Acute Paediatrics — Flashcards

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

Febrile seizures affect children aged _____ to 5 years

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

Febrile seizures usually occurs _____ in an infection as the temperature rapidly rises

Hint: time

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

Lumbar puncture for meningitis is contraindicated with _____, which can be identified with papilloedema & significant bulging of the fontanelle

What are the major congenital infections to consider? _____

A simple febrile seizure is < _____, generalised, tonic-clonic, does not recur within 24 hours, and should completely recover within 1 hour

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

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

Hint: younger/older