childhood diseases ch.2 Flashcards
Asthma is a leading cause of chronic illness and school absents in children?
True
The most common crippler is?
Cerebral palsy
Closure of a patent ductus arteriososis may be achieved by medication or by surgical closer of the ductus?
True
All females of childbearing age are encouraged to take the recommended amount of?
Folic acid
Hyaline membrane refers to?
Infant respiratory distress syndrome
The symptoms and signs of anemia include?
All of the above
Childhood immunizations are important because? They
They prevent epidemic of serious diseases
Some warning signs of lead poising include?
Both of the above. Loss of appetite and irritability and ataxic gait
Cerebral palsy is?
A result of damage to the central nervous system
Leukemia is characterized by an abnormal decrease in the number of immature wbc’s?
False
The most common cyanotic heart defect that is actually combination of four defects is called?
Tetralogy of fallout
Rye’s syndrome has been linked with the use id aspirin to treat chickenpox and influenza?
True
Down syndrome is a genetic syndrome, is the result of child having ___ pair of chromosomes.
47
Congenital hip dysplasia?
Is an abnormal development of the hip joint
Cryptorchidism is?
The failure of the testicles to descend into the scrotum
Necrotizing enterocolitis is an acute inflammatory process resulting from ischemia necrosis of the lining of the bronchial tubes?
False
The birth defect in which there is a hole in the middle of the roof of the mouth is?
Cleft palate
Symptoms of Wilms tumor may include?
Hematuria, pain and hypertension
The disease that involves the impairment of intestinal motility which causes obstruction of the distal colon is called?
Hirshsprungs disease
Rh factor incompatibility occurs when the mother through prior pregnancy has become sensitized to the RH factor of the fetal rbc?
True
Cystic fibrosis is a chronic dysfunction of the exocrine glands that attacks what?
Lungs and digestive
System
The primary treatment of phenylketonuria includes (PKU)?
A Protein restricted diet
The production of thick copious and sticky mucus is what?
Cystic fibrosis
Klinefelters syndrome and Turner’s syndrome are examples of what?
Genetic, chromosomal diseases are not inherited
Which of the following is true about erythroblastosis fetalis
It is characterized in the fetus by anemia liver and large spleen
PKU is in error in metabolism of amino acids causing brain damage and mental retardation when not corrected?
True
Sudden infant death syndrome is?
The number-one cause of death in infants
The lungs of the neonate lack the surfactant needed to allow the aveloli to expand?
True
Which of the following is true about lead poising
Child suffering from acute lead intoxication presents a medical emergency
A systemic disease with superficial cutaneous lesions that begin as red macules that progress to papules then to vesicles that forma crust is?
Chicken pox
Pregnant woman should be isolated infected with ____ to prevent prenatal infection.
Rubella
In hydrocephalus a large amount of cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the skull causing increased intracranial pressure.
True
Serious side effects of uncontrolled diarrhea in the infant or child could include
Dehydration and electrolyte imbalance
Because anemia is symptom of various diseases it is important to determine the cause of the anemia.
True
Which of the following statements are true about leukemia?
All of the above
A congenital spinal defect in which no herniation of spinal cord or meninges exists is called a myelomeningocele?
False
Conditions often resulting from premature birth include?
Necrotizing entercolitis (NEC) IRDS and retinopathy of prematurity
The collapse of a healthy athlete during strenuous exercise is known as?
Hypertrophic myography
Duchene muscular dystrophy is?
Progressive and causes crippling mobility
Genetic disorders and syndrome are the result of an abnormal gene taking up residence on one of the 22 pairs of non sex chromosomes?
True
The most common childhood malignancy is?
Leukemia
Attempt to halt premature labor include?
All of the above
Epiglottis typicall strikes children between ages 3 and 7?
True
