Acute Paediatrics — Flashcards

Flashcard 141: What are the 5 sections in the Apgar score? _____

Answer: Appearance - colour Pulse Grimmace - reflex irritability Activity - muscle tone Respiratory effort

Flashcard 142: _____ disease is a necrotising vasculitis, which primarily affects children under the age of 5

Answer: Kawasaki

Flashcard 143: School exclusion for slapped cheek (fifth disease)? _____

Answer: None

Extra: Once the rash appears, the child is no longer infectious. Parvovirus B19 is most contagious during the prodromal phase (fever, malaise) before the characteristic 'slapped cheek' rash develops.

Flashcard 144: What is the most common cause of meningitis from neonates to 3 months? _____

Answer: Group B Streptococcus

Flashcard 145: School exclusion for hand foot & mouth? _____

Answer: None

Flashcard 146: What is the management of Kawasaki disease? (2) _____

Answer: High-dose aspirin + single dose intravenous immunoglobulin IVIG

Flashcard 147: School exclusion for impetigo? _____

Answer: Until all lesions have crusted over / 48 hours after commencing antibiotics

Flashcard 148: Kawasaki disease is diagnosed _____

Answer: clinically

Flashcard 149: The most serious complication of kawasaki disease is _____ which is screened via echocardiogram

Answer: coronary artery aneurysm

Flashcard 150: School exclusion for influenza? _____

Answer: Until recovered