Pediatrics Notes Flashcards
What is the difference between anaphylaxis and angioedema?
Anaphylaxis has hypotension
Angioedema looks like anaphylaxis but there is no hypotension/other organ system involvement
A patent ductus arteriosus is a connection between what 2 structures?
Aorta and pulmonary artery
What abnormality of the biliary tree is expected in pts with sickle cell?
Pigmented gallstones (d/t constant hemolysis and elevated bilirubin)
Cholecystectomy is expected to occur early.
Developmental dysplasia of the hip is diagnosed during the well-baby exam when you hear a click sound on hip flexion (Barlow and Ortolani). How is the diagnosis confirmed?
Ultrasound at 4-6 weeks
Peripheral eosinophilia, recurrent “cold” abscesses (Staph, H.flu, Strep pneumo), eczema, retained primary teeth, fractures, and post-infectious pneumatoceles
Dx?
Hyper-IgE (Job) Syndrome
In newborns, primary apnea occurs due to any perinatal insult. After ongoing primary apnea, there is a brief period of gasping respirations followed by a period of secondary apnea.
Describe management of primary vs. secondary apnea
Primary apnea responds quickly to stimulation
Secondary apnea requires bagging (via mask or tube) — stimulation will NOT work
Neonate presents with failure to pass meconium and bilious vomiting. X-ray shows air-fluid level with gas-filled plug. Dx and tx?
Meconium ileus
Perform water-soluble contrast enema to help breakdown obstruction
What causes erythema infectiosum
Parvovirus B19
Definitive diagnosis of _______ _______ is made with ultrasound showing “donut sign”
Pyloric stenosis
Diagnostic algorithm for suspected meningitis if there are signs of increased intracranial pressure (bulging fontanelles)
[Note: FAILS positive = signs of increased intracranial pressure]
Blood culture —> Abx —> CT scan —> LP
Management of meconium aspiration syndrome
If meconium is present but infant is vigorous (pulse >100, good resp effort and muscle tone), simple suctioning of nose and mouth is sufficient
If infant has poor tone and resp effort or pulse <100, endotracheal suctioning with passage and withdrawal of ET tube should be performed
Continuous machinery like murmur that usually resolves within 7 days in term infants
PDA
Patient presents with colicky bladder pain following an alcohol binge, and ultrasound reveals hydronephrosis without hydroureter. Dx?
Ureteropelvic junction obstruction — the ureter at the UPJ has been narrowed, which restricts flow of urinary volume (particularly in high volume states/diuresis)
Causes of bilious vomiting in neonate
Duodenal atresia
Annular pancreas
Malrotation/volvulus
Intestinal atresia
Immunodeficiency that can present in adults as well as children, both male and female. Less severe but with similar infection types to x-linked agammaglobulinemia. Diagnosis requires deficiency in at least 2 out of 3 of IgA, IgG, and/or IgM. Treat with scheduled IVIG
Common variable immunodeficiency
Orthopedic emergency that occurs in adolescents who are either obese or in a growth spurt. They complain of hip or knee pain of sudden onset. Confirm dx with frog-leg position x-ray. Surgery is required
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
First 2 things to do if baby is yellow
Start with transcutaneous sensor
Draw a bilirubin level to determine conjugated vs. unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Bilious vomiting indicates obstruction distal to the ampulla of Vater. The workup begins with an x-ray and from there, the gas patterns help differentiate disease.
Double bubble sign with a normal gas pattern and a contrast enema showing abnormal cecum position indicate __________
Malrotation
What does VACTERL stand for?
Vertebral anomalies Anus (imperforate) Cardiac anomalies Tracheoesophageal fistula Esophageal atresia Renal anomalies Limbs
Hep B vaccine guidelines for baby if mom is Hep B negative
Hep B vaccine within 2 months
West syndrome (infantile spasm) = symmetric jerking of the head, trunk, or extremities WITHOUT fever, and interictal EEG shows hypsarrhythmia.
The treatment is _______ which can help with spasms, normalizing EEG.
ACTH
The old term “ALTE” meant Apparent Life-Threatening Event, and has since been replaced by “BRUE” for Brief Resolved Unexplained Event because ALTE led to too extensive a workup that often found nothing. Define BRUE
<1 year old + <1 minute duration + any of the following:
Change in color
Change in muscle tone
Change in respirations
Change in responsiveness
Separated into low-risk and high-risk — if low-risk you do nothing, if high-risk you pursue relevant tests/imaging
T/F: The use of antipyretics to control fever prevents recurrent febrile seizures
False
T/F: Erythromycin eyedrops offer prophylaxis against conjunctivitis caused by chlamydia and gonorrhea
False — protects against conjunctivitis caused by gonorrhea only
Bilious vomiting indicates obstruction distal to the ampulla of Vater. The workup begins with an x-ray and from there, the gas patterns help differentiate disease.
________________ presents as polyhydramnios in utero and bilious vomiting in the neonate. XR reveals double-bubble sign but there’s no distal air. Repair is surgical. It is associated with ___________
Duodenal atresia; Down syndrome
Age at which you would expect the following developmental milestones:
Can hop, draw a cross, speaks in 4-word sentences
4 years
Pharyngitis + rash on palms and soles
What virus?
Coxsackie
Anatomically stenosed connection between nose and mouth. In severe cases, baby will be blue at rest because they are obligate nose-breathers, and will pink up with crying. May see childhood snore. Surgery is required.
Choanal atresia
In term infants, PDA’s are usually no big deal and self-resolve within 7 days. How are they handled in preterm infants?
Closure with indomethacin or surgery (since they can cause hemodynamic instability)
However, prostaglandins are used to maintain PDA if needed for critical heart lesion
A pt with sickle cell usually has a hemoglobin between 7 and 9. Transfusions should be avoided unless absolutely necessary. If patients receive transfusions, they’ll become iron overloaded — what do you do if this occurs?
Use iron chelators like deferoxamine (or deferasirox)
Don’t do phlebotomy (like for hemochromatosis), this would just make them anemic
Rash caused by togavirus that looks similar to measles (macular, starts on face, spreads down to toes) but pts don’t look as sick and the prodrome consists of tender generalized periorbital and postauricular lymphadenopathy. Forcheimer spots on the palate can be seen.
Rubella (german measles)
Key exam findings in allergic rhinitis
Allergic shiners (venous congestion under eyes)
Allergic salute (transverse nasal crease from upward nose-wiping)
Pale/boggy nasal mucosa
Cobblestoning of posterior oropharynx
A less-than-one y/o child has symmetric jerking of the head, trunk, or extremities WITHOUT fever, and interictal EEG shows hypsarrhythmia. Dx?
West syndrome (infantile spasm)
When are tympanostomy tubes indicated for recurrent OM?
3x in 6 months OR 4x in 12 months
Baby presents with jaundice. You draw a bili level and determine it is a conjugated/direct hyperbilirubinemia. What is the next step?
HIDA scan (check for obstruction) Hepatic U/S Sepsis eval (CBC, cultures) Metabolic eval (check for metabolic dz — Crigler-Najjar, Rotor, dubin-johnson)
Apnea of prematurity consists of episodes of true apnea (20+ seconds) associated with drop in O2 sat and heart rate. They can be central, obstructive, or mixed. Essentially, the neonates respiratory centers have not matured appropriately. Treatment with ______ can decrease the episodes of apnea. Noninvasive PPV or supplemental O2 can also be considered.
Caffeine
Age at which you would expect the following developmental milestones:
Skips, can draw a triangle, speaks in 5 word sentences
5 years
Immunodeficiency presenting with recurrent “normal” infections — sinusitis, otitis, pneumonia, etc., and only presents in males
X-linked Agammaglobulinemia (XLA aka Bruton’s)
Age at which you would expect the following developmental milestones:
Can do stairs, speaks 2-word sentences, follows 2-step commands
2 years
If an infant was born at <32 weeks AND continues to require supplemental O2 at day 28, they probably have _____
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)
Harsh holosystolic murmur depending on size of defect (smaller defect = louder murmur)
VSD
A child with intellectual disability presents with seizures, and on exam you notice ash leaf spots with Wood’s lamp and angiofibromas on the face. What is the dx?
Tuberous sclerosis
[seizures are caused by cortical tubers]
What drug can be used to increase HgbF in sickle cell patients?
Hydroxyurea
Standard newborn care
Assess umbilical cord for 2 arteries, 1 vein. Clip cord above base and trim excess.
Obtain and plot initial weight, length, and head circumference on growth chart.
Give shots and drops (Vit K, Hep B, conjunctivitis prophylaxis)0
Check glucose if baby is large or small for gestational age (LGA/SGA)
How do you test for TB in a pt less than 5 y/o vs. greater than 5 y/o?
<5 = PPD
> 5 = interferon gamma release assay
You suspect biliary atresia in a baby with persistent jaundice after 2 weeks of age. You have done an ultrasound and obtained LFTs. What is the next test in the hierarchy to obtain?
HIDA scan done 5-7 days after phenobarbital stimulation (will show lack of bile reaching the duodenum)
[Intraoperative cholangiogram can be done if still uncertain]
Age at which you would expect the following developmental milestones:
Walking, pincer grasp, knows 1 word, has separation anxiety
1 year
Autosomal recessive disorder leading to indiscriminate lysosome fusion. Features include albinism, neuropathy, and neutropenia. Look for giant granules in neutrophils.
Chediak-Higashi
Hep B vaccine guidelines for baby if mom is Hep B positive
Hep B Ig and Hep B vaccine immediately
Most common cyanotic defect of the NEWBORN
Transposition of the great arteries
Transient tachpnea of newborn (TTN) = Condition in which there is delayed clearance of fetal lung fluid, typically seen with cesarean deliveries. Presents as near-term infant that has grunting and tachypnea with a hyperexpanded and “wet” appearing CXR.
What is the management?
Supplemental O2 or CPAP/intubation if needed
Examples of heart defects causing left to right shunts
ASD
VSD
PDA
Age at which you would expect the following developmental milestones:
Sits up, fine motor skills include raking, babbles, has stranger anxiety
6 months
Primary bone tumor found in mid-shaft caused by t(11;22) translocation with onion skin pattern
Ewing sarcoma
Examples of right to left shunts (cyanotic heart defects)
Transposition of great arteries
Tetralogy of fallot
[above 2 are most common; there are others — T-diseases like Truncus arteriosus, Tricuspid atresia, and Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR)]
Patient presents with a dirty wound and has had <3 lifetime doses of TDaP. Management?
Give TDaP and TIG
Treatment for allergic rhinitis includes allergen avoidance, intranasal corticosteroids, intranasal antihistamines, oral antihistamines, and/or leukotriene antagonists may be used. Which is considered the most effective?
Intranasal corticosteroids
Inflammation of hippocampus and bloody LP
HSV encephalitis
Inheritance of sickle cell disease
Autosomal recessive
What type of hypersensitivity?
Antibody:Antigen complex; serum sickness
Type 3
Potentially lethal complication of measles seen later in life
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
treatment for gastroschisis or omphalocele
Cover visceral contents (plastic + saline gauze)
Place NG tube for decompression
Maintain fluid balance (increased insensible losses)
Surgical treatment with silo to allow extruded contents to re-enter abdomen
A baby presenting with blood emesis or stool can be due to swallowing of maternal blood during peripartum process. What test should you do to see if blood is of fetal vs. maternal origin?
Apt test (alkali denaturation test)
[fetal blood is resistant to denaturation, yields a positive test, and requires further investigation]
Sinopulmonary infections, absent IgA, poor DNA repair, lymphoma, leukemia, skin lesions, abnormal gait
Dx?
Ataxia Telangiectasia
_______ bilirubin is water soluble, so it can’t cross the BBB but it can be excreted in urine. It is always pathologic as it indicates problems with biliary excretion.
Conjugated
Purulent bilateral conjunctivitis occurring on day 2-7 of life. Dx and tx?
Gonorrhea
Ceftriaxone IM (although this should have been prevented with erythromycin gtt)
Hep B vaccine guidelines for baby if mom’s hep B status unknown
Baby gets hep B vaccine now AND check mom’s HBsAg
Diagnostic algorithm for suspected meningitis if there are no signs of increased intracranial pressure
LP —> CSF and blood cultures —> antibiotics
Bilious vomiting indicates obstruction distal to the ampulla of Vater. The workup begins with an x-ray and from there, the gas patterns help differentiate disease.
Double-bubble sign and multiple air fluid levels indicates ________
Intestinal atresia
Adenosine deaminase deficiency leading to susceptibility to opportunistic infections. Pts require PCP prophylaxis, scheduled IVIG, and bone marrow transplant (although gene and enzyme replacement have been used)
SCID
Which live virus vaccine is typically given orally and is absolutely contraindicated in pts with hx of intussusception?
Rotavirus
_______ bilirubin is lipid-soluble so it can cross the BBB, potentially leading to ________ (irreversible deposition in the basal ganglia and pons) which is potentially fatal
Unconjugated; kernicterus
6 y/o pt presents with insidious onset knee pain and antalgic gait due to avascular necrosis of the hip. Dx?
Legg-Calve-Perthe disease
Ischemia causes autoinfarction of the spleen in sickle cell kids, making them prone to infection with encapsulated organisms. They should receive normal vaccine schedule in addition to pneumococcal vaccines. Prophylactic ______ is also indicated for kids <5, and sometimes until age 18
Penicillin