Infectious Disease — Flashcards

Upper airway infections that present with drooling and "hot-potato" muffled voice? _____

Hint: 3

"Slapped-cheek" rash in children = _____

Hint: virus

_____ febrile seizures have the following: - Generalized (bilateral upper/lower extremities) - <15 mins - Single episode in 24h

Hint: Simple/Complex

Tympanocentesis and culture during tympanostomy tube placement should be considered for acute otitis media when: - There are _____ - There are persistent middle ear effusion with hearing loss (>3 months)

What is the most common cause of sepsis in patients with sickle cell disease despite vaccination? _____

Prenatal _____ infections are often associated with cerebral palsy

The treatment for chickenpox includes _____ and acyclovir if immunosuppressed.

Hint: for normal patients

What is the likely diagnosis in a child that presents with an inability to extend the neck due to neck stiffness with a widened prevertebral space on X-ray after having fever and sore throat for one week? _____

Inspiratory stridor = _____

Hint: croup/bronchiolitis

Child with 3 days of rhinorrhea; afebrile, no lymphadenopathy, clear, non-purulent discharge, no facial tenderness? _____