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How does an otitis media with effusion present?

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  • Hearing loss
  • Speech delay
  • Behavioural problems
  • Academic decline
  • Dull TM
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How can otitis externa be managed?

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  • Aural microsuction
  • Topical antibiotics
  • Water precautions
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Which antibiotic would be used for a child with tonsilitis?

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Phenoxymethylpenicillin

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Which cardiac abnormalities are associated with Trisomy 21?

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  • AVSD
  • ASD
  • VSD
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Which cardiac abnormality is associated with Turner syndrome?

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Co-arctation of the aorta

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Which cardiac abnormality is associated with Noonan syndrome?

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Pulmonary stenosis

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Which cardiac abnormality is associated with Williams syndrome?

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Supravalvular aortic stenosis

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Name the common features of innocent murmurs

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  • Systolic murmurs
  • No other signs of cardiac disease
  • Soft murmur
  • Vibratory/musical
  • Localised
  • Varies with position, respiration and exercise
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Give examples of innocent murmurs

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  • Still’s Murmur (LV outflow murmur)
  • Pulmonary outflow murmur
  • Carotid arterial bruit
  • Venous hum
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How does a ventral septal defect present?

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  • Pansystolic murmur lower left sternal edge

- Thrill

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How does an atrial septal defect present?

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  • Wide fixed splitting of 2nd heart sound

- Pulmonary flow murmur

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How is coarctation of the aorta managed?

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  • Re-open DA with prostaglandins
  • Resection and anastomosis
  • Subclavian repair patch
  • Balloon aortoplasty
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Name the components of a tetralogy of Fallot

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  • VSD
  • Pulmonary stenosis
  • Overriding Aorta
  • RVH
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How should maintenance fluids be calculated for children?

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  • 100ml/kg for the 1st 10kg
  • 50ml/kg for the 2nd 10kg
  • 20ml/kg for the rest
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What antibiotic would you give to a child with sepsis?

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IV cefotaxime

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Name the anti-epileptic options for epilepsy in children

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  • Generalised: sodium valproate
  • Focal: carbamazepine
  • Steroids, immunoglobulins and ketogenic diet
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How can migraines be managed in children?

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  • Pain relief and triptans

- Preventative: Pizotifen, propranolol, amitryptyline and valproate

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How does duchenne muscular dystrophy present?

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  • Waddling gait
  • Calf hypertrophy
  • Elevated CK
  • Cardiomyopathy
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How does pyloric stenosis present and how is it managed?

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  • 4-12 weeks old
  • Projectile non-bilious vomiting
  • Dehydration or malnutrition
  • Metabolic alkalosis, low K and Cl
  • Fluid resus and surgery
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How can GORD be managed in children?

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  • Gaviscon
  • Feed thickener
  • Prokinetic drugs
  • H2 receptor blockers
  • PPIs
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How should meningitis be treated in children?

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  • Cefotaxime

- Steroids

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How does Kawasaki disease present?

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  • Fever
  • Bilateral conjunctival injection
  • Cracked lips
  • Strawberry tongue
  • Cervical lymphadenopathy
  • Polymorphous rash
  • Changes of the extremities
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How can Kawasaki disease be managed?

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  • Immunoglobulins
  • Aspirin
  • Steroids
  • Immunosuppressive agents
  • Cardiology assessment (coronary aneurysms)
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How should hernias be managed in children?

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<1yr: urgent referral and repair

->1yr: elective referral and repair

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Name the only absolute indication for circumcision
Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans (BXO)
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Name the relative indications for circumcision
- Balanoprosthitis - Religious - UTI
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Name the antibiotic of choice for pneumonia in children
- Amoxicillin | - Can also use Co-amoxiclav if not responding to amoxicillin
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How does malrotation present?
- Days old baby | - Bilious vomiting
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How does intussusception present?
- 6-12 months old - Bilious vomiting - Bloody mucous PR
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What is the time range of physiological jaundice?
Appears on day 2-3 of life and disappears within 7-10 days of life (up to 21 days in premature infants)
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How can respiratory distress syndrome be managed?
- Antenatal steroids - Surfactant - Early extubation - CPAP
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How can IVH be treated?
- Antenatal steroids | - Symptomatic drainage
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How can necrotising enterocolitis be treated?
- Surgery - Antibiotics - Parenteral nutrition
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What causes jaundice within the first 24hrs of life?
- Haemolytic | - TORCH infections
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What causes jaundice after 21 days of life?
- Breast milk - Hypothyroidism - Pyloric stenosis - Cholestasis
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Which babies are at risk of hypoglycaemia?
- Premature babies - Perinatal stress - Infants of diabetic mothers - Hypothermia - Sepsis
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Which organism causes early onset neonatal sepsis?
- GBS | - E. coli
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Name some of the risk factors for SIDS
- Maternal smoking - Maternal substance misuse - Young maternal age - Poverty - Preterm birth - Sleep position
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How does Perthes disease present?
- Primary aged boys - Limp - Knee pain on exercise - Stiff hip joint
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How can Perthes disease be managed?
- Maintain hip motion - Analgesia - Restrict painful activities - Osteotomy in older children
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How does SUFE present?
- Teenage boys - Pain in hip or knee - Externally rotated posture and gait - Reduced internal rotation
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