Which diseases are tested for in the newborn blood spot screening?
1) Phenylketonuria
2) Congenital hypothyroidism
3) Sickle cell disease
4) CF
5) MCADD
Intussusception sympoms?
Redcurrant jelly stool (stool mixed with blood and mucus).
Sausage shaped mass
cramping abdominal pain
What virus causes fifrth disease? aka slapped cheek
Parvovirus B19
What virus causes hand food mouth disease?
Coxsackievirus A16
What disease is Koplik spots found in?
Koplik spots - white spots on buccal mucosa. Found in MEASLES.
Jaundice in the first day of life is not normal. What is the commonest cause?
Haemolysis.