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Decks in this class (52)

Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
What is the critical period for h...,
Name the six steps of cardiogenes...,
Which embryological stages are mo...
30  cards
Paediatric Heart Failure
What is the definition of paediat...,
Why is the term congestive heart ...,
List three perspectives for defin...
45  cards
Pericarditis, Myocarditis and Cardiomyopathies in Children
What is pericarditis 1,
What is the normal volume of flui...,
What are the most common causes o...
44  cards
Infective Endocarditis in Children
What is infective endocarditis ie 1,
Which children are at increased r...,
What are the most common organism...
40  cards
Acute Rheumatic Fever
What is acute rheumatic fever arf 1,
What is the most common cause of ...,
Which age group is most commonly ...
30  cards
Rheumatic Heart Disease
What is rheumatic heart disease r...,
What causes rhd 2,
Which age group is most commonly ...
30  cards
Pulmonary Hypertension in Children
What is the definition of pulmona...,
What is the normal mean pulmonary...,
What are the main components of t...
35  cards
Arrhythmias in Children
What is an arrhythmia 1,
What are the main types of arrhyt...,
Name three common causes of arrhy...
35  cards
Diabetes Mellitus in Children
What is the definition of diabete...,
What is the most common type of d...,
Name three autoantibodies associa...
30  cards
Rickets
What is the definition of rickets 1,
How does osteomalacia differ from...,
Name the two main minerals essent...
30  cards
Disorders of Sexual Differentiation(DSD)
What is the modern preferred term...,
What are the main components of s...,
Which gene initiates testis forma...
25  cards
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
What is congenital adrenal hyperp...,
Which enzyme deficiency most comm...,
Why is early diagnosis of cah imp...
25  cards
Puberty
What is the definition of puberty 1,
At what age does puberty typicall...,
Which hypothalamic hormone initia...
28  cards
Protein Energy Malnutrition
How does the who define malnutrit...,
What conditions are included unde...,
List the three main categories of...
35  cards
Diarrhoeal Diseases
How does who define diarrhoea 1,
What is dysentery 2,
What is persistent diarrhoea 3
38  cards
Childhood Hepatitis
What are the three major types of...,
Define acute hepatitis 2,
Name five viral causes of acute h...
43  cards
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Define peptic ulcer disease pud 1,
How do erosions differ from ulcers 2,
Who first reported a perforated g...
33  cards
Sickle Cell Disease
What is the definition of sickle ...,
Which haemoglobin genotypes are c...,
Name three regions where scd is i...
30  cards
Anaemias in Children
What is the definition of anaemia...,
What is the normal pcv range in n...,
What is the reticulocyte count ra...
46  cards
Childhood Leukaemias
What is the definition of leukaem...,
What is the main cause of mortali...,
How are leukaemias traditionally ...
36  cards
Burns in Children
What is the definition of a burn ...,
What are the common causes of bur...,
Which age group is most commonly ...
28  cards
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV.
What is the definition of mother ...,
What is the risk of hiv transmiss...,
What proportion of mtct is attrib...
35  cards
HIV Infection in Children
What is the most common route of ...,
What are the three stages of moth...,
Apart from mtct what are other po...
28  cards
Solid tumours (Wilm’s, Neuroblastoma)
What are the main paediatric soli...,
What are the important points to ...,
What general features should be e...
38  cards
Solid tumours (Wilm’s, Neuroblastoma)
What are the main paediatric soli...,
What are the important points to ...,
What general features should be e...
38  cards
Solid tumours (Lymphomas, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Retinoblastoma)
What are the two main types of ly...,
What percentage of lymphomas does...,
At what ages is hodgkin s lymphom...
39  cards
Bleeding Disorders in Children
What are the three main component...,
What are the stages of the classi...,
What is the role of platelets in ...
29  cards
Overview of Sepsis, Bacteraemia, Septic Shock and Standard Precautions
What is bacteraemia 1,
What is sepsis 2,
What is septic shock 3
30  cards
Management of Malaria in Children
What parasite causes most malaria...,
Which plasmodium species affect h...,
How is malaria transmitted 3
32  cards
Typhoid Fever in Children
What organism causes typhoid fever 1,
How is typhoid fever transmitted 2,
What other salmonella species can...
30  cards
Physiology of The Newborn
Who is defined as a newborn 1,
What are the categories of newbor...,
What are the categories of newbor...
37  cards
Perinatal Asphyxia
Define perinatal asphyxia 1,
What are the essential diagnostic...,
What is the limitation of the apg...
33  cards
Common Neonatal Metabolic Problems
What is the definition of neonata...,
List the causes of hypoglycaemia ...,
What are the clinical symptoms of...
39  cards
Neonatal Jaundice
What percentage of term and prete...,
At what serum bilirubin level doe...,
Why is neonatal jaundice clinical...
32  cards
Newborn and Infant Feeding
What proportion of child deaths i...,
What are the global statistics 20...,
What percentage of infants under ...
32  cards
Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC)
What is necrotising enterocolitis...,
What proportion of nec cases occu...,
At what age does nec typically pr...
22  cards
Preterm Births and Complications
What is the definition of a prete...,
How are preterm infants classifie...,
How are preterm infants classifie...
26  cards
Birth Injuries
What are birth injuries 1,
What proportion of neonatal death...,
What maternal factors predispose ...
33  cards
Neonatal Sepsis
What is the definition of neonata...,
What are the four quick bedside c...,
What is the global burden of neon...
24  cards
Neonatal Tetanus
What is tetanus and what are its ...,
What is the causative organism of...,
Where are clostridium tetani spor...
26  cards
Intrauterine Infections
What are intrauterine infections ...,
What does the acronym torches sta...,
What does the expanded acronym ch...
35  cards
Outsized Babies
What are outsized babies 1,
What are the two main types of ou...,
Define low birth weight lbw very ...
24  cards
CAKUT, UTI & Enuresis
What does cakut stand for and why...,
What percentage of congenital ano...,
List three malformations of renal...
34  cards
Acute and Chronic Renal Failure
Define acute kidney injury aki 1,
What characterises aki 2,
List the steps in aki management 3
31  cards
Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease
What is nephrotic syndrome ns 1,
What are the four cardinal featur...,
What are the essential criteria f...
37  cards
Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbance in Children
Why are children more vulnerable ...,
What are the conditions requiring...,
What are the conditions requiring...
30  cards
Seizure Disorder
What is the definition of seizures 1,
What synonyms are used for seizur...,
What is the difference between co...
45  cards
Childhood Asthma
What is asthma 1,
What are the three main features ...,
What is the global prevalence of ...
35  cards
Childhood Tuberculosis
What is tuberculosis tb 1,
How many lives did tb claim in 20...,
How many global tb cases and deat...
51  cards
Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Autism
Define cerebral palsy cp 1,
What are alternative terms for cp 2,
What is the reported prevalence o...
63  cards
Acute Respiratory Infections
What is the definition of an acut...,
How long must symptoms last for a...,
How are aris classified 3
50  cards
Paediatric Emergencies
What is the normal value of intra...,
Define raised intracranial pressu...,
What are the main intracranial co...
40  cards

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