Pretest Questions Flashcards
HSP also known as?
anaphylactoid purpura
treatment for retentive encopresis
clear fecal impaction and use lots of stool softeners
unilateral bowing of leg past 2 years of age =
blount disease aka idiopathic tibia vera. Abnormality in medial aspect of tibia
What is legg-Calve perthes disease
avascular necrosis of the femoral head
painless limp think
legg-calve perthes disease
overweight patient with a limp think
slipped capital femoral epiphysis
What are two types of breath holding spells
cyanotic - kid misbehaves and wants something
pallid - painful experience, kid stops breahting and passes out
bedwetting and fat think
diabetes
bitter almond odor think
poisoning w/ hydrogen cyanide
treatment for hydrogen cyanide poisoning
high level oxygen, and hydroxocobalamin antidote
headache, agitated and confused, works with plastics, gets dysrhythmia
cyanide poisoning
rash that peaks at 2-4 weeks of life and is harmless
neonatal acne from mothers hormones
white keratin plugs on nose, cheeks, chin
milia - benign
treatment for scabies
permethrin cream
how is scabies different in kids and adults
in kids it can occur on palms, soles,face, and head where as it is normally spared in adults
pruritic papular rash that is in many family members
scabies
diffuse infiltrates in newborn bilaterally, rapid onset, low WBC, left shift
group B strep
Most common way that kids get orbital cellulitis
direct extension from nearby site like paranasal sinuses
Common causes of orbital celluliits
MRSA, strep, Haemophilus
orbital vs periorbital cellulitis
orbital has restriction of eye movement,. Periorbital can be managed as outpatient with oral antbioitcs
general direction of motor development in kids?
cephalocaudal, trunk then arms then fingers
How do you test for HIV in neonate and why?
use an antigen test like HIV PCR. Can’t do ELISA bc it will reflect maternal antibodies
Where is eczema located when younger than 2
cheeks, wrists, scalp, arms and legs.Afterwards goes to the extensor surfaces
Unique contraindication to DTaP
encephalopathy - coma, AMS, prolonged seizure within 7 days of administration of last dose
What is the problem with 1% lidane?
It can cause neurotoxicity from transdermal absorption. Especially when under 2 months?
3 weeks of progressive cognitive decline, listlessness, vomiting think
tuberculous meningitis
whitish polyp extending through TM in patient with recurrent OM
cholesteatoma - from recurrent infection or chronically draining ear
Once a child has low blood pressure how what percent dehydration has occurred?
10-15%
umbilical cord intact after 1 month think?
leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1 - CBC with marked leukocytosis
How do you diagnose leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1
measure surface CD11b with flow cytometry.
What can form after umbilical cord has separated
umbilical granulomas
how do you treat umbilical granulomas
silver nitrate
Most common cause of septic arthritis is?
S Aureus
Td 10 years ago what do you give now?
Tdap to help reduce pertussis
Mammalian bite how do you care for it?
Lots of irrigation. Unsure whether to do antibiotics. Definitely if monkey, less so if cat or dog
deferoxamine treats?
iron overdose
N acetylcysteine treats
acetaminophen ingestion
Dimercaptosuccinic acid treats
arsenic poisoning
CroFab treats
western diamond back rattlesnake
developmental delay, autism, abnormal temperament test for?
fragile X syndrome
long face, large ears, prominent jaw, macroorchidism, hypotonia, repetitive speech, hand flapping =
fragile X syndrome
What are normal transmitting males
guys with fragile X but they are normal and it doesn’t show up on karyotypes. Pass it on to all daughters and then also to those grandchildren.
Genetics of fragile X syndrome
Dominant X-linked disorder with reduced penetrance
rocker bottom feet think
trisomy 18
erythematous macules with central yellow-white pustule,. What does fluid from lesions show?
This is erythema toxicum benign and found in newborns. Will show eosinophils
rash on neck and sometimes eyelid that gets worse with emotion and activity.
salmon patches or nevus simplex/nevus flammeus. The ones on face go away ones on nuchal and occcipital areas persist.
african america, present at birth, small pustules with hyperpigmented lesions encircled by a collarette of scale when u rupture the pustule
pustular melanosis- pustules first few days and then hyperpigmentation for weeks to months
Scalp area without hair and scaly yellow-orange lesions
sebaceous nevi. They can become malignant in adolescence
What are epstein pearls
epithelial cysts on the palage associated with milia
nonerythematous fine yellowish-white lesions on face of neonate think
milia
erythematous, ulcerative lesions on his fingertips. Painful and itchy - was in the snow all day
chillbain
girl with erythematous, firm, slightly swolen skin at edge of mouth extending to cheek in the summer
popsicle paniniculitis - destruction of fat cells by exposure to cold weather.
small, firm, white cold patches of skin after cold =
frostnip
cold exposure then stinging in tisseu followed by aching and then numb .Area becomes red, blotchy, and painful when you warm it back up
frostbite
scaling of lips with fissures at corners, glossitis, ocular problems, seborrheic dermatitis, poor growth, burning and itching of eyes =
riboflavin deficiency
seizure, peripheral neuritis, dermatitis, hypochromic anemia =
B6 deficiency
thiamine deficiency think besides korsakoff or wernicke
beriberi
NIacine deficiency think
dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia, death
Biotin deficiency think
dermatitis/seborrhea
High pitched cry, small for age, microcephalic
Cri du chat syndrome - abnormal larynx. delete short arm of 5
Deleted segment in angelman and prader willi
15q11-13
painful limp, WBC count and ESR are normal. Ruled out osteo and septic hip
transient synovitis
progressive neuro symptoms in kid in new house being redone think what and treat with what?
Lead poisoning, if symptomatic give dimeraprol and calcium EDTA assuming its severe. One or the other in a more mild form
When is N acetylcysteine ineffective?
after 36 hours of acetaminophen overdose
aspirin overdose what will help?
sodium bicarb helps in excretion
organophosphate poisoning treat with
washing, emesis, atropine followed by pralidoxime (2-PAM)
Megaloblastic anemia not from deficiency think?
infection with tapework diphyllobothrium latum - longest tapeworm. Treat with Praziquantel
Mother on lithium - kid gets
Ebstein anomaly - heart defect where tricuspid valve is in the right ventricle with attachment to wall instead of annulus
mother on ACE i - baby gets
renal sygenesis, oligohydramnios, skull ossification
mother on isoretinoin baby gets
teratogenic effects = hydrocephalus, CNS porb, microtia, smallor missing thymus, conotruncal heart defect, micrognathia
low leafy greens and stuff in mom, baby gets
neural tube defects like spina bifida
mom gets 3 day measles, baby gets
(mom got rubella) deafness, cataracts, mental retardation, heart defects
Guy at the beach gets intensely ithy lesion on feet that progresses up- raised, red, serpiginous.
called creeping eruption or cutaneous larva migrans. from dog and cat hookworms. Treat with ivermectin
what is ivermectin
anti-helminth medication
treatment for seborrheic dermatitis
topical steroids or selenium-sulfide compounds
people out at barbecue and they get photosensitive rash
can happen from lime juice
to cause heart block, SLE mothers must have antibodies to?
SSA/RO or SSB/La
Isoniazid therapy needs what vitamin
pyridoxine or B6 supplements
kids on pheytoin need?
folate supplementation
Kids with measles in developing countries need what vitamin
Vitamin A
Baby who is breast fed needs vitamin
D
Patients with sickle cell disease need supplementation wtih
folate
1 hour old newborn may need what supplement
Vitamin K to prevent hemorrhagic disease
Kid with repeated abscesses and a liver abscess think
chronic granulomatous disease - use NBT to assess
Kid with severe eczema and unusual infections think of?
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
Wha tis an easy way to rule out Wiskott aldrich syndrome in kid with severe eczema and unusual infection
check platelets. Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome unlikely if platelets are normal
How can you test for T cell deficiencies,
You could do an intradermal skin test using candida albicans, Won’t get response
Kid with repeat meningitis from neisseria and then strep worry about?
asplenia - will see howell-Jolly bodies
children of diabetic mothers have what GI problem
small left colon
Baby becomes hypoxic when feeding but is ok when crying. What is happening
choanal atresia - need to stick an NG tube down
What is the CHARGE association with choanal atresia?
coloboma, heart disease, atresia of choanae, retarded grwoth, genital hypoplasia, ear abnormalities
How do you manage baby with mother who has VZV close to birth
VZV 5 days before delivery or within 2 days after need to give VZIG and isolation. If after 2 days you don’t need to do anything
True contraindications to breastfeeding
active pulmonary TB, HIV, antineoplastic agents, malaria, typhoid fever, septicemia
What happens to second kid of a mother who had CMV during pregnancy
protected by mother IgG
What trimester is worst to get CMV infection
first
What is the apt-downey test and what is it used for?
Its a test that differentiates fetal from adult hemoglobin in bloody specimen since fetal hgb is alkali resistant. Used when baby has some blood stools bc if mothers blood then don’t need to do anything
Safe medicine for breastfeeding
safe medicine for breastfeeding
Infants born to diabetic mothers have sugars that are initially?
hypoglycemic
What electrolyte abnormalities occur in neonates of diabetic mothers at 2-4 days?
Hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia bc delayed PTH synthesis
Which is more severe Rh incompatibility or major blood group incompatibility
Rh is more severe
how is direct coombs test different in Rh and ABO incompatibility
in Rh its strongly positive. In ABO it can be weakly positive or not at all
Describe why babies get cold easily and how they respond
Going to colder environment, wet, with large surface area, no fat. To bring up temp start increasing metabolic rate, ventilate faster, they DON”T sweat, and often build up lactic acid
In premature infants what is the cause of apnea
icnompletely developed respiratory center
What defines an apneic episode
absence of respirations for more than 20 seconds
Mass on the right neck at 1 week of age
borken clavicle that is only now apparent with callus formation
Erbe-Duchene paralysis which nerves are affected and how do they present
cervical 5,6. Present with pronated forearm that is extended. With arm that is internally rotated and at side. CAN”T abduct or externally rotate at shoulder
Klumpke paralaysis which nerves are affected and presentation
cervical 7,8, T1. palsy of hand and can produce horner syndrome.
When there is paralysis of upper extremity from brachial plexus also worry about?
phrenic nerve damage. Will see elevated diaphragm on CXR
newborn with enlarging head and fluid wave in the skull worry about
subgaleal or subaponeurotic hemorrhage - need to observe in ICU.
LIke a cephalohematoma that crosses midline
Elevated hematocrit in premature baby can cause?
seizure from hyperviscosity syndrome
Complication of erythromycin in newborn?
increased incidence of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
What do you give to infants of HIV mothers
Ziduvodine
Two things always given to neonates at birth
Hep B vaccine and Vitamin K supplements
congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation vs diaphragmatic hernia
in diaphragmatic hernia the ng tube will go into chest, whereas normal location in CCAM
Baby born to Hep B ag positive mother what do you do
give vaccine and immunoglobulins
Why are beta blockers dangerous at pregnancy
When throughout pregnancy cause growth retardation
but near birth they prevent baby from increasing heart rate if asphyxiated. Can also get hypoglycemia and apnea
If there is bilious fluid in a neonates vomit you know that the GI anomaly is not?
Esophageal atresia or pyloric stenosis
Cleft lip and palate predisposes you to?
recurrent otitis media and hearing loss and speech deficits
How do you make prenatal diagnosis of neural tube defects?
detection of elevated alpha feto-protein in the amniotic fluid
CXR in newborn showing pulmonary gascular markings with fluid in fissures and hyperexpansion of lungs - has difficulty breathing and grunting. Csection
transient tachypnea of the newborn
How do you evaluate a fifth-finger polydactyly in whites and blacks
In black its common and familial
in whites need to do a cardiac exam.
thumb sided polydactyly is always bad!
What is harlequin syndrome?
transient change in skin color of asymptomatic newborn. dependent side turns red and upper side remains pale
Two wtins have hematorcrit that differ by more than 15 what happened/
twin-to-twin transfusions that happens in monochorionic
What happens to donor in twin-to-twin transfusions? recepient?
donor gets oligohydramnios, anemia, hypovolemia
recipient gets polyhydraminios, larger, hyperviscosity syndrome if hematocrit goes over 65%
What do you do with natal tooth that is loose
have to remove it because worried about aspiration
longitduinal striations in the metaphysis charactersitic of
congenital rubella
osteochondritis or periostitis indicates
congenital syphilis
Triad of toxo congenital infection
hydrocephalus, chorioretinitis, intracranial calcifications
Which is most common TORCH infection
CMV
Cardiac defects make which TORCH infection more likely?
congenital rubella
Stable pneumothorax in a neonate can be treated with?
100% oxygen to cause a “nitrogen washout”
widely spaced eyes, low set ears, broad nose, bilateral renal agenesis and you get?
Potter sequence with pulmonary hypoplasia
What proteins do you care about in maple urine syrup disease
leucine, isoleucine, valine
hemihypertrophy and aniridia think
Wilms tumor
lateral displacement of medial canthi, broad nasal bridge, single eyebrow, partial albinism (white forelock or heterochromia, deafness
Waardenburg syndrome - AD inheritance
flat vascular malformation in distribution of Cn III think
What else do you get?
Sturge-Webber syndrome
malformation involves meninges, get atrophy of cerebral cortex, seizures, mental deficiency, hemiparesis, hemianopsia
tuberous sclerosis - can get them in brain and also have seizures
What brain abnormalitiy do you get with shaken baby syndrome?
subdural hematoma
What is caput succedaneum
soft-tissue swellin go fscalp where the baby was delivered. Can be ecchymotic and cross sutures. Resolves in first few days
preterm infant with enlarging head and lethargy worry about?
intraventricular hemorrhage aka germinal matrix hemorrhage. - in gelatinous subependymal germinal matrix
cephalohematomas vs caput succedaneum
cephalohematomas never cross the suture line.
Treatment for tricyclic antidepressant overdose when you have prolonged QT =
sodium bicarbonate to alkanize the blood.
Jones major criteria for ARF
carditis, polyarthritis, erythema marginatum, chorea, subcutaneous nodules
What one symptoms is enough to make diagnosis of rheumatic fever
Syndenham chorea
What is most common symptom of acute rheumatic fever
polyarthritis