Acute Paediatrics — Flashcards

Flashcard 121: Clinical features in chickenpox tend to be more severe in _____ children

Answer: older

Flashcard 122: Patients with chickenpox should receive specialist advice if they are _____, pregnant, or immunocompromised

Answer: neonates

Flashcard 123: Chickenpox is characterized by a pruritic rash & prodromal symptoms caused by _____

Answer: varicella-zoster virus

Flashcard 124: Lumbar puncture for meningitis is contraindicated with _____, which can be identified with papilloedema & significant bulging of the fontanelle

Answer: raised ICP

Flashcard 125: A simple febrile seizure is < _____, generalised, tonic-clonic, does not recur within 24 hours, and should completely recover within 1 hour

Answer: 15 minutes

Flashcard 126: What are the major congenital infections to consider? _____

Answer: TORCH Toxoplasmosis Other Rubella Cytomegalovirus Herpes

Flashcard 127: Consider prescribing _____ medications in chickenpox for adults or adolescents (≥13 years) who present within 24 hours of onset of exanthem

Answer: antiviral

Flashcard 128: Simple febrile seizures usually last < _____ minutes

Answer: 15

Extra: **Febrile Seizures Classification:** - **Simple:** Duration < 15 mins, generalized, does not recur within 24 hours. - **Complex:** Duration > 15 mins, focal features, or recurs within 24 hours.

Flashcard 129: What antibiotics are used for meningitis in children > 3 months? _____

Answer: IV cefotaxime (or ceftriaxone)

Flashcard 130: Febrile seizures affect children aged _____ to 5 years

Answer: 6 months