Acute Paediatrics — Flashcards

What is the prophylaxis of contacts with meningitis in children? _____

Consider prescribing _____ medications in chickenpox for adults or adolescents (≥13 years) who present within 24 hours of onset of exanthem

_____ are seizures triggered by a fever (>38ºc)affecting children aged 6 months to 5 years in the absence of CNS infection

Clinical features in chickenpox tend to be more severe in _____ children

Hint: younger/older

Chickenpox is contagious until the _____ around ~5 days from the onset of exanthem

Shingles is the reactivation of the dormant _____ virus

Chickenpox is characterized by a pruritic rash & prodromal symptoms caused by _____

What antibiotics are used for meningitis in children > 3 months? _____

Chickenpox is highly contagious, with up to _____% of susceptible close contacts contracting the disease

Patients with chickenpox should receive specialist advice if they are _____, pregnant, or immunocompromised