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vaccinations at 8 weeks old

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  1. 6 in 1 vaccine
  2. Men B
  3. rotavirus
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infections protected against in 6 in 1 vaccine

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diptheria
tetanus
pertussis
hep B
polio
h.influzena hype b

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vaccinations at 12 weeks old

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  1. 6 in 1
  2. rotavirus
  3. pneumococccal 13 conjugate
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vaccinations at 16 weeks old

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  1. 6 in 1
  2. Men B
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vaccinations at 1 year old

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  1. Men C and H. influenza B
  2. MMR
  3. pneumococcal conjugate 13
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vaccinations at 3 years old

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  1. diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio booster
  2. MMR
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vaccinations at 12-13 y/o

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HPV vaccine = against human papillomovirus 16 +18

se= bronchospasm

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vaccinations at 14 y/o

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  1. Men ACWY
  2. tetanus, diptheria and polio
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examples of live vaccines

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BCG
MMR
rotavirus
influenza
varicella
yellow fever
PO polio

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contraindications to live vaccines

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  • immunosuppression
  • DiGeorge
  • chemo/ radiotherapy in last 6 months
  • bone marrow trnasplant in last 6 months
  • immunoglobulins in last 3 months
  • anaphylaxis
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inheritance of SCID

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autosomal recessive

X link ADA deficiency in newborn boys

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define SCID

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absence of T and B cell function which causes lymphopene and hypogammaglobulinaemia

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presentation of SCID

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present around 6 months old with
- recurrent infections e.g pCP, influenza, bacetrial and fungal
- faltering growth
- persistent diarrhoea
- oral thrush / candidiasis
- BCG vaccine complications
- skin rashes

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presentation of Omenn syndrome

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first few weeks of life with..
- generalised erythematous rash
- chronic diarrhoea
- oedema
- lymphadenopathy

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diagnosis of SCID

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  • Lymphopenia
  • reduced IgG, IgA and IgM
  • reduced CD3 count
  • CXR - absent thymus shadow
  • purine nucleoside phoshorylase enzyme activity - test for underlying syndrome
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cure for SCID

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stem cell transplant

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inheritance of hypogammaglobulinaemia

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x linked

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presentation of hypogammaglobulinaemia

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present around 2 y/o …
- recurrent infection - sinusitis, strep pneumoniae
-persistent diarrhoea
- faltering growth
- recurrent herpes

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diagnosis of hypogammaglobulinaemia

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  • reduced IgG, IgM, IgA
  • PHA test normal - normal t cell function
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presentation of chronic granulomatous disease

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< 5 y/o…
- recurrent bacterial and fungal infections
e.g. burkholderia, pseudomonas
- abscesses
- chronic colitis
- lymphadenitis

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diagnosis of chronic granulomatous disease

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  1. dihydro-rhodamine neutrophil burst assay - absent
  2. nitroblue tetrazolium test -ve
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cure for chronic granulomatous disease

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stem cell transplant

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presentation of IgE mediated allergic reaction

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type 1 hypersensitivity reaction

anaphylaxis
angioedema
acute urticaria
vomiting
rhinorrhoea

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diagnosis of IgE mediated reaction

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  1. skin prick testing - wheal >2cm.
  2. serum IgE testing
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inheritance of hereditary angioedema
autosomal dominant
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describe hereditary angioedema
type 1 - deficiency of C1INH on chromosome 11. deficiency of C1 esterase inhibitor causes increase bradykinin which causes leakage in post capillary venules
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presentation of hereditary angioedema
episodic attacks of rash , abdo pain, oedema for 1-3 days not cured by adrenaline or anti histamines precipitated by stress, trauma, menstruation, ACE-I
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diagnosis of hereditary angioedema
1. reduced C1 esterase inhibitor 2. C4 level reduced
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complications of malaria
- resp distress, ARDS - anaemia - metabolic acidosis - hypoglycaemia - cerebral malaria - acute tubular necrosos - nephrotic syndrome - DIC
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diagnosis of malaria
1. rapid antigen testing 2. thick and thin blood films ( 3 x neg films 12 hours apart excludes diagnosis) - thick = parasite detection - thin = species detection. >2% parasites = severe malaria, >10% = exchange transfusion
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malaria prophylaxis
malarone
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presentation of lyme disease
stage 1 = erythema migrans 'bulls eye rash' stage 2 = flu like, neurological disease, myocarditis, 1st degree heart block stage 3 = arthritis, acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, polyneuropathy
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diagnosis of lyme disease
ELISA test - if +ve, do immunoblot test
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Treatment of lyme disease
doxycycline for 21 days (or if <12 y/o, amoxicillin)
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presentation of EBV
fever sore throat cervical lymphadenopathy splenomegaly/ hepatomegaly malaise maculopapular rash (worse with amox)
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complications of EBV
meningitis GBS splenic rupture chronic fatigue hepatitis
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diagnosis of EBV
1. monospot test - heterophile abs +ve 2. film - atypical lymphocytosis 3. EBV antibody titre - IgM +ve
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presentation of parvovirus B19 / slapped cheek
erythematous cheeks fever/ coryza/ headache maculopapular rash - lacy/ reticular trunk (not infectious when rash appears)
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complications of parvovirus in pregnancy
hydrops fetalis death
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complications of parvovirus
aplastic crises in haemolytic disease arthritis
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presentation of measles
infectious 7 days after exposure fever Koplik spots - white on buccal mucosa macular rash - behind ears, spread to face, chest and back
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complications of measles
1. otitis media 2. bronchopneumonia 3. subacute sclerosing pan -encephalitis ( 5-10 years after) 4. acute demyelinating encephalitis
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presentation of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
5 - 10 years after measles personality change seizures dyskinesia progressive unresponsiveness dementia
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EEG of subacute sclerosing pan-encephalitis
periodic complexes, slow wave every 4-10 secs
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presentation of mumps
fever malaise parotid swelling - b/l complications - orchitis , meningitis
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presentation of typhoid fever
(salmonella typhi) - fever - bradycardia - rose spots - dehydration - epistaxis - intestinal haemorrhage
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management of typhoid fever
IV cefotaxime or ciprofloxacin IVF
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presentation of giardia
acute diarrhoea chronic diarrhoea -> malabsorption / partial villous atrophy
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management of giardia
metronidazole
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presentation of schistomiasis
swimming in dirty water unwell 4/52 after painless haematuria itchy rash
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management of schistosimiasis
praziquantel
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presentation of dengue fever
fever rash arthralgia haemorrhagic fever! - severe abdo pain and bloody vomits
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presentation of cholera
rice water diarrhoea severe dehydration (50% die)
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presentation of visceral leischmaniasis
ulcers with hyperpigmented scars splenomegaly hepatomegaly anaemia
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presentation of leptospirosis
contact with contaminated water jaundice renal disease 'weils' flu like illness
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presentation of brucellosis
middle east/ mediterranean from unpasteurised dairy products fever headache anorexia papular rash
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complications of varicella
- secondary bacterial infection - thrombocytopenia - pneumonia - cerebellitis - one week after rash -> ataxia - encephalitis
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who requires IV immunoglobulin in varicella zoster
- if immunocompromised and exposed - if babies born to mothers who have chicken pox 5 days before delivery and 2 days after delivery
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who requires IV aciclovir in varicella zoser
- neonates - immunocompromised - if very unwell
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describe chediak hagashi syndrome
defect in lysosomal trafficiking leading to giant granules in white blood cells
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presentation of chediak hagashi syndrome
- silvery hair , light skin - recurrent infections - peripheral neuropathy
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diagnosis of chediak hagashi syndrome
peroxidase stained blood film
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presentation of hyper IgE syndrome
mild dysmorphism- coarse facies, prominent forehead eczema increased infections (s.aureus pneumonia) boils retained primary teeth autosomal dominant
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diagnosis of Hyper igE syndrome
IgE >2000 eosinophilia
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management of TB
1. 6 months rifampicin 2. 6 months isoniazid 3. 2 months pyrazinamide 4. 2 months ethambutol
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side effects of rifampicin
orange/ red urine and tears hapetotoxicty pseudomembranous colitis
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side effects of isoniazid
peripheral neuropathy
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side effects of pyrazinamide
hepatotixicty arthritis increased uric acid
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side effects of ethambutol
optic atrophy peripheral neuropathy
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treatment of shigella (gram -ve)
ciprofloxacin
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