Preventative Peds Flashcards
Routine testing for refugee children coming in
Hep B serology
Hep C
Syphilis
HIV
CBC
Stool Ova & parasite
IGRA/PPD
T. cruzi (Chagas; if endemic- Brazil)
If eosinophilia: toxocara canis, strongyloides, schistosoma (subsaharan Africa, SE asia, latin america)
>2 yo lymphatic filariasis serology
When is Rotavirus contraindicated
history of intussusception
SCID
When should you NOT start rotavirus series (age)
15 weeks
When should you not give rotavirus (max age of any vaccination)
8 mo
Earliest that first dose of rota can be given is ___
6 weeks
Blood pressure monitoring, who should get them
Healthy: start at 3 yo
Annually:
- obesity
- renal disease
- diabetes
- aortic arch obstruction
- taking meds that cause HTN
-* h/o prematurity <32 wk, SGA, very low birth weight, neonatal complication requiring UVL/UAL*
- congenital heart disease +/- repair
- Recurrent UTI, hematuria, proteinuria
- Urologic malformation
- f/o congenital renal disease
- Solid-organ transplant
- malignancy/ bone marrow transplant
- systemic illnesses associated with HTN
- evidence of increased ICP
Where should you take a BP, and when can you not
right arm
unless there is atypical aortic arch anatomy
cuff must circle 80-100% of mid-arm circumference
What’s the window of time that you have to give HBIG
within 12 hours of birth for <2g infants
within 7 days of birth for >2g infants
What is the “window period” in Hep B serology
When Hep B sAg disappears before HBsAb appears. HepB core Ab (IgM) will be still positive
When should you test infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers?
1-2 mo after last vaccine dose (>9mo)
Normal Hep B series
3-doses, ok to give 4th dose in combo vaccines
minimum intervals, 4wk, 8wk, 8wk (respectively between subsequent doses)
Shortest time between PCV13 and PPSV23
8 weeks
Normal PCV13 schedule
4-doses
2, 4, 6, 12
If premature infant has sustained desaturation <90%, >20 s, bradycardia <80) in car seat challenge, what’s the next step
rechallenge neonate in a car bed
Strabismus exam
Cover “good” eye, and the resting eye should move to where it is not.
“Good” eye should not move when resting eye is covered
Difference between eso/exo-phoria vs. eso/exo-tropia
phoria: manifests under cover-uncover test
tropia: constantly present
Diagnosis of burn infection
Tissue biopsy revealing 10^5 bacteria
All children ages 9-11 yo must obtain what routine screening?
lipid profile (non-fasting)
If you have risk factors, must obtain FASTING lipid profile
Criteria for receiving live vaccine after chemo
They have to be in remission
Needs evidence of immunocompetence
Cut-off age for 2-dose vs. 3-dose vaccine series for HPV
15 yo
Are infant walkers recommended?
NO – risk of injuries
Routine Hep A vaccine schedule
1yo, then 6 mo after
Risk factors for dental decay (7)
use of bottle/sippy cup
sleeping with bottle
frequent snacks with sugar
sugar-sweetened beverages
sugary medications
prematurity
Other meds: CF, DM, Sjogren
Toothpaste size per year old
<3yo: rice grain sized
>3yo: pea sized
When to start fluoride
6mo or when first tooth erupts
When does cerebral hypoxia start during drowning
3-5m after submersion
Age at which you must have adult supervision around any water
4yo or younger
Age at which you must have adult supervision around any water
4yo or younger
Meningitis ACWY routine schedule
2-dose
11-12 or 13-15, booster at 16yo
If first dose at 16yo, no need for booster
contraindication to MMR vaccination
severe anaphylactic allergy to neomycin or gelatin or severe allergy to previous MMR
do not give MMR and __ vaccine together because of risk of ___
varicella
febrile seizure
Preferred PEP for measles
vaccination
When should you give measles Ig
pregnant women, infants <6mo, immunocompromised individuals, those who received previous dose <28d prior