Pediatrics/BW Flashcards
Atypical or walking pneumonia is caused by what pathogen?
mycoplasma
a child with a fever lasting longer than 5 days should make you think of what diagnosis?
kawasaki syndrome
a widely split fixed S2 should make you think of what diagnosis?
ASD
List the five major jones criteria for diagnosing rheumatic fever.
polyarthritis, erythema marginatum, chorea, carditis, subcuticular nodes
(major PECCS)
pale and boggy nasal mucose should make you think of what diagnosis?
allergic rhinitis
what organism is th most common cause of otitis media?
S. pneumonia
which viral exanthem often has conjunctivitis as one of its symptoms?
measles/rubella
by what age should a child be able to roll over?
4 months
what is the x-ray finding that supports diagnosis of a slipped capital femoral epiphysis?
ice cream falling off the cone
a cxr finding of notched ribs in a child should make you think of what diagnosis?
coarctation of the aorta
bruises may be purple, green, yellow and brown. how many days old is a yellow bruise?
purple day 1-5, green day 5-7, yellow 7-10, brown 10-14
a purple seed plants a green tree, which leaves turn yellow, then brown
a four y/o M presents between october and march with wheezing, coughing, a runny nose and increased respiratory rate. what is the most likely pathogen?
respiratory syncytial virus
a child with bulky greasy stool should make you think of what diagnosis?
Cystic fibrosis
describe erythema marginatum
pink rings on the trunk and inner surfaces of the limbs.
a palpable olive shaped epigastric mass in a one month old should make you think of what dx?
pyloric stenosis
german measles is also known as what disease?
rubella
by what age should a child be able to hold up her head?
3 months
at what age should a child begin to say momma and dada?
12 months
what is the medical term for cross eyed?
strabismus
first line treatment for pertussis
erythromycin
koplik spots
measles/rubeola
How long should you wait for a swallowed marble to pass through the body before considering surgery?
24 hours
Is an upper respiratory infection which includes hoarseness most likely bacterial or viral?
viral
In order to diagnose rheumatic fever what one thing must you have?
Evidence of a strep infection either positive titer or positive culture.
In addition to that you need
2 major criteria or 1 major
and 2 minor criteria.
what is the treatment for volvulus in a child?
barium enema