Omphalitis — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn presents with mild _____ in the neonate within 24 hours of birth

Answer: jaundice

Flashcard 2: What is the 2nd most common cause of neonatal meningitis?_____

Answer: E. coli

Flashcard 3: What is the best interventional strategy for treatment of neonatal tetanus?_____

Answer: Abx and passive anti-tetanospasmin Ig (2)

Flashcard 4: Do infants who acquire HBV during birth have elevated liver enzymes?_____

Answer: Minimally (due to underdeveloped immune system)

Flashcard 5: Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) produces what neonatal respiratory complication?_____

Answer: Neonatal pneumonia

Flashcard 6: Congenital toxoplasmosis classically presents with the triad of chorioretinitis, hydrocephalus, and _____.

Answer: diffuse intracranial calcifications

Extra: Congenital Toxoplasmosis Classic Triad: 1. Chorioretinitis 2. Hydrocephalus 3. Diffuse intracranial calcifications Note: Ring-enhancing lesions on CT/MRI are characteristic of Toxoplasmosis in HIV/immunocompromised patients, not typically the congenital form. Watch Toxoplasma gondii: https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-microbiology/units/medical-microbiology-parasites/videos/medical-microbiology-parasites-protozoa-of-the-cns-toxoplasma-gondii

Flashcard 7: Congenital toxoplasmosis presents with _____, which may manifest with macrocephaly and seizures.

Answer: hydrocephalus

Extra: Congenital Toxoplasmosis classic triad: 1. Chorioretinitis 2. Hydrocephalus (obstructive) 3. Diffuse intracranial calcifications Hydrocephalus in toxoplasmosis is often caused by aqueductal stenosis resulting from inflammation and scarring. Seizures and macrocephaly are common clinical manifestations of the hydrocephalus and brain involvement.

Flashcard 8: Erythromycin eye ointment is indicated as prophylaxis for _____ conjunctivitis in the newborn

Answer: gonococcal

Extra:    https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease?ref=anki 

Flashcard 9: _____ is the deposition of bilirubin in the brain, especially basal ganglia, causing neurologic deficits and possibly death

Answer: Kernicterus

Extra: Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/gastroenterology/videos/pancreatic-and-biliary-pathology?index=16] https://onlinemeded.org/spa/gastroenterology/jaundice/acquire?ref=anki Atlas: 

Flashcard 10: Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) causes neonatal meningitis, _____, and pneumonia

Answer: sepsis

Extra:   https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease/pneumonia/acquire?ref=anki