Practice Test Flashcards
Which condition uses the rule of 3’s: More than 3 hours, more than 3 days a week, for more than 3 months?
Colic
What is the criteria for a child to have enuresis?
Child over 5- 2x a week for 3 months
Most common cause of encopresis?
Constipation (90%)
What is the definition of failure to thrive (FTT)?
Weight less than 5th percentile on multiple occasions or weight deceleration that crosses two major percentile lines.
Most common primary nephrotic syndrome and between what ages does it occur?
Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome (Ages 1-8)
Test of choice for voiding dysfunctions ?
Voiding Cystourethrogram
What specific gravity is required for a 1+ protein on dipstick to be considered proteinuria and what if it is higher than that?
A. Less than or equal to 1.015
B. Needs to be 2+ if higher
What conditions should imaging be done for a child with a UTI?
A. Kids with 1st UTI before age 5
B. Febrile UTI
C. Recurring UTI
D. Male with UTI
What is heme-positive urine caused by and what do each of these indicate?
A. Hemoglobin – Hemolytic anemia
B. Myoglobinuria – Skeletal muscle injury
A child comes in with his foreskin trapped behind the glans penis, what is this condition and how is it treated?
Paraphimosis – Emergent circumcision
Which pediatric orthopedic condition is more common in females?
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
What tests would you perform on a child with idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head and what sign is seen on x-ray?
A. Barlow’s test – Dislocation test
B. Ortolani test – Relocation test
C. Crescent sign
What is the most common cause of sudden hip pain and limp in children ?
Transient Synovitis of the Hip
What condition would you expect to see in an overweight child who is having a painful limp and how common is this
A. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
B. Most common adolescent hip disorder
What is the most common cause of “toeing in” ?
Internal tibial torsion
What is the most common type of salter-Harris fracture?
Type II – 75%
What condition is known as the 100 day cough and requires treatment of everyone in the family?
Pertussis
A child comes in to urgent care with a barking cough, what would you expect to see on x-ray?
Steeple sign
What is a medical condition has fallen in incidence due to HiB vaccination and what would you see on x-ray
A. Epiglottitis
B. Thumb sign
A patient has fatty white stools and recurrent respiratory infections. What test would you order to confirm your diagnosis and what disease are you testing for?
A. Sweat chloride test
B. Cystic Fibrosis
What medication could be good to try in a child who has asthma and why?
Trial of PPI’s since Asthma and GERD are commonly connected
What types of foreign bodies in the nose are you very concerned with and why?
A. Batteries
B. Magnets
C. Septal perforation
When would you see a ground glass appearance on CXR in an infant and what are they lacking?
A. Hyaline Membrane Disease
B. Surfactant
What is the most common craniofacial anomaly?
Cleft lift and palate
What is an esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula?
A. Connection of the esophagus to the trachea and a false pouch instead of an esophagus
An infant comes in who projectile vomits after being fed but is continuously hungry, what would you expect to find on an upper GI series and on physical exam?
A. String sign
B. Olive shaped mass in RUQ
Abdominal x-ray shows a “double bubble sign”. What is causing this sign?
Ladd bands have caused a volvulus which is showing air in the duodenum and stomach only
What condition would present with currant jelly stool and a bulls eye or target sign?
Intussusception
What disease involves an absence of ganglion cells in the distal rectum and colon and what sign would be present on DRE?
A. Hirschsprungs Disease
B. Squirt Sign
What type of hernia is most common in children and which type is most dangerous?
A. Umbilical
B. Diaphragmatic
A child presents after a possible untreated ear infection. When you look at him you immediately notice that one of his ears is “sticking out”. What condition do you immediately need to consider?
Mastoiditis
What physical finding would you expect to see in a child with Erythemia infectiosum?
Slapped cheek appearance
A child presents to your office with a 4 day history of high fever that finally stopped last night. The child now has a rash. What do you think is going on with them?
Roseola
What condition can cause a potential life threatening formation of a pseudo membrane in the posteriod pharynx?
Diphtheria
What is the most common congenital heart disease?
Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
What physical finding would you expect upon auscultation of a patient with an atrial septal defect?
Widely split S1/S2 through inspiration and expiration
What condition would you expect to find a continuous “machinery murmur” and how is it treated?
A. Patent ductus arteriosus
B. Indomethacin
What condition would you expect to find a difference of more than 10mmHg between the upper and lower extremities?
Coarctation of aorta
What disease is treated with high dose aspirin and puts a child at risk for coronary artery aneurysm?
Kawasaki Disease
What is the most common nutritional deficiency in children?
Iron deficiency
What is the most common malignancy in children?
Leukemia – 33%
What is the most common abdominal tumor in children?
Wilms tumor
What type of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis involves a quotidian fever pattern with a rash?
Systemic
What condition involving a deletion in chromosome 22 causes low PTH and Ca levels?
DiGeorge Syndrome
What disorder involves a female phenotype with an XY genotype?
Androgen Insensitivity
What is a cephalohematoma?
Blood between the periosteum and the bone due to difficult labor or delivery with suction or forceps.
What condition is caused by a brachial plexus injury at birth?
Erb Palsy
Why is it dangerous for cat ladies to become pregnant?
Toxoplasmosis Gondii
What are the three components of atopy?
A. Asthma
B. Allergic Rhinitis
C. Atopic Dematitis
What is the most common allergic disorder and what are some physical exam findings you would see?
A. Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis
B. Allergic shiners
C. Transverse nasal crease
D. Cobblestoning of the posterior pharynx
What are the most common causes of anaphylaxis in children, adults, and elderly?
A. Children – Food
B. Adults – Venom
C. Elderly – Medication
What immunologic disease requires daily prophylactic antibiotic and antifungal agents?
Chronic granulomatous disease
What is the most common neurologic disorder of infants and young children?
Febrile seizures
What is considered abnormal head size?
2 standard deviations above or below normal
What is the most common cause of hypertension in children (according to the lecture) ?
Vesicoureteral Reflux
What is the age is considered pediatrics?
newborn to 21
What is recommended frequency of well visits?
1-2 weeks, then
2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 and 24, then annually
How do you check growth development?
Physical Exam
Growth Charts
Milestones
What is the overall goal of pediatrics?
Disease Prevention and health promotion
What factors affect development?
Physical, Cognitive, Social, Environmental, and Diseases
What components of a history is important?
Maternal health
Gestational age at bar
Apgar, Hospital course
Meds and allergies
Immunizations
Family history
Social history
When do you start checking BP in kids?
3 and check annually
When does a child triple its birth weight?
within a year
When does a child achieve two-thirds of brain size?
by 2 1/2- 3 years
How does the WHO chart kids up to 36 months of age?
Length for age
Weight for age
Head circumference for age
Weight for length
How does the CDC chart kids from 2 to 20 years?
Stature for age
Weight for age
BMI for age
Weight for Stature (2 to 5 yrs)
What is Hypertension in children?
Systolic or Diastolic BP equal to or above the 95th percentile measured on 3 occasions.
Newborn HR and RR?
HR: 120-160
RR: 40-60
T: 36.5- 37.5 rectally
6 Months HR and RR?
HR: 110-160
RR: 24-38
1 year HR and RR?
HR: 90-150
RR: 22-30
3 year HR and RR?
HR: 80-125
RR: 22-20
What O2 sat is dangerous?
less than 93%
What is considered a temperature?
> 100.5
What are considered vital signs?
ht, wt, head circumference, BMI, BP
What are the common diagnoses detected on WCC?
Failure to thrive
Sensory Deficits (no tracking, no no loud stimuli)
Congenital Heart Defects
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Cerebral Palsy
Musculoskeletal disorders
What are the components of a newborn PE?
Complete PE
Circumcision
Screen for Congenital heart disease w/ pulse ox after 24 hr and before discharge
What do you want to review with parents in terms of a newborn schedule?
feeding
sleeping
diapering
bathing
What should you be checking on the 1st week visit?
Monitor weight- Should regain or exceed birth weight by 2 weeks
Postpartum Depression
How long should you exclusively breastfeed according to the AAP?
6 months
then add complementary food
What important milestones would you expect from a 2 month old?
Turning head to sounds
Eyes able to follow people
What important milestones would you expect from a 4 month old?
Holds head up unsupported
Recognizes people
What important milestones would you expect from a 6 month old?
Responds to name
Crawls
Pass between hands
What important milestones would you expect from a 9 month old?
Stands while holding on
Understands “no”
Plays peek-a-boo
What important milestones would you expect from a 12 month old?
Says mama and dada
Grazing
Takes a few steps without holding on
Can switch from breastfeeding to whole milk
What important milestones would you expect from an 18 month old?
Uses single words
Walks alone
Helps dress themselves
What important milestones would expect from a 3 year old?
Shows affection
Rides a tricycle
Plays make believe
What important milestones would you expect from a 4 year old?
Correct grammar
Hops on 1 foot
Understands counting
What important milestones would you expect from a 5 year old?
Uses future tense
uses fork, spoon and table knife
Toilets
Understands money and time
What important milestones can you expect in a 2 year old?
Can switch from whole to skim milk
Avoid choking by sitting down
Toilet readiness
When adding food at 6 months what is it best to start with?
thin consistency
What is considered baby food?
Cereal Fruits Veggies Meat Snacks
What age does a baby go through a night without being fed?
6 months
How do children 6 to 10 years of age attempt goals?
Achievement by trial and error, goal- directed
What can be difficult about adolescence (11-21 years of age)?
Puberty (girls 10 ends at 14 , guys 11 ends at 16)
Struggle for identity, independence and eventually intimacy