PEDS Flashcards
acute otitis media vs otitis media with effusion
OME can be distinguished from AOM by the lack of acute inflammatory signs (fever, bulging, TM immobility)
loss of the paternal copy of 15q11
loss of the maternal copy of 15q 11?
loss of paternal = prader willi
loss of maternal = angelmans
drooling + tripod
dx?
org?
epiglottitis
HiB
kawasaki dz tx?
complication?
ivig + aspirin
coronary artery aneurysms
normal RR and HR for babies
rr 40-60
hr 120-160
low apgar score does not
predict future wellbeing/cerebral palsy
apgar scoring
appearance 0 blue, 1 blue extremities, 2 pink
pulse 0 <60, 1 60-100, 2 >100
grimace 0 no response, 1 grimace, 2 sneeze/cough
activity 0 no tone, 1 some flexion, 2 active movement
respiration 0 absent, 1 weak/irregular, 2 strong
neonate conjunctivitis day 1 day 2-7 day 7+ 3 weeks +
1 chemical irritation (due to silver nitrate)
2-7 N gonorrhoeae
7+ chlamydia
3weeks herpes simplex
why do we give neonates IM vitamin K at birth
gut is not colonized yet so e coli is not producing enough vitamin K to make clotting factors 2 7 9 and 10 + protein c and s
prevents VKDB (hemorrhagic disease of the newborn)
PKU
AR deficiency in phenylalanine hydroxylase
mental retardation
tx: diet low in phenylalanine
cause of cretinism?
congenital hypothyroidism
all neonates get what: hep B vaccine or immunoglobulin
all get vaccine
those who have HBsAg positive mothers will get immunoglobulin as well
if transient tachypnea of the newborn last longer than 4 hours…
consider it sepsis and get blood and urine cultures
caput succedaneum vs cephalohematoma
caput does cross suture lines vs cephalohematoma that does NOT cross suture lines
what is risk factor for brachial plexus injury?
macrosomic infants of diabetic mothers
differentiate klumpke vs erbs palsy
klumpke - c7-T1, claw hand + horners syndrome (ptosis, miosis, anhydrosis)
duchenne erb - C5-C6, waiters tip, unable to abduct or externally rotate or supinate
tx for both immobilization
causes of polyhydramnios
fetus not swallowing werdnig hoffman (neurological) intestinal atresias
causes of oligohydramnios
fetus cannot urinate
prune belly (lack of abdominal muscles)
renal agenesis (ass with potter syndrome)
flat facies from compression of face with low amniotic fluid
mc cause of an elevated AFP
what two conditions does it otherwise indicate?
incorrect dating
neural tube defect or abdominal wall defect
omphalocele vs gastrischisis
what is elevated?
omphalocele has a sac covering (failure of the sac to retract)
gastroschisis has NO sac and is due to wall defect lateral to midline
AFP
tx for omphalocele?
what is omphalocele associated with?
surgical replacement
w edwards syndrome tri 18
umbilical hernia is associated with what congenital issue?
mech?
congenital hypothyroidism
weakeness of the lateral rectus abdominis muscles
must repair after age 4 if it hasnt spontaneously closed
tx for gastroschisis
slow return to abdomen (gradual surgical closure)
mc kids abdominal mass?
wilms tumor
WAGR syndrome
wilms tumor (hemihypertrophy of kidney)
aniridia
genitourinary malformations
retardation
mc cancer in childhood?
neuroblastoma
will see jerky eye movements and elevated VMA and metanephrines
hydrocele vs varicocele
hydrocele - painless, transilluminates, within scrotum, self resolves
varicocele - swelling of pampiniform plexus, dull ache and heavy scrotum, bag of worms sensation, dx with U/S, often on BOTH sides
cryptorchidism
absence of one testicle in the scrotum and is usually in the inguinal canal
tx with orchiopexy after age 1 to avoid sterility
hypospadias vs epispadias
hypo - ventral opening of the urethra, ass with inguinal hernias and cryptorchidism, DO NOT CIRCUMCISE until srgical correction
epi - dorsal urethral opening, ass with urinary incontinence, ass with bladder exstrophy, tx w surgery
normal babinski reflex in babies
extension of toes
kid with hx of exercise intolerance (cyanosis) and squatting to relieve
tet spells = tetralogy of fallot
overriding aorta
pulmonary stenosis
RV hypertrophy
VSD
presents with cyanosis, holosystolic murmur LLSB, squatting to decrease right to left shunting and increased sats, boot shaped heart
in transposition of the great vessels, no oxygenation can occur without…
a patent ductus arteriosus, ASD, or VSD