🌟Stars with Scars
This famous 3x Olympic gold medalist in half-pipe snowboarding was born with Tetralogy of Fallot
Who is Shaun White?
Drug class that is the cornerstone of daily asthma control and reduces airway inflammation
What are inhaled corticosteroids?
This neonatal surgical emergency involves a failure of the diaphragm to fully form, allowing abdominal contents into the chest
What is congenital diaphragmatic hernia?
Most infants are expected to double their birth weight by this age
What is 4-6 months?
ABX commonly used for the empiric treatment of neonatal sepsis and provides coverage for Group B Streptococcus
What is Ampicillin?
This famous actor and former California governor was born with a bicuspid aortic valve, and his most recent procedure was in 2020. (Hint: "I'll be back")
Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger?
This supplement is given to help CF patients absorb fat-soluble vitamins
What are pancreatic enzyme replacements?
Bedside procedure to correct ankyloglossia
What is a frenulectomy?
This primitive reflex, present at birth, disappears by 4-6 months and is elicited by a sudden loss of support
What is the Moro reflex?
ABX commonly used for on-call to the OR
What is Ancef?
This SNL actor had to get a pyloromyotomy as an infant, which caused him to have an abdominal scar that you can see when he's streaking in Old School...
Who is Will Ferrell?
Long-term oxygen therapy might be needed in this condition, seen in preemies with prolonged ventilator use
What is Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)?
What is the most common congenital abdominal wall defect, where intestines protrude through the umbilicus and are covered by a sac?
What is omphalocele?
Failure to achieve head control by this age is a red flag for gross motor delay
What is 4 months?
ABX commonly used in older infants and children for serious infections like meningitis, but is avoided in neonates due to the risk of biliary sludging
What is Ceftriaxone?
This famous actress and singer had to get a kidney transplant as a result of Lupus
Who is Selena Gomez?
Infants with BPD may require this type of medication to reduce pulmonary hypertension
What is a diuretic (Furosemide or Chlorothiazide)?
Hirschsprung disease is treated by surgically removing this specific part of the colon
What is the aganglionic segment of the colon?
Alveolar development in the fetal lung reaches the saccular stage, allowing potential gas exchange, around this gestational age
What is 24-26 weeks?
This inhaled ABX is often used in CF patients colonized with Pseudomonas aeruginosa
What is Tobramycin?
This American-Ghanaian singer-songwriter lost his vision shortly after birth due to Retinopathy of Prematurity
Who is Stevie Wonder?
Long-term Azithromycin use in CF patients offers benefit primarily due to this non-antibiotic property
What is its anti-inflammatory effect?
When is the ideal time to repair an asymptomatic inguinal hernia in a premature infant?
When is 55 weeks post-conceptual age (PCA)?
PCA = baby's gestational age + chronological age
By this age, a child should be able to say at least 50 words and combine two words into simple phrases
What is 2 years?
Empiric therapy for a febrile infant < 28 days old typically includes these 2 ABX to cover for Listeria, E. coli, and HSV
What are Ampicillin & Cefotaxime (+/- Acyclovir)?