Teaching Flashcards

1
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Difference between acrocyanosis and true cyanosis?

A

Acrocyanosis is vasospasm of peripheral BV mainly hand and feet effected whereas true cyanosis everywhere will be effected

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2
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If a baby is breathing rapidly what investigations need to be performed?

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IEM - blood gas, urine sample, urinalysis, BM
Sepsis - blood culture, FBP, septic screen
Lumbar puncture
CXR
CRP
BM
Any hepatomegaly

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3
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2 investigations for coarctation of the aorta?

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ABPI, femoral pulses

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4
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Why are retinas checked before babies are discharged?

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Retinal blastomas

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5
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Differentials for early tailing on growth chart?

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Heart disease, metabolic or neglect, 6 months tailing suggests coeliac

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6
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Chronic heart disease presentation in older children?

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Growth tailing, breathless on exertion, murmur, femoral pulses off, respiratory infections, cyanosis, hypertension

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7
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How does aortic stenosis usually present?

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Chest pain

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8
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What is a stills murmur?

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blood resonating through papillary muscles

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9
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What is a venous hum?

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Blood resonating from head and neck vessels

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10
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When measuring height of a child what plane should the head be in?

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Frankfurt plane

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11
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If a child has hypothyroidism what are they started on?

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Thyroxine

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12
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What does GH stimulate release from the liver and what does this do?

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IGF-1 which stimulates fat, bone and metabolic effects on the whole body

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13
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Symptoms of Turner Syndrome?

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Increase nuchal fold, coarctation of aorta, horseshoe kidney, recurrent ear infections, ovaries havent grown, dont make oestrogen

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14
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Conditions that can cause a child to grow too fast?

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Hyperthyroidism, Kleinefelter Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, Marfans

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15
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Management of Kleinefelter Syndrome?

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Testosterone and maintenance treatment

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16
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How will babies who have congenital adrenal hypoplasia appear at birth?

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Ambiguous genetalia, lack of aldosterone and cortisol shunts pathway causing increased testosterone

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17
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Condition associated to obesity in early childhood?

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Prader-Willi Syndrome

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18
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How do you calculate fluid bolus for a child? with dka?

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kg x 20mls (x10mls for dka)

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19
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What 2 situations do you not use 20mls/kg in fluid bolus?

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DKA or trauma

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20
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How do you work out fluid deficit in a child?

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% dehydrated (0/5/8) x weight in kg x 10 (-bolus)

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21
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Maintenance fluid in a child, first 10kg, second 10kg, anything over 20kg?

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First 10kg = 4ml/kg/hr
second 10kg = 2ml/kg/hr
over 20kg = 1ml/kg/hr

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22
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When would you fluid restrict rather than give full maintenance fluid?

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Hyponatraemia in cases of sepsis, meningitis, bronchiolitis, renal problems, CNS, vomiting

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23
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What is an ideal starting fluid for children?

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0.9% saline, 5%dextrose

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24
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Define neonate

A

birth to 28 days

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25
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Preterm is classified as what?

A

Before 37 weeks

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26
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Extremely preterm is classified as what?

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before 28 weeks

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27
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Low birth weight classified as below?

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2.5kg

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28
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Very low birth weight classified as below?

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1.5kg

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29
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Extremely low birth weight classified as below?

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1kg

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30
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Gut issue suffered in premature babies?

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Nectrotizing fasciitis

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31
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Brain issue that can be suffered in premature babies?

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Intra-ventricular haemorrhage

32
Q

What questions should you ask the parents of a sick child?

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UO, wet nappies, bowel motions (pain/blood), behaviour, lethargy, playing

33
Q

Observations needed on a sick child?

A

Distended neck veins, SOB, wheeze, accesory muscles, colour/cyanosed, agitated, rash, limp, dehydrated

34
Q

Charts used to monitor children wellbeing?

A

PEWS

35
Q

Initial airway symptoms of foreign body occlusion?

A

Vomiting, coughing, distress, stridor

36
Q

What would you look for in C section of child ABCD approach?

A

HR, murmur, BP, pulses, liver edge, previous cardiac scars

37
Q

Most common reason for seizure in child?

A

Febrile seizure

38
Q

Disability section of ABCD approach in child?

A
behaviour
lethargy
posture
pupils
seizures
39
Q

If there is found to be decorticate (flexor) posturing in a child what is most likely effected?

A

Cervical spinal tract or cerebral hemisphere

40
Q

If there is found to be decerebrate (extensor) posturing in a child what is most likely effected?

A

Midbrain or pons

41
Q

E section of ABCDE?

A

exposure - rash, bruising, infections, mouth for scarlet fever and slapped cheek, sepsis, abuse

42
Q

What happens in necrotising fasciitis?

A

gut lining breaks down, distended and red, hyperosmolar feeds, drain bowel perforations

43
Q

What drugs link to gastroschisis?

A

cocaine, tobacco

44
Q

What happens in exomphalos? assocaited with?

A

First trimester bowel moves into the umbilical cord

Diabetes, turners

45
Q

What are babies with diaphragmatic hernias prone to?

How do they present?

A

Pulmonary hypertension, primary shunting

Initially good sats, then ductus arteriosus opens again, shunting, deoxygenated blood around body

46
Q

Jejunal atresia associated to what?

Usually pathophysiology of it?

A

Trisomy 21

Decreased blood supply, ischaemia, no bacteria so scars

47
Q

Volvulus neonatarum symptoms?

A

Copious vomiting of green bile

48
Q

3 main causes of lower GI obstruction in newborns?

A

CF
Meconium ileus
Hirschsprung disease

49
Q

VACTERL stands for? week what of development?

A
vertebral 
anorectal
cardiac
tracheo-oesophageal
esophageal atresia
renal
limb abnormalities
Occur at week 11 of development
50
Q

Complication that babies usually face due to spina bifida?

A

Constant bladder stimulation - renal damage
Need intermittent catheterisation
Take folate

51
Q

what 2 hormones cause penis formation?

A

Testosterone and DHT

52
Q

Why is hypospadias becoming more common?

A

Pesticides/insecticides/hormones in meat, antihistamines

53
Q

What can form between back fo tongue and where thyroid descends?

A

thyroglossal cyst

54
Q

If epidermoid cyst occurs between brows then what needs to be done?

A

Intracranial scanning as could be mass or within sinuses

55
Q

Balanitis xerotic obliterans?

A

Lichen sclerosis in children, premalignant, need circumcised

56
Q

How can you easily test between inguinal hernia and hydrocoele? Difference?

A

Light cant be shone through hernia, hernia more risk and complications needing treatment, hydrocele go away by itself

57
Q

What age is a referral made for undescended testes?

A

3 months

58
Q

Blue berry muffin sign?

A

Baby destroying neuroblastoma malignant tumour and depositing in t cells within the skin

59
Q

If there is air in the gut with a baby presenting with oesophageal atresia what must be present?

A

Tracheooesophageal fistula linked to the lower oesophageal pouch

60
Q

Double bubble sign on xray is indicative of what?

A

Duodenal atresia

61
Q

Pneumatosis intestinalis? sign in what condition?

A

air trapped in bowel wall, sign of necrotising fasciitis

62
Q

Most common cause of mortality in a baby who suffered congenital diaphragmatic hernia?

A

hypoplasia of the lungs

63
Q

What congenital abnormality is usually present in babies suffering meconium ileus?

A

CF

64
Q

Symptoms of intussusception?

A

vomiting, PR bleeding, pain

65
Q

How does hypertrophic pyloric stenosis present?

A

non-bilious vomit, pain, 6 weeks old

66
Q

Rigler’s sign?

A

when air is present on the insane and outside of the bowel wall, abnormal

67
Q

Causes of acute abdomen?

A

Testicular torsion, NSAP, acute appendicitis, malrotation of the intestines, UTI, pneumonia, DKA

68
Q

Presentation of infant with acute appendicitis?

A

Unwell for few days, diarrhoea, septic, dehydrated

69
Q

3 early complications of appendicectomy?

A

Abscess, ileus, wound infection

70
Q

Findings for NSAP?

causes?

A

central pain, no radiation, disappears in 24-36 hours
Viral
Colonic spasm
Intermittent intussusception

71
Q

Constipation symptoms?

CAuses?

A

runny stools, multiple stools, difficult to pass, palpable left colon
Diet, lack of fluids, lack of exercise, toilet training bad

72
Q

2 investigation for UTI?

A

dipstick them MSU for O&S

73
Q

What is Dietl’s Crisis?

A

Flank pain, vomit, severe collapse

Pelvic outlet obstructed by renal vessel crossing

74
Q

When does midgut return to abdominal cavity from umbilical cord?
What can occur as this happens?
FIndings?

A

10 weeks gestation
Intestinal malrotation, volvulus of SI, ischaemia
Bilious vomiting, gasless abdomen, guarding, tenderness, pain

75
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How does pneumonia present in a child?

A

abdominal pain, RR, recent infection

Need xray

76
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3 dangers in abdominal pain?

A

bilious vomiting, dka, hyponatraemia