Teens Flashcards
What is the exception to confidentiality in teens
harm to self or others
HEADSS exam
Home/Friends
(What do you do for fun)
Education
(How’s school going? )
Alcohol
(Are any of your friends drinking)
Drugs
“Are any of your friends doing drugs? )
Diet
(Are you trying dieting?”)
Sex
(Are you dating anyone? )
Suicide
(Have you felt so bad you’ve wanted to hurt yourself? .)
Ave age of puberty
11 (8-13 NML)
What is the threshold for precocious puberty
Precocious puberty: pubertal changes prior to age 6 in African Americans and age 7 in Caucasian
If a mass is found in puberty breasts
What is the next step
Breast cancer is rare in this age group Ultrasound eval (better for young, dense breasts)
Usually benign fibroademona or cyst
vaginal dc in tanner stage III
Think
Vaginal discharge -> Clear, no odor, no
Pruritus
Due to ovarian estrogen stimulation of uterus & vagina
If needed, obtain vaginal culture without speculum
What is the w/u for premature thelarche
Rule out early central precocious puberty, functional ovarian cysts, ovarian tumor
Refer to Endo if necessary
Run estrogen, LH/FSH labs and bone age
R/o tumor, pelvic US or MRI
What is the threshold for premature adrenarche
<8yo females or < 9yo males
W/u for premature adrenarche
Differential diagnosis—rule out excessive androgens
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Tumor (adrenal/gonadal), Cushing syndrome, environmental exposure
Refer to Endo if necessary
Labs: DHEAS< Andro/ Test, 17OH progesterone, bone age
If testes start to grow before what age? It’s abNML
Age 9
Endocrine emergency consult and get MRI - brain tumor
What is an Rx for Gynecomastia
Bromocriptine
What is the approach to severe or prolonged menstrual bleeding
Adolescent GI referral
What is the typical ovulation cycle for 1st time menses
A ovulatory
Primamry amenorhhea
No menses by age 16
Or 14 if no secondary characteristics
What is the most common cause of AUB in peds
Anovulation