STEP 3 Pediatrics

1. intermittent, severe, crampy abdominal pain
2. a palpable "sausage-shaped" mass on the right side of the abdomen
3. "currant jelly" stools.

intussusception

target sign" on U/S

intussusception

Tx of intussuscpetion

air or water-soluble enema - diagnostic and therapeutic

currant jelly stools

intussusception

What is orthostatic proteinuria?

usually in adolescents
increased protein excretion while upright (day)
decreased protein excretion while supine (night)
need split 24-hour urine collection

pediatric oral described?
1. recurrent ulcers on anterior oral mucosa, no fever or systemic symptoms
2. vesicles and ulcers on posterior oropharynx with fever
3. vesicles and ulcers on anterior oral mucosa and around mouth with fever
4. tonsillar exudates

1. aphthous stomatitis
2. herpangina
3. herpes gingivostomatitis
4. Group A streptococcal pharyngitis
5. infectious mononucleosis

difference between herpangina and herpes gingivostomatitis?

herpangina - vesicles and ulcers on posterior oropharynx with fever
herpes gingivostomatitis - vesicles and ulcers on anterior oral mucosa and around mouth with fever

difference between group A and mono pharyngitis?

group A - exudates with ANTERIOR cervical LAD
mono - exudates with DIFFUSE cervical LAD

recurrent ulcers on anterior oral mucosa, no fever or systemic symptoms

aphthous stomatitis

vesicles and ulcers on posterior oropharynx with fever

herpangina

vesicles and ulcers on anterior oral mucosa and around mouth with fever

herpes gingivostomatitis

sx of herpangina? cause?

painful vesicles in posterior pharynx with fever
coxsackie group A

cause of dislocated radial head in a child? tx?

displaced annular ligament
tx hyperpronation or supination with elbow flexion

what should be given with ferrous sulfate in children with iron deficiency anemia?

vitamin c (orange juice) - facilitates iron absorption

first thing to increase when beginning iron supplementation for iron deficiency anemia?

retic counts

effects of congenital rubella?

sensorineural hearing loss
cataracts
PDA

low grade fever, posterior cervical and occipital LAD, and maculopapular rash that spreads cephalocaudally

rubella

what are forschheimer spots and with what disease are they associated?

patchy spots of erythema on the soft palate associated with rubella

cough
conjunctivitis
coryza
cephalocaudal maculopapular rash

measles

high fever that resolves quickly and then is followed by a rosy, non-pruritic rash that starts on the trunk and spreads to the extremities?

roseola

which type of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is worse? (conj or unconj)

conjugated - typically pathologic
unconjugated - typically physiologic

level for hyperbilirubinemia that is concerning for infant? level that can cause neurologic problems?

18
25

heart anomaly associated with turner's syndrome?

bicuspid aortic valve
coarctation of the aorta

mutated gene in marfan's? predisposes to what?

fibrillin
aortic dilatation -> aortic dissection

tx of congenital syphillis?

aqueous penicillin G x10d

when to fix cleft lip?

rule of 10s
10 weeks
10 lbs
10 g Hgb