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Peds Pathology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Croup | infection of upper airway restricting breathing. |
| Soft-tissue neck exam would demonstrate ____. | croup. |
| Cystic fibrosis | genetic disorder that affects breathing due to an overproduction of mucus blocking airway and causing severe damage to lungs. |
| Chest exam would demonstrate ______. | cystic fibrosis |
| Hyaline Membrane Disease | not having enough surfactant in the lungs, most common in premature infants. |
| Developmental dysplasia of the hip | Abnormal development of the acetabulum, with or without dislocation of the hip |
| Osgood-Schlatter | swelling and irritation of growth plate in tibia due to patellar tendon pulling against bone |
| Radiographic examination would best demonstrate Osgood-Schlatter: | knee or tib/fib (specifically lateral) |
| Osteogenesis imperfect | genetic disorder resulting in soft, brittle bones that may fracture easily |
| Rickets | Disease caused by vitamin D deficiency |
| Characteristics of rickets: | delayed growth, weak bones, bowed legs |
| Radiological findings of rickets detected in: | growth plate, with wide and frayed metaphyses |
| Common radiographic examinations to demonstrate rickets: | wrists, knees, ankles |
| Spina bifida | neural tube fails to develop or close in womb, lamina of vertebrae fail to fuse |
| Atresia | condition in which orifice or passage in body is closed or absent |
| Hirschprung disease | congenital abnormality of large bowel, absence of ganglion cells in sigmoid resulting in severe constipation and difficulty passing stool |
| Intussusception | life-threatening illness in which portion of bowel telescopes in on itself causing obstruction |
| NEC (necrotizing enterocolitis) | inflammation of intestine leading to bacterial invasion causing cellular damage and necrosis of small intestine |
| Pyloric stenosis | thickening and swelling of pylorus restricting food from entering small intestine. |
| Common radiographic appearance of pyloric stenosis: | classic mushroom sign |
| Wilm’s tumor | rare kidney cancer affects children 3-4 years of age |
| Meconium Aspiration | when a newborn breathes in a mix of poop (meconium) and amniotic fluid into their lungs during birth. |
| Epiglottitis | Inflammation and swelling of epiglottis |
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