Peds: Flashcards
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Head circumference (HC) is measured routinely from birth to age 2 or 3 years, the period of greatest brain growth.
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Periodic breathing (physiologic): up to 6m
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HPS: RF: first born, erythromycin, bottle feeding
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Kawasaki dis: Dx: Fever (>5d) + (>4): rash, LN, mucositis, conjunctivitis, erythema/ edema
Tx: IVIG, aspirin
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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: incr bone age!
Idiopathic premature pubarche (N): normal bone age. no additional other signs than hair
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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis:
Dx: forward bend test:: scoliometer: spinal rotation >7degrees is clinically significant scoliosis → xray of spine
-Cobb angle: <10degrees (normal variant)
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