Screening questions Flashcards
Imaging modality of choice when evaluating a child for infantile hypertrophic pyloric
stenosis
Ultrasonography
Typical age of intussusception in infants
3 months - 3 years
What are the two typical anamnestic features of acute appendicitis?
First epigastrial and paraumbilical pain, later the pain is localized on the RLQ
Imaging study of the polytraumatized patient
Acute CT
Most common cause of acute abdomen in children
Appendicitis
What is the first test in case of bloody stool?
DRE
What is two-stage splenic rupture?
Splenic rupture occurs in two stages. Initial
subcapsular haematoma formation may have only mild symptoms.
Later a second stage may occur after hours or days, and is usually characterised by the rapid development
of shock, as the spleen and mesentery tend to bleed rapidly and copiously.
What is the most common cause of strangulation ileus?
Incarcerated hernia
The most common cause of transfusion-requiring hematochezia, without abdominal pain and without diarrhea
Meckel’s diverticulum
You find a high GGT in a patient with UC, what should you think about?
Sclerosing cholangitis
What are the features of the perianal fissures in a patient with Crohn’s disease?
Not in the midline, deep, not painful.
What is the first therapeutic choice in Crohn’s diseaese?
Exclusive enteral nutrition
What kind of gas is insufflated during laparoscopy?
CO2
What is the official name of the spring-loaded insufflation needle used to create pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic surgery?
Veres-needle
In case of thoracic empyema after drainage or thoracoscopy, what kind of method is used in
order to dissolve the thick, highly viscous pleural fluid (pus)?
Fibrinolysis/urokinase/streptokinase
What are the two most frequent chest deformities?
Pectus excavatum and carinatum
What are typical signs of bacterial otitis externa?
Pain and/or sensitivity of the tragus
What are the 4 most important indication of adenotomy?
- Infection of the upper respiratory tract - Otitis media - Inhibition of nasal breathing - Obstructive sleeping apnoe
The most frequent pathogen of sinusitis and otitis media?
S. pneumonia
In which case of inflammatory disease of the middle ear can we suggest tympanostomy
tubes (Grommet)?
Chronic serous otitis media and/or chronic dysfunction of the Eustachian tube
Most frequent pathogen in UTIs
E. coli
What can we find in the urine, in the case of glomerulonephritis?
RBC and RBC cylinders. Proteinuria can also appear.
What is the most frequent cause of hypertension before the adolescent age?
Kidney disease
Most frequent type of glomerulonephritis
IgA nephropathy
What kind of antihypertensiv drug would you recommend in hyperkinetic hypertension?
Beta-blocker
What is the prognosis of West-syndrome or infantile spasm?
Usually poor
What is the essential criterion of Cerebral Palsy?
Non-progressive, residual brain injury
Which pathogen does cause most commonly typical pneumonia?
S. pneumonia
What are the two main components of the home treatment of pseudocroup?
- Rectal steroid
- Inhalation of (fresh) cool air
What is the most common cause of acute cough
Viral infection
What is the significance of the Holzknecht sign?
Airway foreign body aspiration
What is the most common cause of coughing, which has been presenting since birth and
occuring always during feeding?
Tracheoesophageal fistula
How much part of the mortality is caused by accidents in the children older than 1 year, in
Hungary?
36-40%, this is the main cause of death in children older than 1 year
What is the prognosis of juvenile absence epilepsy?
Usually particularly favorable
What is the indication of ACTH as an anticonvulsant drug?
West syndrome/infantile
spasm/BNS epilepsy
What can prevent coronary artery disease (aneurysm) in Kawasaki syndrome?
IVIG
What is the most serious complication of neonatal lupus erythematosus?
Congenital heart
block - third-degree (complete) atrioventricular heart block.
Which muscles are affected in juvenile polymyositis?
Proximal muscles of the limbs.
What is typical for the embryonic form of extrahepatic biliary atresia?
Usually other
malformations are associated (situs inversus, polysplenia, etc).
When can we expect the onset of symptoms in Wilson disease?
After 4-5 years of age.
Where in the liver is the CFTR protein expressed?
In the biliary ducts.
What is the typical feature of stool in biliary atresia?
Clay-colored (acholic)
What is the most serious complication of juvenile idiopathic arthritis?
Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS)
What kind of diseases are included in atopic march and in which order?
Food allergy -
atopic dermatitis - asthma bronchiale - allergic rhinitis
What is the frequency of food allergy in childhood according to the parents and in the reality
(after elimination and re-challenge)?
Approx. 7-10%, and 1-2 %, respectively.
How to diagnose food allergy - how reliable is allergen-specific IgE testing?
Allergen-specific IgE is not totally reliable. Elimination diet, and after the symptoms disappear,
allergen re-challenge is the suggested method of diagnosis
How much is the minimal serum IgA concentration, when the tissue-transglutaminase
(TTG) antibody or the endomysial anibody (EMA) can be positive in celiac disease?
0.2 g/l
Which 3 criteria are required in order to avoid biopsy in a child with suspected celiac
disease?
- Positive clinical signs and symptoms
- Positive tissue-transglutaminase
(TTG) antibodyAND endomysial antibody (EMA) - Positive genetic results (HLADQ2 and -DQ8).
What is the diagnostic basis of endocarditis?
Haemaculture and echocardiography
What are the upper airway infections that should be treated with antibiotics?
Streptococcus
angina, acute otitis media and acute bacterial sinusitis.
What is te diagnostic basis of erythema migrans?
The fact of tick bite and the clinical
picture: growing erythema, which is more than 5 cm in diameter
What is the ideal age for closing the soft palate defect?
Between 9-18 months
What is the most likely diagnosis in the following case: patient with polyuria, polydypsia
with positive urine glucose and acetone test?
Diabetes mellitus
Patient with typical symptoms has a 18,2 mmol/l blood sugar level in the afternoon. What is
to be done?
Direct the child to a pediatric diabetic center immediately.
What kind of hormonal changes are seen in the salt wasting form of congenital adrenal
hyperplasia due to deficiency of 21-hydroxylase?
Insufficient glucocorticoid and
mineralocorticoid secretion, excessive androgen secretion.
How does the mother iodine deficiency influence the newborn’s thyroid function?
It results in temporary primary hypothyroidism.
Which is the most common adrenocortical enzyme defect?
21-hydroxylase
You experience low blood sugar level in an infant, who has normal temperature and hepatomegaly, what disease do you think of?
Type I. glycogenosis - von Gierke disease
What are the most typical histologic findings in ulcerative colitis?
Crypt abscesses
Name at least 5 extra-intestinal abnormalities in celiac disease
- Hepatitis
- Osteoporosis
- Arthritis
- Isolated iron deficiency
- Duhring-disease (dermatitis herpetiformis)
What is the definition of “graft versus leukaemia”?
Immunologic attack of donor cells against patient’s leukaemic cells
What is haploidentical trasplant?
Half matched (HLA antigene) stem cell transplant (usually from a family member)
What does allogeneic stem cell transplant mean?
The patient (recipient) gets haemopoetic stem cells from another person (donor)
What glucose levels are diagnostic for diabetes mellitus?
Blood glucose level higher then 7 mmol/l in any time, or more than 11.1 mmol/l during oral glucose tolerance test
(OGTT)
Which are the 4 presenting symptoms of diabetes mellitus?
Polyuria, polydypsia, loss of weight beside good appetite, fatigue, weakness.
What are the most common associated diseases in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus?
Celiac disease and Hashimoto thyreoiditis
What is the most modern therapeutic method of type one diabetes?
Insulin pump with an
integrated glucose sensor.
How much is the insulin dose in diabetic ketoacidosis?
0.05-0.1 U/kg/h
Since the introduction of expanded screening, how many congenital metabolic diseases are
screened routinely?
26
The final therapy of biliary atresia is liver transplantation. There is a surgical bridge therapy until transplantation. What is the name of this operation?
Kasai porto-enterostomy
How often should a baby be breastfed?
On-demand
When is it suggested to give cow’s milk for children?
After 12 months of age
How does the breast milk’s protein content relate to the cow’s milk protein content?
One third
For how long do the primitive reflexes exist normally?
Until 9 months of age
What are the diseases which can be easily diagnosed and followed up by cranial ultrasound?
Brain hemorrhage and hydrocephalus
For how long can we see the shadow of the thymus on the thoracic X-ray?
Till 3 years of age
How can be the airway foreign body diagnosed? (At least two methods!)
Expiratory and inspiratory chest radiograph or fluoroscopy (real-time moving images).
What radiological examinations can be done to diagnose VUR? (Name three!)
- MCUG
- Sonocystography
- Dynamic kidney-scintigraphy
How can you diagnose perforation in a critically ill baby suffered from necrotising enterocolitis if you can not move him/her in the incubator?
Horizontal X-ray from side position while the baby is lying on the back.
In which part of the bone does osteomyelitis start?
Metaphysis
How can be defecation ensured in the case of high (proximal) anus atresia?
With the creation of a sigmoidostoma.
How long to wait after surgery before bathing?
7-8 dayse
What is the reactivation of chicken pox (varicella)?
Herpes zoster
What is the sixth disease?
Exanthema subitum, roseola infantum.
Which is that contagious disease that causes severe fetal injuries in 80 percent of the cases?
Rubella
Name at least five examples, where pulsoxymetry is not informative!
- Carbon-dioxide intoxication
- Methaemoglobinaemia
- Severe anaemia
- Cardiac failure
- Cold extremities.
Define the matter of paradoxical breathing!/Define paradoxical breathing!
The chest moves inward and the abdomen moves outward during inhalation, and vice versa.
How do we give oxygen to a conscious patient who is breathing spontaneously?
Through a face mask with reservoir, with high flow oxygen (10-15 l/min).
How (..) change the concentrations of protein and glucose in the liquor?
Protein concentration is elevated and the glucose content is decreased
What are the two most frequent pathogens causing neonatal meningitis?
S. agalactiae, E. coli
What influences decisively the sensitivity of hamoculture?
The quantity of blood sample taken in 24 hours following the fever episodes.
What is the name of that funcional disorders, which is characterised by crying following with straining for 10 minutes.
Infantile dyschezia.
Which bacterium causing neonatal infection could be identified from the vaginal sample?
GBS
How much is the quantity the fluid bolus which is necessary for the management of septic shock?
20 ml/kg body weight
What is the most frequently occuring endocrinological disorder causing growth retardation?
Hypothyroidism
How can we define premature puberty?
Onset of secondary sexual character starts
before 8 years
What can be found in the urinary sediment in typical pyelonephritis?
Leukocytes and bacteria
At which chromosomal abnormality is frequent the occurance of duodenal atresia?
Trisomy 21
What is the radiological sign of duodenal atresia?
Double bubble
What is the most important question, which we have to ask at functional gastroenterological complaints in infancy?
How is the infant developing? If the infant’s
somatic development is good, organic causes of the complaints is not probable.
