Secondary care Flashcards
Movicol laxative type
osmotic
Sodium picosulphate laxative type
stimulant
What causes nappy rash?
ammonia in urine = irritant
What conditions need to be ruled out in a child with a port wine stain?
sturge-weber syndrome
Klippel-trenaunay syndrome
What can speed up the regression of strawberry haemangiomas?
propranolol
When would a patient with a strawberry haemangioma need a scan?
on abdomen
ultrasound to exclude visceral involvement eg. liver haemangioma
Describe naevus sebaceous
excessive sebaceous glands and malformed hair follicles
can turn malignant at puberty
should be removed before puberty
What conditions are associated with cafe au lait spots?
Neurofibromatosis (NF)
McCune Albright syndrome Legius syndrome
Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines syndrome
Why is cephalohaematoma not as common now?
IM vitamin K given at birth
aids clotting
What pathogens can cause eye sepsis?
chlamydia
gonococcal
What squint is always abnormal?
divergent
When to refer a convergent squint
refer if persists ~3 months
What causes a pseudosquint?
wide, flat nasal bridge
What causes a preauricular sinus?
remnant of 1st branchial cleft
What is a ranula?
cystic swelling from floor of mouth, under tongue
What changes can be observed in breastfed newborns when mother’s hormones are changing?
some hormone secreted in breastmilk
white secretion –> vaginal discharge
enlarged genitalia
milky nipple discharge
