1
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What is mesenteric adenitis and what causes it?
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- Inflammation of mesenteric lymph nodes (common cause of abdominal pain in children)
- Secondary to infection - URTI, erythematous throat, rhinorrhoea
2
Q
What is the management for mesenteric adenitis?
A
Self-limiting, simple analgesia.
Paediatrics
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Decks in class (148)
# Cards
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Paediatric History6
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Paediatric Examination13
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Paediatric BLS3
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Paediatric Vital Signs and Fluid Maintenance6
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Feverish Child18
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Care of the New-born5
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Neonatal Life Support2
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Cyanosis3
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome11
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Meconium Aspiration Syndrome5
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Head Trauma and Birth Asphyxia7
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Prematurity36
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Neonatal Jaundice14
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Rhesus Haemolytic Disease and Haemorrhagic Disease of the New-born8
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Neonatal Infection8
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Neonatal Hypoglycaemia8
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Neonatal Seizures3
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Breastfeeding11
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Sexual Development9
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Musculoskeletal Development16
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Cardiac Development54
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Gastrointestinal Development44
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Urogenital Development33
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CNS Development19
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Craniofacial Development8
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Down's Syndrome9
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Edward's Syndrome4
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Patau's Syndrome4
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Turner's Syndrome5
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Noonan's Syndrome5
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Prader-Willi Syndrome4
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Angelman's Syndrome4
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Fragile X Syndrome5
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William's Syndrome4
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Asthma18
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Wheeze6
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Stridor8
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Croup10
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Epiglottitis6
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Laryngomalacia3
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Bronchiolitis8
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Pneumonia7
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Whooping Cough6
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Tuberculosis5
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Sore Throat and Tonsillitis8
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Acute Otitis Media6
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Otitis Media With Effusion5
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Cystic Fibrosis19
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Innocent and Pathological Murmurs9
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Kawasaki Disease5
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Vomiting13
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GORD5
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Pyloric Stenosis4
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Acute Abdomen5
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Appendicitis5
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Intussesception6
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Meckel's Diverticulum5
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Mesenteric Adenitis2
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Functional Abdominal Pain2
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Constipation5
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Diarrhoea10
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Coeliac Disease6
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease7
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Undernutrition4
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Obesity4
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UTIs16
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Nephrotic Syndrome9
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Glomerulonephritis5
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AKI7
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CKD5
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Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome4
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Phimosis, Balanitis, and Acute Idiopathic Scrotal Oedema3
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Sepsis13
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Measles8
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Rubella5
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Mumps5
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Erythema Infectiosum5
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Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease3
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Roseola Infantum3
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Scarlet Fever5
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Chickenpox11
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Infectious Mononucleosis7
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HIV4
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Head Injury3
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Raised ICP4
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Meningitis12
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Encephalitis4
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Collapse and Seizures15
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Epilepsy18
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Cerebral Palsy12
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Ataxia7
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Muscular Dystrophy7
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Squint5
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Migraine5
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Developmental Milestones14
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Developmental Delay13
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Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus9
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DKA5
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Hypoglycaemia6
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Growth Faltering8
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Short Stature7
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Tall Stature3
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Puberty31
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Hypothyroidism7
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Growth Hormone Deficiency6
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Inborn Errors of Metabolism7
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Salter Harris Classification of Fractures4
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Septic Arthritis4
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Reactive Arthritis3
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Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis9
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A Limping Child5
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Perthes' Disease4
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Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis4
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Transient Synovitis of the Hip2
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Growing Pains1
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Osgood-Schlatter Disease5
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Scoliosis5
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Osteogenesis Imperfecta3
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Achondroplasia6
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Anaphylaxis10
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Allergy9
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Immunodeficiency15
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Congenital Skin Conditions14
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Neonatal Skin Conditions6
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Atopic Eczema5
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Psoriasis3
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Iron Deficiency Anaemia6
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Sickle Cell Anaemia14
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Thalassaemia6
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Hereditary Spherocytosis4
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Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency5
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Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura7
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia11
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CNS Tumours5
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Neuroblastoma9
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Retinoblastoma5
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Wilm's Tumour5
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Nocturnal Enuresis6
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Encopresis3
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder9
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Conduct Disorder4
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School Refusal3
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Sleep Disorders1
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Autism Spectrum Disorders9
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Childhood Health Surveillance4
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Routine Immunisations9
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Neglect, Abuse, and Non-Accidental Injury7
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Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy3
