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What is another name for measles?
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Rubeola
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What are the SS of measles?
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fever, maculo=papular rash,
koplick spots (white patches on oral mucosa) |
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What are the complications of Measles?
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Encephalopathy
BRAIN PROBLEMS |
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What is mumps caused from? and what is a complication?
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Cause: virus (swells salivary glands esp parotid gland)
COmplication: Orchitis (swell testicles), sterility |
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What is another name for Rubella? and what does this look like?
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AKA German Measles
-SS: faint rash, blueberry muffin spots when exposed in utero (congenital rubella) -Congenital can cause heart disease, hearing loss, neuro problems (starts in face --> extremities) |
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What is diptheria? What do you see?
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Corynebacterium Diptheria
-see pseudomembrane in back of throat, neck swelling Tx: antitoxin & erythromycin + pen G |
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Tetanus: SS? exposure??
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SS: lock jaw, severe muscle spasms
Expose: toxin from spores found in soil & enter wound (dirty wounds) |
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What are the stages of pertussis?
(whopping cough) |
Catarrheal stage: looks like URI
Paroxysmal stage: severe coughing (coughing so hard to vomit or have no air left) |
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What is a complication of whooping cough in infants?
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apnea (stop breathing) is biggest concern
-infants can show atypical dz or sudden death |
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How do you treat pertussis (whooping cough)?
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treat w/macrolides
-azithro, erythro, clarithro under 6 months: consider hospitalize |
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Roseola: another name? SS?
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6th disease
SS: begins w/high fever (>103) for 3-7 days followed by rash (rash starts on trunk & spread to face & extremities) |
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Erythema infectiosum: another name? organism?
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5ths disease
Organism: Paravirus B19 -from exposed mother in 1st trimester |
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What does erythema infectiosum look like?
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fiery red rash on cheeks (slapped cheek appearance)
-lacy maculopapular symmetric rash on extremities (looks like lacy sunburn) |
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What organism is MC cause of Croup?
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Parainfluenza
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What are SS and Treatment for Croup?
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SS: barky cough, stridor (suck in noise), hoarse voice
-accompanied by sore throat & ear infections Dx: see steeple sign on xray Tx: decadron |
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What is the adenovirus Triad?
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pharyngitis, conjunctivitis & fever
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What is source of botulism? SS?
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source: home-canning, honey is common source in infants
SS: weak cry/suck, defect in CN's-usu starts in face -then descends--symmetrical weakness |
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What is the fever work up?
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fever is anything >100.4
-< 28 days old: get blood & urine culture, spinal tap (CSF), UA |
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What is the most common organism for fever if there is a blood infection?
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Group B strep
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What do you suspect if child has a fever w/unknown cause? and what is the best test?
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Suspect UTI
best test is catheter if child is not potty trained |
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What are SS of MRSA? What is first line treatment?
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SS: repeated abscess (MC)
-cellulitis, folliculitis TX: Bactrim |
