Peds Flashcards
Duodenal atresia
Failure to reanalyze; polyhydramnios in utero
Bilious vomiting
Double bubble on XR with no distal air
Down Syndrome
Annular pancreas
Double bubble with or without distal air
Bilious vomiting
Malrotation/volvulus
Upper GI series: abrupt cutoff of GI tract
Bilious vomiting
Contrast enema: abnormal position of the cecum
Leads to ischemia
Intestinal atresia
Double bubble with multiple air-fluid levels
Bilious vomiting
Mom had cocaine or tobacco problem
Pyloric stenosis
Sudden onset projectile non-bilious vomiting; olive shaped mass and visible peristaltic waves
CMP: hypochloremic, hypokalemic, metabolic alkalosis
US: donut sign
TE fistula
Non-bilious vomiting
NG tube will coil
Bubbling and gurgling with respirations
Bilirubin metabolism
Unconjugated from heme breakdown (indirect) -> conjugated in the liver (direct; water soluble) -> unconjugated in the colon
Dangerous hyperbilirubinemia
Indirect/unconjugated can cause kernicterus; >20/25
Direct is more concerning: sepsis/obstruction/metabolic dz
Work up for indirect hyperbilirubinemia
Coombs: isoimmunization
Hgb, Retic count
Work up for direct hyperbilirubinemia
HIDA, Hepatic US, sepsis, metabolic eval
Breast feeding jaundice
Quantity problem -> more frequent feeds
Elevated unconjugated
Presents <7 days old; not feeding well, dehydrated, jaundiced
Breast milk jaundice
Quality issue (enzyme problem)
Elevated unconjugated
Presents >7 days old; will be feeding normally (just jaundiced)
Temporarily switch to formula
Gastroschisis vs omphalocele
Gastro: to the right, no membrane, no chromosome abnormalities
Omphalocele: midline, membrane, chromosome abnormalities
Biliary atresia
Persistant/worsening jaundice after 2 weeks; direct hyperbilirubinemia
US + LFTs -> HIDA scan: 5-7 day phenobarbital sim shoes lack of bile reaching duodenum -> intraopertive cholangiogram
Treat w/ Kasai (hepatoportoenterostomy)
NTD
Fusion of caudal neural tube
Elevated AFP
Managing dirty wound
<3 lifetime doses of Tdap: Clean gets tdap/dirty gets tdap + TIG
>3 doses: clean but >10 years tdap, clean <10 home, dirty >5 years tdap, dirty <5 years home
Contraindications to Tdap
Absolute: encephalopathy <7 days after previous dose
Relative: fever, shock, crying, seizures
Epidural hematoma
Temple trauma, lucid interval, “lens” on CT
Evacuate
Subdural hematoma
Trauma/abuse, LOC w/no lucidity, “crescent”
Evacuation and ICP mgmt
Cerebral contusion
Trauma, LOC, punctate hemorrhage
Manage ICP
Car seats
Rear-facing: 0-2y
Booster seat: until child is 4’9 (8-12y)
Parkland formula
%BSA x kg x 4
1/2 in 8 hours, 1/2 in 16
Sx of shaken baby
Subdural hematoma, retinal hemorrhage
Erythema infectiosum
Parvovirus B19, slapped cheek, lacy rash
Aplastic crisis, hydrops
Measles
4 C’s: cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, coplik spots (white centers on bright red buccal mucosa)
Rash starts on face -> body
Fever starts with rash
SSPE is concerning sequelae
Rubella (german measles)
Togavirus
Face -> toes spread; macular (fainter and quicker than measles)
Generalized tender lymphadenopathy
Forchheimer spots (red enanthem)
Roseola
HHV-6
Prodrome of high fever that breaks when rash starts
Macular rash on trunk -> face
Febrile seizures
Varicella
Chicken pox VZV Rash on trunk/head -> outward spread Vesicles on an erythematous base in different stages Contagion ends with final crust
Varicella zoster
Shingles
Immunocompromised adults w/varicella hx
Painful prodrome and rash in dermatomal distribution; does not cross the midline
Posteherpetic neuralgia treated with TCA or gabapentin
Mumps
B/L parotid swelling
Orchitis
HFMD
Coxsackie A
Vague prodrome, often oral pain
Vesicles on erythematous base
Can see herpangina: lesion on soft palate, tonsils, uvula
Bulging fontanelle
Meningitis
HSV encephalitis
Hippocampus
Bloody LP
West Nile
Paralysis + encephalitis
Causes of osteo
Most common: staph
Animal bite: pasturella
Sickle cell: salmonella
Pneumonia
Strep pneumo, H. flu, Moraxella
Neonatal: E. coli, GBS, chlamydia
Allergic rhinitis
IgE
Venous congestion under eyes (allergic shiners), transverse nasal crease (allergic salute), pale and boggy nasal mucosa, polyps, posterior cobblestoning
First line treatment for otitis media
Amoxicillin
Causes of otitis externa
Pseudomonas, S. aureus
Croup
Viral prodrome, barking cough, inspiratory stridor, worse at night
Steeple sign on XR
Recepi and steroids
Epiglottitis
High fever, rapid onset
Tripoding, drooling, thumb print sign on XR
Straight to OR
Bacterial tracheitis
Ill appearing, subglottic narrowing on XR
Presents similar to croup but in older children
Tracheal culture, abx
Retropharyngeal abscess
Drooling and fever; neck in sniffing position, muffled voice, unilateral cervical lymphadenopathy, tonsils with gray exudates
Lateral neck XR: widened paravertebral space
CT scan
Consult surgery
Peritonsillar abscess
Hot potato voice, muffled, drooling, tonsillar bulge that displaces uvula
Polymicrobial
Abx and surgical drainage
Breath sounds heard with extra thoracic obstruction (in a FB aspiration)?
Inspiratory (stridor)
Breath sounds heard with intrathoracic obstruction (in a FB aspiration)?
Expiratory (wheezing)
Most likely place for FB aspiration?
Right mainstream bronchus
Treating pneumonia in kids
Typical: amoxicillin
Atypical: azithromycin
Bronchiolitis
Inflammation of small airways by virus; wheezing caused by sloughed epithelial cells
Treat when: O2 <90%, premature, <3m, cardiopulmonary abnormalities or immunodeficiency
CF
Meconium ileus, failure to thrive, frequent respiratory infections, salty
Infertile males, malnourished, pseudomonas
Need pancreatic supplementation and ADEK
Febrile seizures
Generalized, <15m, single episode in 24 hours, no neuro deficits
No workup needed
West Syndrome
Infantile spasm <1yo with symmetric jerking of head, trunk or extremities with NO fever EEG: hypsarrhythmia Treat with ACTH Associated w/ intellectual disability
Tuberous Sclerosis
Intellectual disability, seizures
Ash leaf spots on Woods lamp, angiofibromas, cortical tubers
NEC
Premature baby and bloody diarrhea
XR: pneumatosis intestinalis
NPO, TPN, IV abx (surgery only if no improvement)
Anal fissure
Tear in anal mucosa; hematochezia
Associated w/ constipation
Possible IBD
Intussusception
Abrupt, colicky abdominal pain; knee to chest
3m-3yo
Sausage shaped mass, currant jelly diarrhea
Air-contrast barium enema; US to monitor resolution
Meckel’s diverticulum
Remnant of omphalomesenteric (vitelline) duct; can contain gastric tissue
FOBT+, anemia, or hematochezia
IBD
Blood diarrhea for either; lasts >6w
Seen at 10-20yo
Infectious colitis
Bloody diarrhea and fever
Don’t treat unless septic, Shigella or immunosuppressed
Mild-protein allergy
Hematochezia and FtT ~6m
Typically outgrown
Apt test
Differentiates swallowed maternal blood from fetal blood
Fetal blood resistant to denaturation -> workup
General features of LtoR shunts
Increased vascular markings on CXR
Ventricular hypertrophy -> pulmonary HTN (eventual reversal); not cyanotic until reversal
ASD
LtoR; fixed wide split S2
VSD
LtoR; harsh holosystolic murmur
Most common congenital heart disease
Repair if: right sided hypertrophy, elevated rt pressures, failure to thrive, heart failure