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Mnemonic - Paeds
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Paediatric Mnemonic - Apgar score | APGAR - Appearance (colour of trunk: pink/blue), Pulse, Gasp (resp effort), Activity (muscle tone), and Response to stimulation (i.e. irritating the sole) |
| Paediatric Mnemonic - BP in kids | quick formula is: 90 + Age (yrs)/50 + Age (yrs) |
| Paediatric Mnemonic - Breast milk advantages | BREST MILK - Bonding, Reduced solutes, _Eczema, Allergy protection, Sterilization unrequired, Taurine (aids development), Macrophages kill bacteria, IgA;IQ higher, Lactoperoxidase (lysosymes+lactoferrin; promotes lactobacilli, inhibits E.coli), _cot death |
| Paediatric Mnemonic - congenital dislocation of hip [7 Fs] | First born, Female, FHx, Fetal factors (multiple pregs), Floppy - hypotonia, Feet first (common in breech presentation), Freezing (common in winter-born) |
| Paediatric Mnemonic - Fallot's tetralogy | 'Fella's blue Pull his Vest Right Over' - Fallots, Cyanotic, Pulmonary stenosis, VSD (ventricular septal defect), Right ventricular, Overriding aorta |
| Paediatric Mnemonic - Gum hypertrophy: Causes | 'Look funny crowns' - Leukaemia, Phenytoin, Crohns/Cyclosporin |
| Paediatric Mnemonic - Mumps | 'Still moping about mumps' - Meningism, Orchitis/Oophoritis, Parotitis/Pancreatitis/Paramyxovirus, Encephalitis |
| Paediatric Mnemonic - Nappy rash | 'PEE-SAC' - Psoriasis, Eczema, Excoriation (diarrhoea, acid stools), Seborrhoeic dermatitis, Ammoniacal dermatitis, Candidiasis |
| Paediatric Mnemonic - Infections affecting fetus | 'TORCH' - Toxoplasmosis, other STDs, Rubella (RNA virus), Cytomegalovirus, Herpes i.e. chickenpox, Slapped cheek (parvovirus B19) |
| Paediatric Mnemonic - Cytomegalovirus (CMV) 3s | 3% is the rate of primary infection, 30% risk of transmission to fetus (1/2 due to reactivation of the virus), 3 per 1000 births UK incidence. |