Sick Child Flashcards
Why are children at greater risk of dehydration?
They have a large surface area to volume ratio.
What is the most common cause of acute illness in children?
Sepsis
What is the most common cause of bronchiolitis?
RSV
Treat supportively - may need CPAP.
What is the most common cause of croup?
Parainfluenza virus
How is croup managed?
Single dose of steroid.
What is a febrile convulsion?
A temperature-associated, short, generalised tonic-clonic seizure.
Causes no harm.
At which age does pyloric stenosis present?
6 weeks
Will have projectile vomitus - which is milky in consistency.
May be associated with dehydration and an abdominal swelling.
At what age would intussusception present?
6 months old
Will have a sausage-shaped lump, vomiting and rectal bleeding.
Which infections MUST be reported to the local healthboard?
Diphtheria
Pertussis
Polio
Meningococcal disease
Hib
Measles
