Prep Pearls Flashcards
How to Treat Hypercyantoic spells in Tetraology of Fallot
knee-to-chest position first line (increasing SVR) - first line
oxygen
fluids
HIV testing in infants less than 18 months
positive antibodies from mom
viral load or DNA PCR
Influenza Prophylaxis in children
osteltamivir
zanamivir (bronchospasm as AE)
Reye Syndrome
aspirin use in children w/ viral infections
acute hepatitis and encephalopathy
methemoglobinemia
typically presents with cyanosis
nitrities cause oxidation to ferric state that bounds oxygen poorly
Jones Criteria- Major
polyarthritis carditis chorea subq nodules erythema marginatum
Jones Criteria- minor
arthralgia prolonged PR fever elevated acute phase reactants history of rheumatic fever
Bacterial Tracheitis
upper airway obstruction
children w/ cough, stridor, resp distress
often complication of initial URI (esp influenza a)
Bacterial Tracheitis organisms
Staph aureus, Strep pneumo, Moraxella
Rett Syndrome
decline in head growth is earliest finding
lose of language at 1-2 years
hand wringing
Rett Syndrome inheritance
X-linked dominant
Reasone for elevated SVR in hypovolemic shock
elevated circulating catecholamines
diversion of blood away from skin, splachnic ciruclation
Complication of sports injury/bruise
acute hematologic osteomyelitis
Maple Syrup Urine Disease
elevated branched amino acids
presents at 12-48 hours of life
AR
organic acidemia
Bernard-Soulier syndrome
disorder of platelet adhesion
normal platelet count!