Urinary tract infections in children — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Retropharyngeal abscesses most commonly affect _____

Answer: children

Flashcard 2: Which demographic is commonly associated with Yersinia enterocolitica?_____

Answer: Toddlers

Flashcard 3: The acute form of ITP commonly arises in _____ (age group) weeks after a viral infection or immunization

Answer: children

Flashcard 4: Which congenital infection presents as chorioretinitis, hydrocephalus, and intracranial calcifications?_____

Answer: Congenital toxoplasmosis

Flashcard 5: What demographic is hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) most common in?_____

Answer: Children < 10 y.o. (age)

Flashcard 6: What is the treatment of Haemophilus influenzae meningitis?_____

Answer: Ceftriaxone

Flashcard 7: What is the likely diagnosis in a child that presents with fever and signs of heart failure ~1 week after an URI? _____

Answer: Viral myocarditis

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Flashcard 8: The measles rash starts on the _____ and moves _____-wards

Answer: face

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Flashcard 9: Narrowing of the _____ and _____ region produces the "steeple sign" on CXR of croup (parainfluenza virus)

Answer: trachea

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