Adolescent, obese patient with thigh and knee pain, limp, limited internal rotation and abduction of the
hip, hip flexion produces obligatory external hip rotation, knee examination is normal.
1. Diagnosis and Rx
2. Differential diagnosis
Treatment for Lyme disease in patients younger than 8 years old
Amoxicillin
Complications of Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
- Chondrolysis (degeneration of cartilage)→Premature osteoarthritis
Risk factor for Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
Pathophisiology of Intussusception
Best initial test and most accurate test for intussusception. Which is the finding?
- Most accurate➡Air (preferred), saline, or barium enema (also therapeutic)
Treatment of intussception. How does it work?
Enema reduction→Air or water soluble contrast is instilled through the rectum►pressure reduces obstruction
*Air enema preferred→faster, cleaner, safer than contrast
Physiologic responses to transplacental maternal estrogen exposure in a newborn? Next step when identified
Common clinical presentation of renal tubular acidosis in children
- Failure to thrive→poor cellular growth and division in acidic conditions
Most appropriate next step when stablished gonadotropin-dependent (central) precocious puberty and why?
MRI of the brain with contrast→Hypothalamic or pituitary tumors (more cases in boys but must be ruled out in girls)
What suggest a left axis deviation on neonatal electrocardiogram? Which other findings do you expect?
Secondary causes of enuresis
Treatment of common variable immunodeficiency
Intravenous immunoglobulin infusion→avoid infection, prevent some complications of chronic infection
*Also for X-linked agammaglobulinemia
How can you differentiate severe combined immunodeficiency and common variable immunodeficiency?
- CVID→present at chilhood (around puberty), or more commonly in adulthood (20-40)
Treatment of the radial head subluxation (Nursemaid’s elbow)
Hyperpronation and/or supination with hyperflexion while continuously applying force over the radial head
How can you distinguish functional constipation vs Hirschprung disease by physical examination?
- Hirschprung disease→NO stool in ampulla
Most appropriate next step in management when suspect hirschprung disease
Anorectal manometry→No sphincter relaxation
Most appropriate next step in management when you identify a patient with epiglottitis
Intubate→Do not waste time with anything else, the airway may close off any minute
Clinical presentation of epiglottitis
In a patient with uncertain history of vaccination:
Etiology of epiglottitis. Empiric antibiotic treament.
Most common causal agent of croup
2. Respiratory syncytial virus
Rare but potentially serious complication of infectious mononucleosis and treatment
- Intravenous corticosteroids
Most common cause of acute unilateral cervical lymphadenitis in children
2. Group A streptococcus
Gold standard to diagnose vesicoureteral reflux in children
Voiding cystourethrogram