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Most common malignancy of the endocrine system
Thyroid Cancer
Differentiated tumors vs Undifferentiated tumors ...which is curable?
differentiated
Risks of getting Thyroid Cancer
-Ionizing radiation (esp in Children)
-TSH and Growth Factors
-Oncogenes and tumor suppression genes
In the US Thyroid Cancer is more prevalent in what states
NV
UT
ID
WY
MT
Thyroid Cancer occurs ___ yrs after radiation exposure
but the peak time is ___ yrs
10-40
peak- 20-25
Benign Thyroid Tumors
Macrofollicular
Normofollicular
Microfollicular
Trabecular
Hurtle Cell variant
Av yearly exposure of radiation
.1 rads
Av chest Xray exposure
.007 rads
cross country airline flight exposure
.005 rads
Thyroid scan exposure
0.4- 2.0rads (I127)
Thyroid Ablation exposure
100 rads + (I131)
what are the 3 types of radiation exposure
External
Contamination
Incorporation
Dose of Radiation is measured in
Ci
Bq
Exposure is measured in
R (roentgen)
C/kg (Coulomb/kilogram)
Thyroid Carinoma Signs and Symptoms
-Palpable, firm, nontender nodule
-Dysphagoa
-Hoarseness
-Lymphadenopathy
-Endocrine side effects
Most common posterior nose bleed site
sphenopalatine
Most common site of nosebleeds
Kiesselbacks triangle
serous drainage from the nose
Rhinorrhea
elicit pain when palpating and percussion the sinus secondary to increase pressure with a
infected sinus
Lack of illumination indicates
maxillary clouding from infection
1st structure visible in the nares when you look in
inferior turbinate
pressing on the Tragus produces pain in
external otitis and sometimes otitis media
Grade 1 microtia
mild to moderate deformity of the external ear with patent auditory canal
Evaluation of the Tympanic Membrane what do you do to straighten EAC
pencil grip with stabilizing finger, pulling superior and posterior to straighten EAC
what is the major visible bone behind the tympanum
Malleus
What does a normal tympanic membrane look like when you look inside
Pink-gray intact membrane with the handle of the malleus, umbo, and cone of light visualized
Cone of light and Malleus point
anteriorly
Serous Otitis Media (what do you see in the ear)
Retraction of TM with air fluid levels and interrupted cone of light
What results from untreated Otitis Media
Mastoiditis
Used for multiple Otitis Media Infections for drainage
Tympanostomy Tubes
Air Conduction is ____ as long as bone
twice as long
In Webers test sound is lateralized to bad ear with ______ hearing loss
conductive
In Webers test sound is lateralized to good ear with ______hearing loss
sensorineural
Rinne Test
When bone conduction sound ceases, the tuning fork is placed PERPENDICULAR to the ear and sound should be restored 2x as long as bone conduction
Postive Rinne
air conduction heard longer than bone
what is the best measure of overall health?
growth assessment
growth abnormalities can be
1st sign of chronic illness
failure to thrive is a common symptom of
child maltreatment
growth parameters:
Height-
Weight-
HeadCircumference in infants-
height- cm
weight- kg
head- cm
proper measurement of height/length
supine until able to stand reliably
(hips neutral, knees extended and akles in neutral)
midparental height
average parents height
- add 6 for boys
- subtract 6 for girls
constitutional short stature
-tracks below but parallel to 5th parcentile line
-weight tracks similarly
- head circumference normal (usu, betwn 5th and 50th percent)
Nutritional failure to thrive
"falls off" growth chart
typically weight most affected then height
(head circum. preserved unless extreme)
what are the 4 scales in the denver II?
1. personal -social
2. Fine motor-adaptive
3. Language
4. Gross Motor
apgar score
5 min < 4
sig. risk of neonatal death
agar score 5min< 7
high risk of neurologic impairment
Apgar measures
1.HR
2.Respiratory effect
3.muscle tone
4.reflex irritability(crying response)
5.Color
2nd most important measure of pediatric aptitude
Otoscopy
1st most important measure of pediatric aptitude
communication
Barlow Maneuver
(legs go together)
- assesses for dilocatable or subluxable hip
- an attempt to push the femoral head out of the acetabulum
Ortolani Maneuver
(legs go out)
-assesses for an already dislocated hip
- an attempt to reduce the femoral head back into the acetabulum
Blinking (dazzle) reflex
eyelids close in response to bright light
(stop after 1yr)
Acoustic blink reflex
eyes blink in response to loud noise
palmar grasp
grasps of examiner's finger placed in palm
-can facilitated by suck
-integrated at 3-4 months
Rooting reflex
disappears at 4months
may persist during sleep
(touch cheek and then they turn over towards that stimuli and open there mouth)
Asymmetric tonic neck (Fencing) reflex
appears 0-2M stops about 6M
protects them from rolling over
Moro (Startle) Reflex
persistience after 4months is concering
after 6months always neurological disease
-arms go out when you do a drop motion
Adolescence from ages?
10-20
early adolescence
10-13
middle adolescence
14-16
late adolescence
17-20
cognitive changes
- increase in complexity of thought processes
- ability to consider the abstract and then apply it to specific descisions that may have far-reaching effects
HEADS exam
Home, habits
Education, employment, exsc
Accidents,ambition,activities, abuse
Drugs, diet, depression
Sex, suicide
Leading cause of death in ages 15-24 is
accidents
(32%- MVA)
transgender
whose gender identity doesnt fit clearly into one of the traditional categories or who feel their physiological gender at birth doesnt match their gender identity
Tanner staging 2 sets of rating per gender for pubertal development
Female-
Male-
female- breast and pubic hair
male- genital and pubic hair
stage 1 of tanner for male and female
preadolescent
Female tanner stage 2
Pubic hair- sparse, light pigmented, stright, medial boarder of labia

Breast- breast and papilla elevated as small mound, diameter of areola inreased
female tanner stage 3
Hair- darker, begin to curl, increase

Breast- breast and areloa enlarged, no contour separation
female tanner stage 4
hair- coarse, curly, abundant but less than adult

breast- areola and papilla form secondary mound
female tanner stage 5
hair- female triangle

breast- mature, nipple projects, areola part of general breat contour
Precocious puberty
develope early
8yrs for female
9yrs for male
Delayed puberty
failure to undergo thelarche by age 14
primary amenorrhea in delayed puberty
failure to menstrate by age 16 or failure to spontanously within 2 yrs of thelarche
clearance from sports is relative to
cardio stress
contact risk