Peds Case Files and UWorld Flashcards
Most common causes of PNA in the first few days of life
GBS and Enterobacteriae
S. pneumonia
Listeria
S. aureus
Common causes of PNA in the first few months
C. trachomatis
Most common cause of PNA in a 5y/o
mycoplasma
Causes of PNA in the intubated patient
P. aeruginosa and Candida
PNA in cystic fibrosis
pseudomonas
Child from farm with drooling, tearing, obtunded, and vomiting.
Cause?
Tx?
Organophosphate poinsoning
Atropine and pralidoxime
Tx for a pt with and anal fissure
Dietary changes and stool softener
Sx associated with intussiception
coliky pain with episodes of lethargy
Blood in sttol
A premature infant with first oral intake and bloody stool is at high risk of…
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Air in bowel wall entering portal circulation on abdominal x-ray
necrotizing enterocolitis
A patient with acute otitis media fails treatment with abx and returns with a large swelling behind the ear. What is the dx and tx?
Mastoiditis
Myringotomy and drainage
Young patient (<1) with otitis media. Management?
Admit to hospital
Patient who becomes cyanotic except when crying
Choanal atresia
Infants are obligate nose breathers through 4mo. of age
Causes of nonphysiologic jaundice
speticemia
biliary atresia
hepatitis
galactosemia
hypothyroidism
cystic fibrosis
congenital hemolytic anemia
A child whose parent had a growth delay has this kind of growth delay
constitutional growth delay
Cuase of growth delay in a child whose growth rate has fallen away from the normal growth curve with normal parents
GH deficiency
Tx: replace GH
Test to run on a child with delayed growth who has a parent that also had delayed growth
bone age measurement
Typical WBC count, and CXR in GBS pneumonia
LOW WBC with Left shift
CXR showing infiltrates
Organisms common implicated in early onset sepsis
GBS
E. coli
H. influenszae
Listeria
Most common cause of neonatal sepsis from birth to 3mo
GBS
Timeline for gonoccal v chlamydial conjuctivitis
Gonococcal 2-5d
Chlamydial 5-14d
A 3mo old child presents with weezing and a new onset heart mumur. Dx?
VSD
Why does a new heart murmur in a 2-5mo old infant represent a possible non-cyanotic heart lesion like VSD?
between 2-5mo the pulmonary vascular resistance greatly reduces causing increased shunting of blood across the VSD
What is the immediate management in a patient with transposition of the great vessels?
PGE1
-maintain the PDA bcause TGA is ductus dependant
When do cyanotic heart diseases usually present?
When the ductus beings to close
classic radiographic finding of TGA
Egg on a string (narrowed mediastinum)
Exercised induced cyanosis and a systolic murmur in a young child. Dx?
Pulmonary stenosis
12 year old patient with no complains and a systolic murmur in the left second intercostal with no radiation, clicks or snaps. Dx?
Innocent murmur
Benign pulmonary flow murmur
3 year old with long standing fever, rash, lyphadenopathy, organomegaly, and PIP and DIP joint swlling as well as elevated blood counts and fever. Dx
Juvinile idiopathic arthritis (previously juvenile rhematoid arthritis)
Most common rheumatologic disorder in children?
juvenile idopathic arthritis
What is an important exam for a patient with juvenile idopathic arthritis?
Eye exams
anterior uveiitis is common and can lead to vision problems if not treated.
Treatment for juvinie idipathic arthritis
NSAIDs
Steroids
Methotrexate
Immunosuppressive drugs
Infants fed on solely goat’s milk are at increased risk for deficiecy of
Vit B12
Folate
Brucellosis infection
Anorexia, hyperirritability, altered sleep, decreased play, abdominal pain (constipation, vomiting, colic), ataxia, AMS, and seizures are all signs and symtoms of what in a child?
Lead poisoning
Tx of lead poisoning
Chelation with:
EDTA
DMSA
Succimer
Signs of methyl mercury poisoning
ataxia, tremor, dysarthria, memory loss, altered sensorium (smell, taste, sight)
Baby with microcephaly, low birth weight, and seizures with parents who are showing CNS probs was exposed in utero to….
Mercury
Boy with hematuria (2+ protien and RBC casts) and hx of fever and sore throat two weeks ago. Dx?
APSGN