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EPC Flashcards

1
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Pts 1-3 years old are called…

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Toddlers

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2
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Kids between 3-6 are called…

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Preschoolers

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3
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At what age can you stop doing toe-to-heads and just do head to toe assessments.

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Preschoolers

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4
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Kids between 6-12 are called

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School aged

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5
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Kid has poor appearance but normal work of breathing and circulation. What’s wrong?

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CNS dysfunction

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6
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Toddlers and preschoolers (some infants) are susceptible to what disease?

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Croup

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7
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Croup treatment

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Nebulized epi (for strider)
Corticosteroids

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Kid has dyspnea, gradual onset that worsens at night. Seal-bark cough. What is it?

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Croup

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9
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What does croup do to the body?

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Viral
Infection of upper and partial lower airway

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10
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What are common bacterial upper airway infections in kids?

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Epiglottis, tracheitis, retropharyngeal abscess, peritonsilar abscess

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Kid (4-6) with hx recent sickness and sudden onset stridor with drooling. What’s wrong?

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Epiglotitis

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12
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Kid (4-6) with hx long sickness, high fever, lots of thick mucous, barking cough. What’s wrong?

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Tracheitis

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13
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Kid (up to 6) has hx of penetrating trauma or upper infection, slowly starts drooling with stridor. What’s wrong?

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Retropharyngeal abscess

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14
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Best way to manage an airway in odds with upper airway infections?

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BVM. They will have difficult intubations

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15
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Bronchiolotis vs asthma?

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Bronchiolotis = 0 to 2years with wheezing

Asthma = older than 2

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16
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Kid has fever vomiting cough, abnormal a lungs… what’s wrong?

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Pneumonia

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17
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Treatment for pneumonia in kids?

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Supportive

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18
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Three main drugs for anaphylaxis

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ABCs

Adrenaline
Benadryl
Corticosteroids

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19
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Albuterol vs ipratropium effects

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Albuterol = B2 - relax bronchial smooth muscle

Ipratropium = anticholinergic = same plus decrease secretions

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20
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Infant vs child ventilation rate

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Infant 30/min

Child 20/min

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21
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compared to adults, how do kids’ hearts compensate for shock?

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increase HR more than stroke volume

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22
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kid has pale and mottled skin. what does this mean?

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shock

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23
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a weak central pulse in kids is compensated or decompensated shock?

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decompensated

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24
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quick way to tell BP for kids >1

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70 + 2xage

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25
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3 types of shock

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cardiogenic, hypovolemic, distributive (pipe issue)

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26
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most common type of shock in peds? give examples

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hypovolemic from bleed or dehydration

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27
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a kid in shock, assume its … until proven otherwise

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hypovolemia

28
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ways to recognize hypovolemia in kids?

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no tears/urine
dry mucous membranes
sunken fontanelles / eyes
poor skin turgor
hx

29
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examples of cardiogenic shock

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PE, tension pneumo, tamponade (obstructive)

dysrhythmia, trauma, myocarditis

30
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number one drug choice for cardiogenic kid shock

31
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what SS triad to assess cardiac tamponade?

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becks triad

JVD
Hypotension
muffled heart tones

32
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how would a PE show on the monitor?

A

decreased end tidal

33
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what are the types of distributive shock

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neurogenic
anaphylactic
septic

34
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fluid dose for neurogenic shock vs cardiogenic shock?

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neuro = 20ml/kg

cardio = 10ml/kg

35
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max dose of fluids in peds for neuro and septic shock?

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60ml/kg (20ml/kg x3 doses)

36
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what height fall is fatal to a kid

A

twice their height

37
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would bicarb help with respiratory acidosis?

A

NO. will make it worse.

38
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how can hypothermia worsen a trauma kid?

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SPO2, Glucose, anaerobic metabolism

39
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is BP a good indicator of shock in kids?

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not at all. can be normotensive but still in shock due to strong vasoconstriction in peds

40
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good questions to ask a pregnant mom

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prenatal care
complications?
med hx
drug use / high risk behaviors?
pregnancy problems?

41
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newborn suddenly tanks after you start bagging. whats wrong?

A

pneumothorax

42
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main cause of CNS dysfunction in newborns

A

hypoglycemia

43
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bag rate for a neonate

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40/min (every 1.5sec)

44
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when to start CPR on a newborn?

A

<60bpm or >30s of bagging with no improvement

45
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when to stop CPR on a newborn?

A

they can keep >60HR on their own

46
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compression to vent ratio for newborns

47
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how often to reassess pt during newborn CPR

48
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newborn fluid dose

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10ml/kg bolus over LONGER times (10-20min)

49
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what counts as fever

50
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can fevers cause braindamage in kids?

51
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are febrile seizures fatal?

52
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kid with a CSF shunt is seizing. what could this mean?

A

possible clog or block

53
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how to tell if a neonatal is seizing

A

chewing, eye twitch, horizontal fixed gaze, lip smaking, bicycle legs

54
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a new born is kicking its legs, smacking its lips, and has a fixed gaze with eye twitching. whats wrong?

A

its seizing

55
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whats status epilepticus?

A

5+ min
no return to baseline LOC

56
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when is a seizure a serious issue?

A

after trauma
<12mo
first ever seizure
prolonged posticaal or status

57
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treatment for DKA

A

fluids (20ml/kg x3 ) over 30-60min if not in shock

58
Q

what temp = heat stroke?

59
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heat stroke rx?

A

cooling, fluids, monitor cardiac

60
Q

most common arrhythmias in kids

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sinus brady, sinus tach, or SVT

61
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brady rate for kids, infants, newborns?

A

kids <60
infants <80
newborns <100

62
Q

brady rx

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underlying cause (hypoxia, hypoglycemia)

Epi every 3-5min

atropine (if indicated)

pace

63
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SVT rate for kids vs infants?

A

kid >180

infant >220

64
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rosc fluids for kids

65
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how to assess ICP

A

brady
hypertension
agonal respirations

Pinellas County Protocol 2023 (9 decks)

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