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childhood diseases ch.2 Flashcards

1
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Asthma is a leading cause of chronic illness and school absents in children?

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True

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2
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The most common crippler is?

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Cerebral palsy

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3
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Closure of a patent ductus arteriososis may be achieved by medication or by surgical closer of the ductus?

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True

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4
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All females of childbearing age are encouraged to take the recommended amount of?

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Folic acid

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5
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Hyaline membrane refers to?

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Infant respiratory distress syndrome

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6
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The symptoms and signs of anemia include?

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All of the above

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7
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Childhood immunizations are important because? They

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They prevent epidemic of serious diseases

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Some warning signs of lead poising include?

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Both of the above. Loss of appetite and irritability and ataxic gait

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Cerebral palsy is?

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A result of damage to the central nervous system

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10
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Leukemia is characterized by an abnormal decrease in the number of immature wbc’s?

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False

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11
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The most common cyanotic heart defect that is actually combination of four defects is called?

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Tetralogy of fallout

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12
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Rye’s syndrome has been linked with the use id aspirin to treat chickenpox and influenza?

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True

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13
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Down syndrome is a genetic syndrome, is the result of child having ___ pair of chromosomes.

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47

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14
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Congenital hip dysplasia?

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Is an abnormal development of the hip joint

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15
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Cryptorchidism is?

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The failure of the testicles to descend into the scrotum

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16
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Necrotizing enterocolitis is an acute inflammatory process resulting from ischemia necrosis of the lining of the bronchial tubes?

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False

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17
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The birth defect in which there is a hole in the middle of the roof of the mouth is?

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Cleft palate

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18
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Symptoms of Wilms tumor may include?

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Hematuria, pain and hypertension

19
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The disease that involves the impairment of intestinal motility which causes obstruction of the distal colon is called?

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Hirshsprungs disease

20
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Rh factor incompatibility occurs when the mother through prior pregnancy has become sensitized to the RH factor of the fetal rbc?

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True

21
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Cystic fibrosis is a chronic dysfunction of the exocrine glands that attacks what?

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Lungs and digestive

System

22
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The primary treatment of phenylketonuria includes (PKU)?

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A Protein restricted diet

23
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The production of thick copious and sticky mucus is what?

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Cystic fibrosis

24
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Klinefelters syndrome and Turner’s syndrome are examples of what?

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Genetic, chromosomal diseases are not inherited

25
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Which of the following is true about erythroblastosis fetalis

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It is characterized in the fetus by anemia liver and large spleen

26
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PKU is in error in metabolism of amino acids causing brain damage and mental retardation when not corrected?

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True

27
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Sudden infant death syndrome is?

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The number-one cause of death in infants

28
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The lungs of the neonate lack the surfactant needed to allow the aveloli to expand?

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True

29
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Which of the following is true about lead poising

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Child suffering from acute lead intoxication presents a medical emergency

30
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A systemic disease with superficial cutaneous lesions that begin as red macules that progress to papules then to vesicles that forma crust is?

A

Chicken pox

31
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Pregnant woman should be isolated infected with ____ to prevent prenatal infection.

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Rubella

32
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In hydrocephalus a large amount of cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the skull causing increased intracranial pressure.

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True

33
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Serious side effects of uncontrolled diarrhea in the infant or child could include

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Dehydration and electrolyte imbalance

34
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Because anemia is symptom of various diseases it is important to determine the cause of the anemia.

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True

35
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Which of the following statements are true about leukemia?

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All of the above

36
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A congenital spinal defect in which no herniation of spinal cord or meninges exists is called a myelomeningocele?

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False

37
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Conditions often resulting from premature birth include?

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Necrotizing entercolitis (NEC) IRDS and retinopathy of prematurity

38
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The collapse of a healthy athlete during strenuous exercise is known as?

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Hypertrophic myography

39
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Duchene muscular dystrophy is?

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Progressive and causes crippling mobility

40
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Genetic disorders and syndrome are the result of an abnormal gene taking up residence on one of the 22 pairs of non sex chromosomes?

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True

41
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The most common childhood malignancy is?

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Leukemia

42
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Attempt to halt premature labor include?

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All of the above

43
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Epiglottis typicall strikes children between ages 3 and 7?

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True

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