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PEDIATRICS COMPLICATIONS ■ Aneurysms of coronary arteriesdevelop in 20% of patients who are untreated. Patients at highest risk ...

PEDIATRICS SYMPTOMS/EXAM Variable, depending upon which organ systems are affected ■ Carditis causing damage to mitral or aortic ...

PEDIATRICS TREATMENT ■ Primary prevention of rheumatic fever: Treat strep pharyngitis with antibi- otics within 9 days of sympto ...

PEDIATRICS FEVER 0 TO28 DAYS Most common causative organisms of SBI in this age range are reflective of maternal vaginal flora: ...

PEDIATRICS SYMPTOMS/EXAM ■ Physical exam findings and historical clues are usually more reliable in pinpointing the diagnosis in ...

PEDIATRICS SYMPTOMS/EXAM ■ Usually ill appearing with high fevers (up to 104°F) and malaise ■ Rapid progression to coryza, cough ...

PEDIATRICS SYMPTOMS/EXAM ■ Characteristic“slapped cheek”rash, with progression to a lacy macu- lopapular rash (often pruritic) s ...

PEDIATRICS TREATMENT ■ Primarily supportive, with antihistamines ■ Oral acyclovir can be considered for young infants <6 mont ...

PEDIATRICS COMPLICATIONS Rare, but include orchtis pancreatitis, encephalitis, meningitis PINWORMS ■ Caused byEnterobius vermicu ...

PEDIATRICS HEADLICE Caused by head louse (Pediculosis humanus capitis) SYMPTOMS/EXAM Patients typically present with pruritis. N ...

PEDIATRICS SYMPTOMS/EXAM ■ May be postictal ■ Febrile seizures usually occur early in the course of a febrile illness, so no spe ...

PEDIATRICS Neonatal Seizures Neonatal seizures are rarely idiopathic, and usually signify serious neurologic disease. Additional ...

PEDIATRICS Pediatric Seizures Seizures occur due to an involuntary discharge of cortical neurons. Types of seizures are listed i ...

PEDIATRICS ORTHOPEDICS A 12-year-old obese African-American male begins to limp for 3 days. He has no fever and there is no asso ...

PEDIATRICS SYMPTOMS/EXAM ■ Limp ■ Pain is usually in the groin or inner thigh; younger children can have diffi- culty localizing ...

PEDIATRICS DIAGNOSIS ■ AP and frog-leg lateral radiographs of the pelvis ■ Bloomberg’s sign(widening or blurring of the epiphyse ...

PEDIATRICS TREATMENT ■ Supportive; NSAIDs for pain control ■ If Lyme arthritis, treat with oral doxycycline (if ( 8 years age) o ...

PEDIATRICS GREENSTICK, TORUS,ANDBOWINGFRACTURES These fracture patterns occur almost exclusively in children due to the plia- bi ...

PEDIATRICS PULMONARY Apnea of Prematurity and Acute Life-Threatening Event Apnea is defined as 20 seconds of no respirations, or ...

PEDIATRICS DIFFERENTIAL ■ Seizures ■ Syncope DIAGNOSIS Clinical diagnosis based mainly upon history TREATMENT Reassure parents, ...