PEDS MSK Disorder
This genetic disorder is characterized by brittle bones, frequent fractures, blue sclera, and hearing loss.
What is Osteogenesis Imperfecta?
This treatment method for clubfoot involves applying casts that are changed every few days initially and then every 1–2 weeks.
What is Serial Casting?
This disorder results from abnormal development or damage to motor control centers in the brain, causing movement and posture issues.
What is Cerebral Palsy?
This classification of cerebral palsy, affecting 70-80% of cases, is characterized by hypertonicity, increased deep tendon reflexes, and poor
What is Spastic Cerebral Palsy?
This congenital condition occurs when the lower esophagus fails to develop properly, often accompanied by an abnormal connection between the esophagus and trachea.
What is Tracheoesophageal Fistula (TEF) and Esophageal Atresia?
This bacterial infection of the joint often affects the knees, hips, ankles, and elbows, causing severe pain, swelling, and systemic illness.
What is Septic Arthritis?
This post-operative complication after spinal fusion surgery increases the risk for blood loss and requires careful monitoring
What is Cardiovascular (CVS) risk?
This chromosomal abnormality, also known as Trisomy 21, is characterized by intellectual disability, distinct facial features, and hypotonia.
What is Down Syndrome?
This test, often performed on newborns, can detect phenotypic features that suggest Down syndrome before genetic confirmation.
What is a Prenatal Ultrasound?
This gastrointestinal disorder is characterized by an absence of parasympathetic ganglion cells in the colon, leading to a lack of peristalsis and a failure to pass meconium.
What is Hirschsprung’s Disease?
This spinal curvature disorder involves lateral curvature, spinal rotation, and thoracic hypokyphosis
What is Scoliosis?
This sign, often seen in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, describes the way children use their hands and legs to push themselves up from a sitting position.
What is the Gower Sign?
This birth defect results from the failure of the neural tube to close properly during fetal development, potentially leading to paralysis.
What is a Neural Tube Defect (e.g., Spina Bifida)?
This pharmacologic treatment for cerebral palsy is administered via an intrathecal pump to reduce muscle spasticity.
What is Intrathecal Baclofen?
This condition, more common in firstborn Caucasian males, is marked by progressive projectile vomiting due to a thickened pyloric sphincter.
What is Pyloric Stenosis?
This diagnostic test for hip dysplasia involves applying forward pressure from behind the trochanter during full hip abduction.
What is the Ortolani Test?
This type of cast is used in infants with developmental dysplasia of the hip and in children recovering from hip surgery.
What is a Spica Cast?
This condition involves excessive cerebrospinal fluid accumulation in the brain, causing increased intracranial pressure
What is Hydrocephalus?
This therapy, used for patients with dysphagia due to cerebral palsy, helps improve swallowing function and communication.
What is Speech Therapy?
This life-threatening congenital condition results in the herniation of abdominal organs outside the body, sometimes covered by a protective sac.
What is Omphalocele or Gastroschisis?
This therapeutic device treats developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants by maintaining proper hip positioning.
What is a Pavlik Harness?
This treatment for osteomyelitis involves administering medication intravenously for up to 4 weeks, followed by an oral antibiotic course.
What is IV Antibiotic Therapy?
This serious infection of the meninges can present with fever, irritability, nuchal rigidity, and a positive Brudzinski’s or Kernig’s sign.
What is Meningitis?
This congenital condition associated with Down syndrome increases the risk of cervical spine instability and requires caution in physical activities.
What is Atlantoaxial Instability?
This autoimmune disorder is triggered by gluten ingestion, leading to malabsorption, diarrhea, and failure to thrive in children.
What is Celiac Disease?