Uworld Flashcards
Currant jelly stools with sausage-shaped abdominal mass
Intussusception
Target sign on ultrasound
Intussusception
____________ is thought to cause hypertrophy of Peyer’s patches serving as a nidus for telescoping in Intussusception
Gastroenteritis
Increases risk of Intussusception due to formation of small bowel hematoma from autoimmune vasculitis
HSP
Treatment for pinworm
Albendazole or pyrantel pamoate
Enterobius vermicularis
Pinworm
Trypanosoma cruzi
Chagas’ disease
Mainly affects heart (cardiomyopathy, RBBB) and GI tract (megacolon, mega esophagus)
Chagas
Treated with benznidazole
Chagas (trypanosoma cruzi)
First line treatment for strongyloides
Ivermectin
Presents with urticaria, abdominal pain, and respiratory probs (dry cough, SOB, and wheezing)
Strongyloides
Onchocerciasis is also known as
River blindness
Causes ocular lesions and dermatitis
River blindness
River blindness is treated with
Ivermectin
Acute dysentery with liver abscess
Amebiasis
Green-yellow, frothy, malodorous discharge
Trichomonas vaginitis
Treat trichomonas vaginitis and amebiasis with
Metronidazole
Antimalarial drug used to treat chloroquine-resistant malaria
Quinine
Recurrent sinus, pulmonary, and GI infections since 6 months
X-linked agammaglobulinemia (Bruton’s agammaglobulinemia)
See absence of lymphoid tissue (small tonsils and LNs)
X-linked agammaglobulinemia (Bruton’s agammaglobulinemia)
Decreased immunoglobulins and B cells, but normal T cells
X-linked agammaglobulinemia (Bruton’s agammaglobulinemia)
No response to vaccinations
X-linked agammaglobulinemia (Bruton’s agammaglobulinemia)
Give immunoglobulin replacement or prophylactic antibiotics
X-linked agammaglobulinemia (Bruton’s agammaglobulinemia)
Caused by a defect in tyrosine kinase that prevents development of mature B cells
X-linked agammaglobulinemia (Bruton’s agammaglobulinemia)
Impaired T cell development causing severe combined immunodeficiency
Adenosine deaminase deficiency
Severe, recurrent viral, fungal, and bacterial infections. FTT
Adenosine deaminase deficient
Increased risk of disseminated bacterial infections with encapsulated bacteria (strep pneumo, neisseria)
Complement deficiencies
Occurs in chronic Granulomatous disease
Impaired oxidative burst
Recurrent skin, sinus, and pulmonary infections with catalase + organisms (staph aureus, Serratia)
Impaired oxidative burst in chronic Granulomatous disease
Consistent with DiGeorge (22q11 micro deletion)
Thymic hypoplasia
Thymic hypoplasia with DiGeorge may cause
Hypocalcemia
See cardiac defects, FTT, recurrent infections, and hypocalcemia
Thymic hypoplasia with DiGeorge
Within 30 mins-4 days ssee abdominal pain, vomiting (maybe hematemesis), diarrhea (maybe Melena), Hypotensive shock from bleeding, and metabolic acidosis
Iron ingestion
Within 2 days get hepatic necrosis
Iron ingestion
Within 2-8 wks get pyloric stenosis
Iron ingestion
See radiopaque (small opacities) pills and anion gap metabolic acidosis
Iron ingestion
Treat with whole bowel irrigation, deferoxamine, and supportive care for breathing, airway, and circulation
Iron ingestion
Erosive to the GI mucosa causing Melena and hematemesis
Iron ingestion
Causes nausea and vomiting, but pts remain asymptomatic within 24 hrs of ingestion
Acetaminophen
Tinnitus, fever, hyperpnea (resp. Alkalosis), and metabolic acidosis
Aspirin
Chronic process seen on routine lab screening. Most children are asymptomatic
Lead poisoning
Nausea, vomiting, and blurry vision
Overdose of Vit A
Chronic toxicity LEDs to increased ice (pseudo tumor cerebri)
Vit A overdose
Vitamin B12 (riboflavin) is a
Water soluble vitamin
Hypercalcemia. Nausea, vomiting, confusion, polyuria, and polydipsia
Vit D overdose
Can cause hemolytic anemia and high bilirubin
Vit K overdose