Peds Test 1 Flashcards
Categories of APGAR test
- heart rate
- respiratory effort
- muscle tone
- response to cath in nose
- color
APGAR scores
- 7-10: excellent
- 4-6: fair
- < 4: poor
When is APGAR test performed?
- 1 min
- 5 mins
- 10 minutes in severely depressed infants
Most common autosomal chromosomal abnormality causing mental retardation?
Down’s Syndrome
Down’s patients make up what percentage of mental retardation cases?
about 1/3
Disorders that are associated with Down’s
- hypothyroidism
- hearing loss
- leukemia
- atlanto-axial instability (ligament laxity)
- developmental hip dysplasia
Patau Syn
Trisomy 13
Edward’s Syn
trisomy 18
disorder involving only one X chromosome
Turner’s syndrome
disorder involving multiple X chromosomes of a male
Klinefelter’s syndrome
cause of Fragile X syndrome
chromatin gap on the X chromosome
defects associated with Fragile X syndrome
- mitral valve prolapse
- strabismus
- connective tissue defects
- moderate to severe mental retardation
- hyperarousal, anxiety, mood swings
what is the most common inheritable cause of mental retardation in males?
Fragile X syndrome
Most common drug-induced congenital defect
Fetal alcohol syndrome
3rd most common cause of mental retardation
-fetal alcohol syndrome
Congenital syndrome associated with:
- dysmorphic fetures
- heart defects
- short stature
Down’s syndrome
Congenital syndrome associated with:
- webbing of the neck
- edema of the hands and feet
Turner’s syndrome
Congenital syndrome associated with:
- tall stature
- diminished male pattern hair
- female type pubic hair
- gynecomastia
Klinefelter’s syndrome
Congenital syndrome associated with:
- growth retardation
- microcephaly
- flattened mid-face
- short nose
- indistinct philtrum
- thin upper lip
Fetal Alcohol syndrome
Cause of Marfan Syndrome
-genetic mutation resulting in reduced production of fibrillin
Congenital syndrome associated with:
- long, spindly extremities
- spider fingers
- joint hyperreflexia
Marfan Syndrome
What should you think if you observe decreased femoral pulses in a neonate?
coarctation of the aorta
what should you think if you observe bounding pulses in a neonate?
Patent ductus arteriosis
Bilirubin levels associated with physiologic jaundice
- > 5mg/dL
- Usually peaks at 14-15mg/dL by day 3-5
Bilirubin levels associated with significant jaundice
> 20mg/dL
Cause of breast milk jaundice
- prolonged increased circulation of bilirubin
- may be due to increased fatty acids in the milk
History associated with “Breast feeding associated jaundice”
- decreased stooling
- crying from hunger
- weight loss of 10% from birth
Follow-up recommended for jaundiced or breast-fed neonates?
2-3 days
When do you give Prevnar?
2, 4, 6, 12-15 months
When do you give DTAP?
- 2, 4, 6, 12-15 months
- And 4-6 years
When do you give TdaP?
11-13 years
When do you give IPV vaccine?
- 2, 4, 6-18 months
- and 4-6 years
When do you give HIB vaccine?
- 2, 4, and 6 months
- booster at 12-15 months
When do you give Hep B vaccine?
- 2, 4, and 6 months
- given ASAP when mom is positive
- given within 12 hours if mom in unknown
When do you give MMR?
- twice at 12-15 months
- then again at 2-6 years
When do you give varicella vaccine?
12 months - 12 years
When do you give Hep A vaccine?
- 1st injection at year 1
- 2nd injection 6 months later
When do you give MCV4 vaccine?
11-18 years
When do you give Gardasil?
- First dose at 11-12 years
- second dose 2 months after 1st dose
- third dose 6 months after 1st dose
Most common pathogens for otitis media
- S. pneumococcus is #1
- H. influenza
- M. catarrhalis