Random peds Flashcards
Whats the criteria for diagnosing DKA?
- random glucose >200. 2. pH<15 3. ketouria or ketonemia
how do you confirm & monitor DKA?
blood [beta-hydroxybutyrate]
MCC of diabetes associated death in kids?
cerebral edema (likely linked to sodium bicarb admin leading to CNS acidosis & hypokalemia)
How do you calc a corrected serum sodium?
Corrected sodium = [{(measured glucose - 100) / 100} x 1.6] + measured sodium
why is hyponatremia corrected over 24hrs?
avoid central pontine myelinolysis
Symptoms of Kawasaki:
CRASH & Burn. Conjuctival injection (w/ limbic sparing). Rash. Asymmetrical lymphadenopathy. Strawberry tongue & lips. Hand erythema & swelling. 5 days of fever.
Primary concern/complication in kawasaki disease?
Cardio: myocarditis, coronary aneurysms…
Purulent discharge in days 2-5 of life
Gonnococcal conjunctivitis
RSV bronchiolitis vs. Chlamydia pneumonia
BOTH: cough, tachypnea & rales. ONLY RSV: fever & wheezing.
Signs of & most common time of infection of Congenital Rubella Syn
1st 4weeks of pregnancy; Eyes, Heart & hearing loss
Coverage for a CF px with a pneumonia (likely pseudomonas)?
A penicillin deriv + aminoglycoside. (ceftazidine + gentimicin)
Distant heart sounds, distended jugular veins & hypotension (+ cardiomegaly)
(Beck’s Triad) - pericardial effusion
Cytothione Synthase Def (homocystinuria) vs. Marfan’s Syn
Thromboembolic events in CS! 1. Lens (marfans up; CS down)
Malabsorption + Iron deficiency anemia
Cealic’s disease: antiendomysial-Ab
Child 2-5 with palpable abd mass that doesn’t cross midline, & hematuria
Wilms Tumor
DX & TX: erythematous, pruritic rash that forms a circle. hx of swimming.
Tinia corporis; tx w/ terbinafine (anti-fungal)
Alternative name for osgood-schlatter’s
traction apophysitis - pain with leg extension; edema & tender at prox TIBIAL
growth from Rathke’s pouch in the suprasellar space
craniopharyngioma
Overweight teen with knee pain and a limp
SCFE - Slipped capped femoral epiphysis
presenting symptoms of AIDS in infant
persistent oral thrush, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly + intractable diarrhea, chronic infections & FTT
blood & mucous stools in 2yr old
intussuception; MC ileocolic
2 diagnostic tests for systemic lupus erythematosus
anti-SmithAb & anti-nuclearAb; note the RPR syphilis test will be false(+)
T/F: lymphblasts lack peroxidase(+) granules but DO have periodic acid shift material
TRUE - Acute Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (ALL) - also TdT (+)
Rename: Obesity hypogonadism syndrome w/ ‘diamond’ eyes and downturned mouth
Prader-Willi
Name:Neonatal hypoglycemia, macroglossia, viseromegaly, omphalocele & earlobe crease
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syn
Down syndrome child with upper motor neuron findings
atlantoaxial instability
MC presentation of langerhans cell histiocytosis
single, painful, lytic bone lesion with some swelling & hypercalcemia
marfanoid features + thromboembolic event =
homocystinuria (inc adhesiveness of platelets; cerebral events most likely)
Babies born at home who appear to have a coagulation disorder actually have…
Vit K disorder
neovascularization (pannus) with follicular conjunctivitis
Trachoma - chlamydia serovars A-C
Top 3 bacteria that cause acute otitis media (dec mobility TM)
- strep pneumoniae 2. non-typable hemaeophils influenza 3. moraxella catarrhalis
Congenital malformation of the biliary ducts in which intra or extra-hepatic ducts are dilated
Choledochal cyst : presents with abd pain, jaundice & recurrent pancreatitis
DX & MCC: barking cough in toddler, lat xray w/ subepiglottic narrowing & cold symptoms
Croup - MCC is parainfluenza virus
If a child has a (recent) history of trauma to the soft palate with a foreign object, suspect:
internal carotid artery dissection (stroke)
What are the indications for a renal & bladder US in a child?
febrile UTI<2yo; recurrent UTI; family history
When do you workup jaundice?
- presentation before 24h old 2. bili inc> 5mg/dl/hr 3. serum bili>12 4. jaundice >14days. 5. direct bili>2mg EVER