PedsExam2 Flashcards
T/F Males and females are equally likely to have ADD/ADHD.
False. males are more likely and it typically progresses to adulthood about 30% of the time.
What are the symptoms of ADHD?
climbs/runs inappropriately, fidgets, talks too much, difficulty taking turns, interrupts. Hurting other kids
Symptoms for ADD?
poor attention to details short attention during tasks/play poor organizational skills fail to finish task avoids work / school work easily distracted forgetful in daily activities
T/F a diagnosis of ADD/ADHD is made through collaboration between teachers, parents, pediatrician and mental health.
True
T/F ADHD kids will act the same in all environments.
True
Do rewards mean anything to ADHD kids?
Nope
What medications do we prescribe to ADD/ADHD patients?
psycho-stimulants (adderall, ritalin)
What are general symptoms of congenital heart disease (CHD)?
Tachypnea
Tired
Sweaty (especially at night)
poor weight gain
easily infected with community illnesses(especially respiratory flora)
pale, dusky, cyanosis (long term, untreated)
What is the most common type of congenital heart disease? a. VSD B. ASD C. PFO D. Tetralogy of fallot
A. VSD followed by B.ASD and D. tetralogy of fallot
What type of murmur is a harsh holosystolic “washing machine”?
VSD
What is the the most likely VSD to close by itself?
Muscular (“Swiss cheese” if multiple)
When treatment is necessary, how do you treat VSD?
diuretics, digoxin, surgery.
What is the most common type of ASD?
secundum ASD (aka ostium secundum atrial septal defect)
What type of septal defect is common in Downs?
ASD/VSD combination AV canal
A baby has a wide split S2. what is it?
ASD
T/F cyanotic heart defects are “ductal dependent”
True
What are the cyanotic congenital heart diseases?
5 Ts and H
Tetrology of Fallot (TOF)
Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA)
Truncus Arteriosus
Tricuspid Atresia
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (TAPVC)
PLUS: Hypoplastic Left Heart
cyanotic neonate with “boot sign” on CXR
tetralogy of fallot
What is the tetralogy of fallot?
Overriding aorta, right ventricular hypertrophy, VSD, and pulmonary artery stenosis
cyanotic baby with egg shaped heart with absent thymus on CXR
transposition of the great vessels
What is the most common cyanotic condition that requires hospitalization in the first two weeks of life.
transposition of the great vessels
What medication closes a patent ductus arteriosus?
indomethicin, it inhibits the prostaglandins that keep it open.
What do you see on CXR with tricuspid atresia?
hazy lung fields
What is tricuspid atresia?
Tricuspid valve fails to develop and there is no connection between right atrium and right ventricle.
cyanotic baby with twist “hershey’s kiss” on CXR
truncus arteriosus
What is truncus arteriosus
Only one artery (the truncus) originates from the heart, supplying both the aorta and pulmonary artery.
cyanotic baby with snowman sign on CXR
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection
What is Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection
Pulmonary veins are not attached to the left atrium, but converge in a common confluence just posterior to that atrium
cyanotic baby with decreased pulmonary vasculature on neonate CXR,
pulmonary atresia
What is pulmonary atresia
No communication between the right ventricle and the pulmonary arteries
A cyanotic baby with cardiomegaly on CXR
hypo plastic left heart
Is Bordatella pertussis gram positve or negative?
negative
When stage is most contagious in pertussis?
catarrhal (1-2 weeks)
What stage does the whoop occur?
paroxysmal stage
When do you give DTaP?
2, 4, 6, 15-18 months give it off center
An inconsolable child is a sign of what?
possibly meningitis, the baby won’t calm down no matter what mom does
Is it okay to give DTaP if a patient has a fever?
NOO! DT is given instead of DTaP
T/F a contributing factor to H. flu infection may be antecedent URI (mycoplasma)
True!
What is the youngest age you can give HiB vaccine?
older than 6 weeks
how long can Hep B live on on surfaces?
7 days
When is a Hep B infected person contagious?
1-2 months before and after onset of symptoms
When do we give Hep B vaccines?
birth, 1-2 months, 6 months
When do children receive Hep A vaccine?
12-23 months
What types of HPV does HP4 (gardasil) protect against?
types 16 and 18 (high risk) and types 6 and 11 (low risk)
A pt presents with bacteremia/sepsis, meningitis, fever, petechia, purpuric rash, hypotension, multiorgan failure (from DIC). what are you thinking?
neisseria meningitidis. remember this doesn’t necessarily need meningitis
Menactra (sanofi pasteur) and Menveo (Novartis) are both types of _______________.
quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccines (MCV4)
Vaccinating 80-95% of population will keep disease rate “under control” is known as ____________.
herd immunization