical correction needed for cryptochoridism
within first year of life it not spontaneously descending
Neonate presenting with acute conjunctivitis within 30 days or less from birth, concerned about what
- chlamydia
- gonorrhea
- herpes simplex
- bacterial infection
Treatment for neonate with gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum
ED for IV abx
Trachoma
chlamydial ophthalmia neonatorum
What else to rule out if neonate presents with trachoma
-chlamydial pneumonia
Risks for SIDS
- prematurity
- LBW
- maternal smoking and/or drug use
- poverty
Expected newborn weight loss
- formula fed: up to 5%
- breast fed: 7-10 %
- loss within 5-7 days
When should neonatal weight loss be regained
-within 10-14 days
Signs of severe dehydration in neonates
> 10% weight loss
- tachycardic
- tachypneic
- parched mucous membranes
- anterior fontanelle sunken
- tenting
- cool skin
- acrocyanosis
- anuria
- change in LOC
Mongolian spot
- present in almost all Asians
- blue to black colored patches or stains
- most commonly on lumbosacral area
what age do Mongolian spots typically fade
-by 2-3 years
MIlia, Milaria, or Prickly Heat
- papules on forehead, cheeks, nose
- retention of sebaceous material and keratin
- resolves spontaneously
Erythema toxicum neonatorum
- small pustules surround by red base
- erupts during 2nd-3rd day of life
- lasts 1-2 weeks
- resolves spontaneously
Seborrheic dermatitis
- cradle cap
- thick scaling on scalp
- treat with soaking with vegetable oil or mineral oil
- shampoo and gently scrub
- prevention with frequent shampooing with mild baby shampoo
- resolves in a few months
Faun Tail Nevus
-tufts of hair overlying spinal column usually at lumbosacral area
What can faun tail nevus indicate
-possible NTD
Plan for faun tail nevus
- neuro exam
- US of lesion to r/o occult spina bifida
Cafe au lait spots
- flat spots
- > 6 or larger than 5 mm –> r/o neurofibromatosis or von Recklinghausen’s disease
- refer to pediatric neuro if it fits this criteria
Port wine stain
- Nevus Flammeus
- pink to red, flat, stain like lesions on upper and lower eyelids of branches of CN V
- blanches
- Large lesions on half of face may be sign of trigeminal nerve involvement
Port wine stain treatment
- does not regress
- grows with child
- treat with pulse-dye laser therapy
Hemangioma
- strawberry hemangioma
- rapid vascular lesions 0.5-4 cm
- bright red in color
- soft to palpation
- majority spontaneously resolve
- PDL therapy
Newborn vision: far or near sighted
- Myopia (near sighted)
- 20/200
T/F: newborns may appear with crossed eyes and is a normal finding
- True
- unless one eye is consistently turned in or out —> ophto
T/F: newborns shed tears
-False: lacrimal ducts not fully mature at birth
Horizontal strabismus may be
Estropia
inward turning of eyes
Extropia
outward turning of eyes
Vertical strabismus may be
Hypertropia
one eye higher than the other
Hypotropia
one eye lower than the other
What can uncorrected strabismus lead to
permanent visual loss
abnormal vision
What is strabismus
misalignment of one eye
Amblyopia
lazy eye
Esotropia
misalignment of both eyes (cross eyed)
Indications for optho referral
- abnormal red reflex
- (+) white reflex
- strabismus
- greater than two line difference between each eye
- esodeviation present after 3-4 months
- corneal light reflex with abnormal
- shape/appearance of pupils not equal
- new onset strabismus
Hirschberg test
corneal light reflex test
High risk factors for hearing loss
-HEARS Hyperbilirubinemia Ear infections that are frequent Apgar score low Rubella, CMV, toxoplasmosis Seizures
Phenylketonuria
- severe mental retardation if not treated
- inability to metabolize phenylalanine to tyrosine
- test only performed after being fed for at least 48 hours
Which hemoglobin do normal newborns have
F and A
When is screening for anemia done for in infants
9-12 months
Lead screening
- high risk screened at 1 to 2 years
- early as 6 months
Dose of vitamin D drops
400 IU
Why is cow’s milk avoided
- avoid for 1st year of life
- causes GI bleeding
- common cause of IDA in <12 month olds
Failure to pass meconium within 24 hours of birth is concerning for what
- intestinal obstruction
- cystic fibrosis
When can solid foods start
4-6 months
- start with rice cereal
- introduce one food at a time
First time teeth erupt
-6-10 months
First teeth to erupt
-lower central incisors
When are all the primary teeth erupted by
2.5 years
When do first permanent teeth erupt
6 years
Hypospadias
-urethral meatus on ventral aspect of penis
Positive Babinski reflex is normal up until
2 years old
T/F a strong Moro reflex in a 6 month old is normal
False
indicative of brain damage
MMRV vaccine schedule
1 at 12 months
2 at 4-6 years
Trivalent flu vaccine given to minimum what age
6 months
Quadrivalent flu vaccine given to minimum what age
18 years
Is FluMist recommended?
No
DTaP schedule
2 months 4 months 6 months 16-18 months 4-6 years
Tdap age requirement
at least 7 years
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
Report adverse reactions to vaccines
Which vaccines should be completed by age 15-18 months
- Hepatitis B
- Hib
- PCV 13
- Rotavirus
What is the only vaccine given at birth
hepatitis B
When is Tdap given as a booster
11-12 years
Physiological jaundice spreads how
starts on head
progresses downward to chest, abdomen, legs, and soles of feet
When does physiological jaundice start
24 hours after birth
clear up in 2-3 weeks
Breast milk jaundice begins when
after 7 days
peaks in 2-3 weeks
can take a month to clear
Possible cause of breast milk jaundice
- insufficient breast milk intake
- some women may have a substance that slows down hepatic conjugation of bilirubin
Why does jaundice happen in neonates
- increased breakdown of fetal RBC
- bilirubin exceeding the infants liver capacity to conjugate bilirubin
Treatment plan for pathologic jaundice
- serum fractionated bilirubin level
- Coombs test
- CBC
- retic count
- peripheral smear
- treatment usually not needed, keep well hydrated
First line therapy for jaundice
- phototherapy
- light in blue-spectrum most effective
- bilirubin excreted in urine
Kernicterus
- complication of high levels of unbound bilirubin
- severe mental retardation, seizures
When does Hgb drop to the lowest level in neonates
6-8 weeks
Why does physiological anemia of infancy occur
-stimulates kidneys to produce more erythropoietin to prompt BM to make more RBC
Dacryostenosis
- congenital lacrimal duct obstruction
- spontaneously resolves within 6 months
Dacryostenosis presentation
persistent tearing and crusting in am
- reflux of mucoid discharge when lacrimal duct palpated
- yellow to green is abnormal
Acute dacrocystitis
- redness, warmth, tenderness, and swelling on one or both lacrimal ducts
- usually due to staph or strep
- systemic abx for 7-10 days
Acute dacrocystitis lacrimal sac massage
-palpate sac and massage down toward mouth
Infant colic rule of 3s
- crying and irritability >3 hours a day in <3 month old. crying occurs at the same time each day
- crying occurs more than 3 days a week
- colic resolves by 3-4 months
Up to 30% of neonates with coarctation of the aorta also have what syndrome
Turner syndrome
Normal finding for screening coarctation of the aorta
-systolic BP higher in legs than arms
Higher risk for developmental dysplasia of hip
- breech births
- female
- family history
- oligohydramnios
Ortolani test
- hold each knee and place middle finger over greater trochanter
- rotate hips in the frog leg position (abduction, then adduction)
- (+) click or clunk, or trochanter displacement palpated
Barlow test
- place index and middle finger over greater trochanter
- push both knees together at midline and downward, then pull upward
- (+) clunk heard when trochanter slips back into acetabulum
Galeazzi sign
-one femur appears shorter when infant is supine
When can a child play patacake and peek a boo
9 months
Neuroblastoma most common presentation
painful abdomen crossing midline
Neuroblastoma Horner’s syndrome
- miosis
- ptosis
- anhidrosis
Initial imaging for Wilm’s tumor
abdominal US
Epiglottis organism
Haemophilus influenzae
Prophylaxis of close contacts for epiglottitis
Rifampin
Is epiglottis a reportable disease
yes
Ophthalmoplegia
limited movement of eyeball
Preseptal cellulitis
-infection of anterior portion of eyelid that does not involve orbit
Greenstick fractures may indicate what
child abuse
Top 3 cancers in children
- leukemia
- bran and CNS tumors
- neuroblastoma
Clues a child is ready for toilet training
- walking
- can reach potty chair
- indicates when diaper is dirty
- can pull down pants
- can stay dry for 2 hours
- interested about toilet
- can understand basic instruction
When are most children typically ready for toilet training
18-24 months
-some not ready until 36 monhs
When will a child usually have complete nighttime bowel control
4-5 years
When should a child not dry at night be evaluated
if >5 years old
How long should all infants and toddlers ride in a rear-facing car seat
2 years
Car safety for toddlers and preschoolers
back seat with car seat facing forward
Until what age do children need to be restrained in the back seat
12
When do early signs of autism begin to show
18 months
Autism screening times
18 months to 24 months
Autism signs to watch for
- no pointing, waving, grasping by 12 months
- no babbling or cooing by 12 months
- no single words by 16 months
- no two words by 24 months
- loss of language or social skills by 24 months
- no gesturing at 24 months
What population are Wilm’s tumors more common in
AA females
At what age is speech understood by strangers
3 years