stuff I should have read sooner Flashcards
5 types of abuse
physical, neglect, mental, threat of harm, sexual/exploitation
AVN & ages
3-5 LCP 6 Kohlers 8-9 Severs 9-11 Panners (capitellum) 11-13 Osgood-Schlat 12-14 Freibergs 13-16 Scheurmanns
Discitis
3-5 = inflammation teens = infection MC @ T10-L5 \+ limp, + Lx, - hip not bacterial = rest & brace 2-4wks
septic hip arthritis
MC 0-2
holds hip in antalgic position (flex & ABd)
–X-ray unreliable takes 3 days to show up.
–**joint aspiration
13-16
pubertal growth spurt
17-19
pubertal development completed
children 6-9 & sports
MAY start team sports
- -balance is more automatic
- -small attention
- -canish do relevant Vs non stimuli
children 10-12 & sport
reaching puberty = (-) effect on balance.
- -team sports!!
- -respond well to competitive training & sports.
- SIZE not age
infants 0-2 & sport
unstructured play.
nocturnal enuresis
bed wetting
–symptom NOT disease
–no concern until ~6yrs
PRIMARY = never been dry = delayed neuronal maturation
SECONDARY = relapses after 3-4m dry = UTI, renal disease, motor disease, emotional, food allergy…
Management for bed wettign
- -counsel * reassure
- -condition w. urine sensitive pad/bell system
- -elimination diet
- -CMT
- -meds: imipramine (anti-depressant)
Asthma
MC chronic disease of kids
–nutrients = vit B6, Mg, Omega-3, Boswellia
accidental ingestion =
1 pediatric concern in 1-4yrs
cystic fibrosis =
–faulty transport of Na/Cl from epithelial cells of lungs & pancreas = thick mucous
~ live to 25
triad of symptoms of cystic fibrosis =
1) chronic pulmonary disease (cough, recurrent res infection, failure to thrive)
2) malabsorption 2degree to pancreatic insufficiency: stools freq & bulky
3) elevated sweat electrolytes
eval & tx for cystic fibrosis =
- -sweat test = for dx
- -postureal drainage/chest percuss to mobilize thick mucous
- -antibiotics for infections
- -vaporizers to thin mucous
- -enriched diets & pancreatic enzymes
- -oxygen therapy
- -lung transplant