Peds 101, part 2 Flashcards
itchy webs of hands and axilla, maybe in whole family: dx? tx?
Scabies
dx: scrape skin to see eggs on scope
tx: topical permethrin or lindane
itchy scalp +/- nits: dx? tx?
Lice
dx: clinical
tx: permethrin, hair cut
itchy butt: dx? tx?
Pinworm
dx: tape test
tx: albendazole
PCP ppx
bactrim, dapsone
toxo, MAC, ppx
bactrim, azithromycin
fussy baby with bulging fontanel: most common organisms, empiric treatment?
Meningitis:
- GBS, Ecoli, Listeria
- Ceftriaxone, Vanc, Ampicilin +/- steroids
dx meningitis
LP w/ cx and sensitivities
CT if signs of increased ICP
adolescent with HA, N/V, nuchal rigidity: MC organisms and empiric treatment?
Meningitis:
- H flu, S. pne, Neisseria
- Ceftriaxone, Van, +/- steroids
MCC viral meningitis; tx?
HSV, acyclovir
petechial rash = ___ until proven otherwise
N. meningitides
MCC osteomyelitis
- everyone
- puncture wound
- sicle cell
- animal bites
- S. aureus
- Pseudomonas
- Salmonella
- Pasturella
active TB tx
Rifampin
INH
Pyrazinamide
Ethambutol
latent TB tx
INH
bilateral facial rash after non-specific prodrome. Greatest risk?
Erythema infectiosum (Parvo B19) - if mom is pregnant, separate (hydrops fetalis)
Parvo B19 increases risk for __
aplastic crisis
low-grade fever, cough coryza, conjunctivitis and Coplik spots
Measles (paramyxovirus)
after prodrome, rash spreads from head to toe in conjunction with fever (kid looks very sick)
Measles
macular rash starts of face and spreads to toes (kid not too sick)
Rubella
potentially lethal complication of measles?
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
prodrome of tender lymphadenitis (periorbital, periauricular)
rubella
prodrome of high fever (>40C) with rash starting as fever breaks
Roseola (HHV-6)
*risk of febrile seizures!
macular rash that begins on trunk and spreads to face
roseola
non-specific prodrome leads to bl parotid swelling + orchitis in pubertal males: dx?
Mumps
- Pickle test (inducing salivation)
oral pain + vesicles with erythematous bases (non-specific prodrome) on feet and hands
Coxsackie A (hand-foot-mouth) *may also involve buttocks
trauma + LOC with lucid interval: tx?
epidural hematoma
- evacation
trauma + LOC /wo lucidity
Subdural hematoma
- evacuation, ICP
Tx concussion without LOC or amnesia (grade I)
20 min rest
Tx concussion w/ LOC but no amnesia (grade II)
1 week rest
Tx concussion w/ LOC + amnesia (grade III)
1 month rest
punctate hemorrhage on CT s/p major trauma
cerebral contusion, manage ICP