Acute Paediatrics — Flashcards

Flashcard 41: What clinical features are specific to Rubella infection? _____

Answer: NONE (trick question)

Flashcard 42: _____ wait for laboratory confirmation of measles diagnosis before notifying the local health protection team (HPT)

Answer: DO NOT

Flashcard 43: Rubella infection is extremely rare in the UK nowadays due to the implementation of _____

Answer: the MMR vaccine

Flashcard 44: What is the management of Rubella in pregnant women >20 weeks gestation? _____

Answer: Same as non-pregnant people

Flashcard 45: The rash associated with measles may _____ after ~1 week

Answer: desquamate

Flashcard 46: Complications of mumps include: _____, meningitis, oophoritis, pancreatitis

Answer: orchitis

Flashcard 47: What are the most common vertically-transmitted infections that cause congenital disorders? _____

Answer: TORCH • Toxoplasmosis • Other (VZV, parovirus B19, HIV) • Rubella • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) • Herpes simplex virus (HSV)

Flashcard 48: What type of vaccine is MMR? _____

Answer: Live attenuated

Flashcard 49: _____ are bright red spots with white centres commonly seen in measles

Answer: Koplik's spots

Flashcard 50: Measles is spread via _____ transmission.

Answer: airborne

Extra: Isolation precautions: Airborne precautions (Negative pressure room + N95 mask).