Pediatrics Flash Cards - Case 19

Question 1

Usual age of onset for absence seizures?

Answer 1

3 y/o

Question 2

Parents tactile sense of fever agrees w/ rectal temp …% of the time?

Answer 2

80%

Question 3

Febrile seizures typically occur w/ fevers > … degrees C?

Answer 3

38 (100.4)

Question 4

Febrile children ages 3–36 months without a discernible focus of infection may have an “occult” bacteremia, usually caused by … ?

Answer 4

Strep pneumo, though this is low now thanks to PCV7 vaccine

Question 5

When to send UA for eval of fever of unknown source in pediatrics?

Answer 5

Males < 6 mo (< 12 mo if uncirc’d) and Females < 12 mo

Question 6

CSF findings in bacterial meningitis?

Answer 6

incr WBCs, decr glucose, incr protein

Question 7

CSF findings in viral meningitis?

Answer 7

incr WBCs, nl glucose, nl protein

Question 8

Illness script for roseola infantum (exanthem subitum)?

Answer 8

Hallmarks of roseola include a high fever (38.5 to 40.5 C) for 3–5 days in usually a fairly well-appearing child, followed by abrupt resolution of fever and development of a maculopapular rash.

Question 9

Does ETEC (a.k.a. what?) cause bloody or non-bloody diarrhea?

Answer 9

non-bloody (“Traveller’s diarrhea”)