Primary care Flashcards
National Collegiate Athletic Association routine screening for all collegiate athletes
Sickle cell test (EKG, lipid, UDS are NOT broadly recommended)
Age to start cows milk
12 months (to prevent milk protein induced colitis)
Screening recommendations for dyslipidemia
Universal screening at 9-11 years, and again at 17-21 years of age (NOT selective or risk factor based screening)
Age to discuss toilet training (both urine and stool)
18 months old
Steroids and live-vaccines
If < 2 mg/kg/day, then can give live vaccine during treatment. If >2 mg/kg/day but <2 weeks treatment, can give live vaccine after treatment. If >2 mg/kg/day AND >2 weeks treatment, then must wait 4 weeks (1 month) after discontinuation to give live vaccine.
When does moro reflex disappear?
3 to 6 months
When does tonic neck response disappear?
Tonic neck response aka fencing reflex = disappear at 6 months
AAP recommendation for iron supplement at what time?
At 4 months old for full term breast fed, and 1 month for premature infants
AAP recommendation for iron supplement at what time?
At 4 months old for full term breast fed, and 1 month for premature infants
2 week old, umbilical stump fell of but has soft, dull-red granular lesion with mild, mucopurulent drainage and minimal erythema around umbilical rim (dz and tx?)
Umbilical granuloma, tx with silver nitrate (verses umbilical polyp - more fibrous in appearance, requires excision)
Normal testes volume
Mean 18 mL after completion of puberty (remember BIG testes = FRAGILE XXXXX; small testes = kleinfelter (xxy) and kallman syndrome.
Vaccine and egg allergy
Yellow fever vaccine (if hx severe egg allergy, skin test recommended) => NOT influenza (which is made in eggs btu well tolerated
Vaccine with generalized macular rash and arthralgia and thrombocytopenia
MMR
Vaccine with local vesicular rash at injection site
Varicella
Blood pressure cuff correct use
Length at least 2/3 of arm length, and bladder encircle at least 3/4 of arm circumference. Routine screen at 3 years old.