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Traditionally, congenital LQTS has been characterized as 2 clinical entities:
Romano-Ward syndrome, which is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion and only has cardiac manifestations.Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome, which is inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion and is associated with sensorineural deafness.
Bazett formula
measured QT by the square root of the R-R interval (<.45 s)
North carolina and Rash
Rickettsi rickettsii
Rural with pneumonia/splenomegaly
Coxiella brunetti
Arkansas and LN
Francisella Tularensis
Gulf of Mexico and oyster
Vibrio vulnificus
Swimming pool and lesion/LN won't heal
Mycobacterium marinum
A swimming pool and conjunctivitis
Adeno virus
San Joaquin Valley and pneumonia
Coccidiodes immitis
Nantuckett and malaria like-illness
Babesia microti
Missouri and pancytopenia
Ehrlichia chaffeenis
Dessert Southwest and flea-bites
Yersinia pestis
Rickets (3 forms)
1) Vitamin D–resistant form
(hypophosphatemia)
2) Renal form
3) Vitamin D deficiency form
widening of the cartilaginous growth plates, which
is the main radiographic feature of the disease in a
child.
OI
Type I (mildest 50%), is an autosomal dominant condition.
Type II most severe, freq death in infancy
Type III worst type of those who survive infancy
Type IV-VIII white sclerae variable sev and freq, present later
ALL Musculoskeletal Sx
20-40% pain and swelling in the joints and bone pain.
50-90% pos Skeletal surveys (many asymptomatic).
idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis
osteopenia at about seven or eight years of age, often accompanied
by bone pain and fractures, including vertebral
compression fractures. Spontaneous recovery occurs
at about the age of 15 years.
ALL Statistics
2500 cases/year
80% pre–B-cell
5% of the cases B-Cell
15% T-cell–precursor type

The current rate of cure among children with acute
lymphoblastic leukemia is about 80 percent.
ALL
unfavorable prognostic indicators
§ age <1 year or >10years,
§ male sex
§ black race,
§ mediastinal mass
§ hepatosplenomegaly or lymphadenopathy
§white-cell count >50,000
§T-cell phenotype
Birth defects from phenytoin
Orofacial clefts,
cardiac malformations,
genitourinary defects
Second stage of Lyme disease
early disseminated Lyme disease, consists of arthritis, which occurs in 50% to 60% of untreated cases, facial nerve palsy, aseptic meningitis,and carditis.
most common of the urea cycle disorders
OTC deficiency (X-linked)
Teratogenicity of valproate
One to 2 percent of fetuses exposed to valproate in utero develop neural-tube like defects (spina bifida aperta, open lumbosacral myelocele), a 10- to 20-fold increase over the general population
most common type of pituitary adenoma
prolactinoma
Hodgkin's prurigo
Hodgkin's disease has a well-known association with pruritus and secondary skin lesions
Sturge-Weber
ipsilateral leptomeningeal angioma
bicycling, lip smacking, arm extension
extra-pyramidal movements
Third stage Lyme disease
chronic stage, characterized by prolonged arthritis, encephalopathy,carditis and acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans.
hypomelanosis of Ito
"1) hypopigmentation that develops along the lines of Blaschko 2) Approximately 67% of patients have been reported to have an associated CNS, musculoskeletal, or ocular anomaly.
small vessel vasculitides (6)
WG, Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS), microscopic polyangiitis(MPA), essential cryoglobulinemic vasculitis, cutaneous polyarteritis, and hypersensitivity vasculitis.
hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS)
1) febrile illness with respiratory compromise
2) develops within 72 hours of hospitalization in a previously healthy person.
3) Characteristic noncardiogenic pulmonary edema and death
First stage of Lyme disease:
About 7 to 10 days (up to 36 days) after the bite, 60% to 80%of affected individuals develop
1) erythema migrans rash and 2) flulike symptoms (fever, arthralgias, and myalgias)
Acrodynia (pink disease) 8 features
hypersensitivity reaction to mercury that produces paresthesias, generalized pain, anorexia, irritable apathy, diaphoresis, hypertension, and tachycardia, accompanied by an acral rash
side-effects SSRI
Pulmonary HTN, W/D Sz
Scurvy four H's:
hemorrhage, hyperkeratosis, hypochondriasis, and hematological abnormalities.
most common cANCA vasculitis
Wegener's granulomatosis
acetone-positive urine drug screen could be associated with...
huffing
posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome PRES (3 features)
syndrome characterized by
1) hypertension,
2) neurological findings such as headach altered alertness or behavior
3) neurological imaging changes
DDX galactorrhea
1) pregnancy or a terminated pregnancy
2) central nervous system (CNS) disorder such as pseudotumor cerebri, tumors, or neurocutaneous disorders
3) certain medications such as oral contraceptives, opiates, tetrahydrocannabinol, atypical antipsychotics, or amphetamines
Pregnancy category SSRIs
C
ABVD chemotherapy (Hodgkins)
adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine
Rx Lyme disease
amoxicillin, cefuroxime,or doxycycline
AED with lowest incidence of teratogens
carbamazepine was associated with the lowest rate of major congenital malformations: 2.2 percent of 900 pregnancies
Lyme disease pathogen
Borrelia burgdorferi
Medial epicondylar apophysitis
“Little Leaguer’s elbow”
Sx Mercury poisining
1) include tender and inflamed gums 2) Increased Salivation
3) Psychiatric changes
presentation posterior urethral valves
diurnal enuresis,urinary tract infection, and voiding difficulty.
Presentation Guillan-Barre
Gait abnormality, ataxia disproportionate to weakness, decreased DTRs
Deficiencies in PEM
B6 and B12, niacin,riboflavin, thiamine, zinc, and many fatty acids.
Rx WG
cyclophosphamide and steroids
Functions of Vit C
1) Cofactor in the hydroxylation of proline and lysine in procollagen.
2) hydroxylation of dopamine to norepinephrine and tryptophan to 5-hydroxytryptophan,
3) Cofactor in the metabolism of tyrosine, folic acid, histamine, and carnitine.
Dx DIC
Dx based on the constellation of thrombocytopenia, prolonged PT and aPTT, and elevated concentrations of fibrin split products. elevated FSP alone has a sensitivity of 90% to 100%
AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE 
microcysts 1 to 2 mm in diameter liver may be involved
Birth defects phenobarbital
heart, orofacial, and urogenital structures
Rx OTC deficiency
1) IV high-volume glucose, sodium benzoate, and sodium phenylacetate 2) Long-term management includes sodium phenylbutyrate and citrulline
# Cases Lyme disease/year in US
20,000
lamotrigine birth defects
cleft palate and/or cleft lip in infants exposed in the first trimester, of 8.9 per 1000 compared with the expected 0.7 to 2.5 per 1000
most common lesion found to cause primary glomerulonephritis
IgA nephropathy
Causes of opisthotonos in the newborn
intracerebral or intraventricular hemorrhage (from birth trauma, bleeding diathesis, arteriovenous malformations, tumors), kernicterus,tuberous sclerosis, hydrocephalus,neonatal tetanus, and Dandy-Walker
hyperexplexia
generalized muscular rigidity, hypertonia in flexion,and an exaggerated startle response, in the absence of other identified disorders,
angiofibroma of nose
"prolonged ""sinusitis"" epistaxis almost exclusively in
almost exclusively in
pubertal males and is an androgen hormone-dependent tumor.
commonest cause of dilated cardiomyopathy
neuromuscular disease (40%)
commonest causes of viral myocarditis
coxsackie and enteroviruses
the most common helminthic infection in the United States
Enterobiasis (pinworms)
management CHF
digoxin, diuretics, ACE inhibitors
characteristic pain in pancreatitis
worse supine
cefadroxil
1st gen
rx sepsis
vancomycin and piperacillin or meropenem and tobramycin
ecthyma gangrenosum
black ulceration=pseudomonas vasculitis
rx "warm shock"
fluids and vasopressors
rx "cold shock"
fluids and inotropes
cause HTN in preadolescent
70-80% renal dz, coarc, endocrinopathy, tumors
Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)
quantifies daytime sleepiness for dx narcolepsy
Sx Narcolepsy (4)
1)daytime sleepiness
2)cataplexy (drop attacks)
3) hypnagogic hallucinations 4)sleep paralysis
"Drop Attacks"
narcolepsy
dx narcolepsy
PSG and MSLT
rx epiglottitis
1) intubation 1)antistaph plus 3rd gen cephalosporin
FMF (4)
fever, myalgias, abd pain, diarrhea/constipation
pathophysiology of FMF
activation of PMNs on mucosal surfaces-MEFV gene on chromosome 16
(TNF) receptor associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS)
long, dramatic episodes of high fever; severe pain in the abdomen, chest, or joints; rash; inflammation in or around the eyes; and the developmentof amyloidosis.
Diencephalic syndrome results from
brain mass leads to FTT despite adequte caloric intake
high on DDX renal stones
hypercalcemia
DDX Ansarca
1) hepatic (cirrhosis, cystic fibrosis),
2) renal (nephrotic syndrome)3)gastrointestinal (protein losing enteropathy, allergic gastrointestinal reactions, gastroenteropathy).
benign hypertrophic gastropathy of childhood.
self-limited form of an adult disorder known as Menetrier disease hypertrophy of the mucus-secreting cells of the stomach
stool alpha 1 antitrypsin
sign of malabsorption
pseudomembranous colitis (3 features)
1) presence of toxin,
2) ongoing diarrhea and fever
3) in pt receiving abx
IEM with acidosis
urea cycle, aminoacidopathies, FA oxidation
ingestion: ataxia and nystagmus
1) alcohol
2) metals such as lead and lithium
3) anticonvulsants (phenytoin, phenobarbital,and carbamazepine).
Marfans armspan:height
>1.05
Acute retinal necrosis (ARN)
HSV or VZV
Postseptal (orbital) cellulitis
often complicated by ethmoid sinusitis
Nasal gliomas (NG)
also known as nasal cerebral heterotopias or glial heterotopias, are rare, benign masses of glial tissue located near the nasal glabella that may be extranasal (60%), intranasal (30%), or both (10%).1
Zosyn (piperacillin and tazobactam).
aspiration pneumonia
Lemierre’s syndrome
acute oropharygeal infection with a secondary thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and metastatic septic emboli.
macroglossia, microsomia, abdominal wall defects , ear creases or pits, renal abnormalities and hemihypertrophy
BWS
hypoglycemia,
hepatomegaly
lactic acidosis
G6p-tase def,
GDS 1 (von Gierke)
enthesitis
inflammation where ligament and tendon meet bone (ankylosing spondylitis)
microspherocytosis
Ab-mediated hemolytic disease
physiologic anemia
8-12 weeks
descending pattern of paralysis
botulism
ascending pattern of paralysis
Guillen Barre syndrome
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (3 features)
1)peroneal muscular atrophy (PMA), control sensory information and muscle function of the foot/lower leg and hand/forearm.
2) slowly progressive, causing deterioration of peripheral nerves
3) AD inheritance
Genetic defect in Marfan Syndrome
fibrillin 1 gene on XS 15
chalazion
chronic lipogranuloma of Meibomian gland
hordeolum
infection (bacterial) of a sebaceous gland
familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
6 features
multiple colonic polyps, long bone osteomas,lipomas,cysts, dermoids, AD
adenosine site of action
AV node
isotretinoin anomalies (4)
CNS, ear, heart, thymus
Best Abxs for meningitis (combo of 2)
(cefotaxime or ceftriaxone) and vancomycin
pathogens in viral meningitis (3)
non-polio enteroviruses, herpes, arboviruses
Witch Hazel
An extract of the leaves and bark of the Hamamelis virginnia (an elm)
Current earliest age of thelarche
5-6 years AA, 6-7 Caucasian
pathologic CNS causes of precocious puberty (4)
hamartomas, hydrocephalus, arachnoid/ventricular cysts, post-inflammatory
familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
multiple colonic polyps,
long bone osteomas,
lipomas,cysts,
dermoids, AD
adenosine site of action
AV node
isotretinoin anomalies
CNS, ear, heart, thymus
Best Abx for meningitis
(cefotaxime or ceftriaxone) and vancomycin
pathogens in viral meningitis
non-polio enteroviruses, herpes, arboviruses
Witch Hazel
An extract of the leaves and bark of the Hamamelis virginnia (an elm)
Current earliest age of thelarche
5-6 years AA, 6-7 Caucasian
CNS causes of precocious puberty
hamartomas, hydrocephalus, arachnoid/ventrivcular cysts, post-inflammatory
abnormal urinary protein/creatinin ratio
>.2 on first voided specimen
Chiari crisis (4 features)
hoarseness, stridor, apnea, sudden death
Spina-bifida occulta
abnormal sacral reflexes, absent wink
Marfan Dx
2 major
Pectus excavatum that requires surgery or pectus carinatum



Pectus excavatum of moderate severity.
Pectus excavatum of moderate severity
Reduced upper-to-lower body segment ratio (0.85 vs 0.93) or arm span–to-height ratio greater than 1.05:
Positive wrist (Walker)
Positive thumb (Steinberg) sign.

Scoliosis greater than 20°
Reduced extension of the elbows
Protrusion acetabulum


1 minor
Pectus excavatum of moderate severity
Scoliosis less than 20°
Thoracic lordosis
Joint hypermobility
Marfan arm span
arm/height>1.05
Incidence of no FH in Marfan Syndrome
1/3
neonate with depressed sensorium and AG
measure NH4
Greatest risk factor for CP
prenatal infection
scybalous
pebble-like (stools)
osteopetrosis
1. Recurrent fractures with
brittle bones. 2. Failure to thrive with macrocephaly,
gingival hypertrophy, and
neurologic complications such as blindness and deafness caused by nerve entrapment.
3. Bone marrow failure caused by absence of the bone marrow cavity leading to anemia, thrombocytopenia,
extramedullary hematopoiesis,
and hepatosplenomegaly,
4. Impaired immune function
leading to recurrent infections andchronic rhinitis in conjunction with the frequently observed choanal stenosis.
Leukocytosis, usually present
in the early disease stage, can revertto leukocytopenia later.
5. Hypocalcemia sometimes resulting in tetanic seizures and secondary hyperparathyroidism.
6. Abnormal craniofacial appearance.
Most patients become blind or
anemic before 6 months of age
histiocytosis X=LCH (3 diseases)
1. solitary and indolent eosinophilic granuloma
2. Hand-Schüller-Christian 3.disseminated fulminant Letterer-Siwe disease.
histiocytosis X,
a spectrum of one disease caused by clonal proliferation of Langerhans cells, the antigen presenting cells of the epidermis (CD1a-positive cells) Electron microscopy reveals cytoplasmic Birbeck granules.
DDX Papulopustular dermatoses (7)
LCH, Seborrheic dermatitis, Erythema toxicum neonatorum, Atopic dermatitis, Mastocytosis, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
eczema-thrombocytopenia-immunodeficiency syndrome
% of U.S. adolescents eligible for LDL-lowering treatment
Less than 1%
6 Ps of Lichen Planus
planar, polygonal, purple, pruritic. papules and plaques.
Churg-Strauss Syndrome
(allergic granulomatosis) medium and small vessel autoimmune vasculitis, leading to necrosis.
Mainly lungs (it begins as a severe type of asthma) gastrointestinal system, and peripheral nerves, but also affects the heart, skin and kidneys
The most common neoplasm that presents with back pain in children is:
osteoid osteoma
Other tumors that can present in the spine
leukemia, lymphoma, Ewing sarcoma, neuroblastoma, osteoblastoma, osteosarcoma, neurofibroma, and Langerhans cell histiocytosis (eosinophilic granuloma).
Goldenhar Syndrome
anomalies of the ear, hemifacial microsomia, and vertebral defects. Associated findings include anomalies of the eye, brain, and developmental delay.
TRAPS
Focal myalgias, sometimes migratory
Conjunctivitis
Periorbital edema
Abdominal pain
Monoarticular arthritis
Rash

The diagnosis of TRAPS is confirmed by genetic testing for common mutations in the TNFR1 gene. Testing is available commercially
Chancroid
Hemophilus ducreyi is a highly infectious bacterium.

"school of fish" appearance

The classic genital presentation of chancroid is with a deep, undermined, purulent ulcer that may be associated with painful inguinal lymphadenitis.
special culture media that is not widely available

PCR, may lead to improvements in the diagnosis of chancroid

erythromycin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone, and azithromycin
Granuloma inguinale
(donovanosis) is Klebsiella granulomatis,

cannot be cultured. Diagnosis requires visualization of dark-staining Donovan bodies on tissue crush preparation or biopsy.
Tetracycline or doxycycline, Sulfamethoxazole, Gentamicin,
Streptomycin, Ciprofloxacin, and Erythromycin.
LGV
L1, L2, and L3 serovars of Chlamydia trachomatis

Azithromycin
Vomitting 2/2 fried rice left at room temperature
B. cereus
20% of patients with meningococcal disease have
complement deficiency
becteremic periorbital cellulitis 2/2:
pneumococcus
contacts of persons exposed to invasive strains of H. influenza should receive:
rifampin
tx plague
TCN or quinolones
chitterlingd
Y. enterocolitica-pseudoappendicitis
pneumonia and delirium
Legionella
azithro or quinolones
tx Francisella
streptomycin, gentamycin, TCN
rx Bartonella
Azithromycin
rifampin
Citrobacter
look for brain abcess
Q fever
rickettsia- like
Coxiella burnetti
exposure to slaughter or products of conception TCN
doxycycline
chloramphenicol
tick-bite and pancytopenia
Ehrlichosis
doxycyclin/TCN
cutaneous larva migrans-pathogens
Strongyloides stecoralis
Ancyclostoma braziliensis
Ancyclostoma canium
CLM rx
albendazole or ivermectin
DDX vaginal masses
mucocolpos
urethral prolapse
prolapsed ectopic yreterocele
rhabdosarcoma
paraurethral cyst
myosistis ossificans
heterotropic calcification
secretory diarrhea and anti-enerocyte antibodies
autoimmune enteropathy
loss of teeth with roots
hypophosphatasia
weight-gain, fever,. nl MRI
Rapid Onset Obesity with Hypothalamic Dysfunction (ROHHAD)
E Nodosum
pertussis
GC
meningococcus
brucella
yersenia
salmonella
shigella Campylobacter
syphylis,
LGV
hepatitis
TB mycoplasma chlamydia.......
Hill Sachs lesion
results from impaction
of the posterolateral aspect
of the humeral epiphysis against theanterior glenoid rim with anterior
shoulder dislocation
neonatal
adrenoleukodystrophy (NALD)
mutation in one of several different
peroxisomal genes
XALD
mutation in the ABCD1 gene,
which causes a defect in peroxisomal
oxidation and accumulation
of long chain fatty acids
Pleconaril
anti-enteroviral activity, not on market
Neonatal hemochromatosis
is the most frequently
recognized cause of neonatal liver failure
neonatal hemochromatosis
an
alloimmune disease caused by an
autoantibody directed against a hepatocyte
surface protein. This leads
to marked structural damage
metabolic causes liver failure in neonate
tyrosinemia, galactosemia,
and hereditary fructose intolerance
Lymphedema-distichiasis
rare, autosomal, dominantly inherited
syndrome. Onset of lymphedema
usually starts at or just after puberty,
lymphedema-distichiasis syndrome.
1
subcutaneous and intramuscular
depot octreotide and a diet of MCT