Peds Uworld review Flashcards
If a child has incidental proteinuria on dipstick analysis, what is the appropriate next step?
Repeat dipstick testing on two subsequent occasions
What are the common causes of transient proteinuria in children? (5)
Fever Exercise Seizures Stress Volume depletion
What is the treatment for bartonella henselae infex?
Z-pack
What is the defect in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome?
XLR loss of WAS gene that regulates the cytoskeleton remodeling in response to cell signalling
What is the treatment for Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome?
Bone marrow transplant
What are the physical exam findings of Friedreich’s ataxia?
Ataxia
Loss or proprioception
Absent ankle reflexes
What are the EKG findings with Friedreich’s ataxia?
T wave inversions
What are the nerve conduction velocities with Friedreich’s ataxia?
Normal
How long is having an imaginary friend normal?
3-6 years, maybe a bit longer.
What is the active drug in plan B?
Levonorgestrel
Which bacteria is the most common cause of rhinosinusitis? Second and third?
- Strep pneumoniae
- H flu
- Moraxella
Why are patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease at risk for NEC?
Reduced mesenteric perfusion and/or hypotension
What is the classic AXR findings of NEC?
Pneumatosis intestinalis
What are the AXR findings of malrotation of the intestines with volvulus?
Gasless abdomen due to obstruction involving the duodenum
What is the classic AXR/US description of intussusception?
Target sign
What are the typical s/sx of aplastic crisis?
Severe anemia with low reticulocytes and NO splenomegaly
How do you differentiate aplastic anemia vs aplastic crisis?
Crisis = only RBCs are low Anemia = pancytopenia
What animal is the biggest rabies reservoir in the US?
Bats
What is anemia of prematurity?
- Normally, decreased levels of EPO from a sudden increase in oxygen tension in the blood at birth causes an expected nadir at 2-3 months of age in term infants
- Preterm infants there is low EPO and short RBC lifespan, causing much worse anemia and usually frequent phlebotomy in the NICU
What sort of anemia (micro, normo, macro) is anemia of prematurity? Symptoms?
Normocytic with low reticulocyte counts
asymptomatic usually
Why does sickle cell anemia take several months after birth to manifest?
Change from HgF to HgA
How much HgA is there is sickle cell disease? Sickle cell trait?
Disease = 0% (all HbS) Trait = ~50%
What is the next best step after assessing the ABCs in a child who has swallowed a caustic substance?
Remove clothing and decontaminate
Why should nasogastric lavage or administration of neutralizing substances be avoided in children who ingest a caustic substance?
- May cause vomiting, which will worsen injury
- Also, if neutralize the acid/base, then exothermic rxn can burn
What is the effect of adrenal infarction in meningitis infx caused by N. Meningitidis?
Sudden vasomotor collapse
What is trachoma? S/sx? Treatment?
- Chlamydia serotypes A, B, C inflammation of the eyelid, causing a roughing of the inner surface of the eyelid. THis leads to pain, breakdown of the cornea, neovascularization, and eventual blindness.
- Watery discharge
- Oral azithromycin
True or false: a small amount of vaginal bleeding and/or gynecomastia is a normal variant in newborns
True–maternal estrogen exposure. Routine f/u.
How does recurrent constipation lead to UTIs?
Pressure from stool causes compression of the urethra, leading to urinary stasis
Do UTIs usually result from sexual activity/abuse in women?
In older women, yes
In children, no
How does persistent coughing lead to a pneumothorax?
SQ emphysema from increased alveolar pressure
WIth a SCFE, how is the leg held, and what motions are restricted?
Held in passive external rotation
Decreased internal rotation, abduction, and flexion
What is the treatment for a SCFE?
Surgical screw placement
What is metatarsus adductus? Treatment?
- Medial deviation of the forefoot with a normal, neutral position of the hindfoot
- “Correctable” with passive movement
- Reassurance
Does hypocalcemia cause focal neurologic deficits?
No
What is the classic triad of s/sx of a brain abscess?
- Fever
- Morning HAs
- Focal neurologic changes
What are the histologic characteristics of the liver with Reye’s syndrome?
Microvesicular fatty infiltration
What are the s/sx of diamond blackfan anemia?
- Congenital anomalies
- Macrocytic anemia
- Low reticulocyte count
What cell line(s) are affected with diamond blackfan anemia?
Only RBCs–pure red cell aplasia
What cell line(s) are affected with Fanconi anemia?
Pancytopenia
What are the congenital deformities of Fanconi anemia? (5)
- Cafe-au-lait spots
- microcephaly
- Microphthalmia
- Short statues
- Absent thumbs
What is the classic tetrad of s/sx for HSP?
- Palpable purpura
- Arthralgias
- Abdominal pain
- Renal disease
true or false: HSP is characterized by thrombocytopenia
False–normal platelet levels. Thrombocytopenia is suggestive of ITP
What is the most common nutritional deficiency in infants?
Fe
What are the three major risk factors for Fe deficiency in infants?
- Preterm (lower stores)
- Cow’s milk before 12 months of age
- Maternal Fe deficiency
What is the most common cause of pneumonia in CF pts below 20 years of age? Over?
Under 20 = Staph Aureus
Over = pseudomonas
What are bitot spots, and what do they indicate?
Dry, silver-gray plaques on the bulbar conjunctiva that indicate Vit A deficiency
What is the most common predisposing factor for bacterial sinusitis in kids?
Preceding viral URI d/t impaired ciliary clearance
What organ is responsible for premature adrenarche in children? Thelarche?
Adrenarche = Adrenal androgen secretion Thelarche = pituitary or ovaries
Which cancers can breastfeeding help prevent in the mother?
Breast and ovarian–NOT endometrial
True or false: breastfeeding is associated with a reduced incidence of AOM in children
True
For a cyanotic congenital heart defect, do you want to maintain a PDA, or close it?
Maintain it with PGE2
What may be seen with the carotid upstroke with HOCM?
Seemingly dual upstroke
What findings in the iris is characteristic of Down syndrome?
Brushfield spots (white-gray spots on the periphery)
Retinal hemangioblastomas are associated with what neurocutaneous disorder?
VHL
Onion skinning and Moth eaten appearance of bone on x-ray = ?
Ewing’s sarcoma
What is the classic presentation of midgut volvulus?
Bilious vomiting and abdominal distention
What is the best first diagnostic step in evaluating a suspected midgut volvulus?
AXR to r/o pneumoperitoneum, followed by Upper GI series
What will an upper GI series reveal with a midgut malrotation? Volvulus?
Ligament of Treitz on the right side of the abdomen = malrotation
Volvulus = corkscrew pattern with contrast
What are the contraindications to the rotavirus vaccination?
- h/o intussusception
- immunodeficiency (it’s a live attenuated vaccine
- Uncorrected congenital malformation of the GI tract
What are the three major cardiovascular malformation associated with Turner’s syndrome?
- Bicuspid aortic valve
- Coarctation of the aorta
- Aortic root dilation
47 XXY genotype = ?
Klinefelter
What is hemihyperplasia, and what disease is it associated with?
Overgrowth of one side of the body
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
What are the s/sx and associations with cyclic vomiting syndrome in children?
- Recurrent episodes of emesis that resolve spontaneously in an otherwise normal child
- Associated with a family h/o migraines, since it is thought that this is an “abdominal migraine”
What is the treatment for cyclic vomiting syndrome?
Antiemetics
What is the causative agent of herpangina? S/sx? Age range affected? Treatment?
- Coxsackie virus A
- 3-10 years old
- Fever, pharyngitis, gray vesicles/ulcers on posterior oropharynx
- Supportive treatment
What is the causative agent of Herpetic gingivostomatitis? Age ranged affected? S/sx? Treatment?
- HSV-1
- 6 mo -5 years
- Fever, pharyngitis, clusters of small vesicles on anterior oropharynx
- Acyclovir
What disease are pts with absence seizures predisposed to developing?
ADHD
What is cataplexy, and what disease is it classically seen in?
- Sudden, intermittent muscle weakness triggered by strong emotions
- Narcolepsy
Are SGA infants at risk for hyper or hypocalcemia?
Hypocalcemia
What hemodynamic problem are SGA infant at risk of developing? Why?
Polycythemia
Increased EPO secretion in response to hypoxia
What is the prophylaxis for pertussis exposure?
Macrolide abx + immunization if not already immunized
Erythromycin use in neonates is associated with what disease?
Pyloric stenosis
What is the first and second line treatment for scarlet fever?
- PCN V
- Erythromycin or clindamycin if PCN allergy
What are the memorable symptoms of opiate withdrawl in the neonate?
- Sneezing
- Tachypnea
- Sweating
What are the memorable symptoms of cocaine withdrawl in the neonate?
- Jitteriness
- Excessive sucking
- Hyperactive moro reflex
What are the s/sx of a pineal gland tumor?
- Limited upward gaze
- Upper eyelid retraction
- Pupils are non-reactive to light, but reactive to accommodation
What is the tick that harbors Lyme disease?
Ixodes scapularis
Who should receive a screening test for GC/chlamydia?
All sexually active women less than 25 years old
What causes a UTI with sex?
AScending bacteria that are introduced from sex
What is the most common pathogen with acute unilateral lymphadenitis?
Strep or staph
Which immunodeficiencies have absent lymphoid tissue?
- Bruton’s agammaglobulinemia
- SCID