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2-24 months or febrile: 7-14 days
Greater than 24 months and afebrile: 3-5 days
,West Syndrome (Infantile Spasms)
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- Most cases appear within the first year of life
- Triad of infantile spasms, EEG pattern of hypsarrhythmia, and
developmental delay
- Typically disappear by the fourth or fifth year of life
- A regression or an arrest of psychomotor development
- Sudden, rapid tonic contraction of the trunk and limbs that quickly relaxes
- Tx with Vigabatrin (will need REMS program in order to prescribe and
requires a visual field test q6months)
A 35-year-old patient reports suddenly experiencing an asymmetric smile along with
drooping and tearing in one eye. The patient has a history of a recent viral illness but
is otherwise healthy. During the exam, the provider notes that there is unilateral full-
face paralysis on the right side. What is the initial intervention for this patient?
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Prescribe oral corticosteroids
Nuchal rigidity is typically not seen in early childhood meningitis.
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, True
Tinnitus
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- High pitched: sensorineural hearing loss
- Low pitched: idiopathic or Meniere disease
- Pulsating: vascular origin
- Ocean: eustachian tube dysfunction
- Clicking: TMJ
- Referral out is possible
Brain Tumor Features
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Appears at anytime, will interrupt sleep, varies in severity
UTI Risk Factors
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- DM
- VUR
- Obstruction
- Bowel and bladder dysfunction
- Catheterization
, - Females < 12 months of age
- Uncircumsized males < 6 months of age
Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis
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- Secondary bacterial infection of paranasal sinuses usually following URI
- Sx: URI symptoms for 10 days or more without marked improvement,
severe sinus pain, sinus pressure, fever, nasal congestion, decreased
hearing, tenderness on palpation, purulent nasal discharge
- Tx: first line is Augmentin, if allergic to Augmentin may use doxycycline;
intranasal irrigation, intranasal corticosteroids
Cystitis
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Lower UTI (bladder)
Geographic Tongue
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Benign, inflammatory condition, irregular patches look like map.