Exam 1 Blueprint Flashcards
Pyloric stenosis symptoms
- Hallmark signs: Projectile vomiting, moveable olive-shaped mass in epigastrium
- Sunken fontanel, poor skin turgor
Medication calculation
Know safe dose of Tylenol
Oral rehydration for diarrhea
10mL/kg/stool
- Use Pedialyte (1/2 str Gatorade)
- No clear liquids or caffeine
- No BRAT diet
- No juice
Measles symptoms
- High fever
- Conjunctivitis
- Koplik spots: white spots in mouth
- Coryza, cough, anorexia, rash maculopapular from face to trunk to extremities
NEVER ASPIRIN (REYES SYNDROME)
Dried milk vs candidiasis
You can’t remove yeast with tongue blade, but you can with dried milk
Pain scales
- Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS) used for 0-28 DAYS
- FLACC used for 1 month to 7 years
- FACES used for >7 yrs
Types of Families
Nuclear, Extended, Blended, Single parent, Bi-Nuclear, Polygamous, Communal, LGBT+
Nuclear vs Extended vs Blended
Nuclear Family: Two parents, married with their biological children
Extended: One parent, one or more children, and one or more related/unrelated members living together
Blended: At least one stepparent, stepsibling, or half-sibling (Brady Bunch)
Communal vs Bi-Nuclear vs Polygamous
Single parent: This can be due to divorce, death, etc.
Bi-Nuclear: Joint-Custody
Polygamous: Multi wives or husbands
Single vs. LGBT+
Single parent: This can be due to divorce, death, etc.
LBGT+: May or may not be married, tied by children that are biological, adopted, etc.
Asthma symptoms
- Expiratory wheezing, dry cough, restlessness. (common manifestations)
- Infant: grunting, nasal flaring, retractions
- Others are prolonged expiration, tachypnea, cyanosis, marked. resp. depression, chronic use of. accessory muscles
Asthma treatment
- Assess and monitor
- Give humidified oxy prn
- IV access
- Position patient in high fowlers
Asthma meds
- Bronchodilators (albuterol inhaler) (most typical)
- Anti-inflammatories, IV Fluids, Oxygen
- For kids who play sports, take inhaler before exercising
Asthma diagnosis
- Diagnosed by chest x-ray and showing of symptoms
- Pulmonary function tests (severity of already diagnosed asthma)
Pain relief for 2 months old prior to needle stick
- Sugar/sucrose on bottle nipples (Sweeties)
Family-centered Care
e.g., Allowing siblings to visit, education, family is constant in child’s life when they are in the hospital
Five main principles
- Family is CENTER
- Family should be involved in collabs and communication about care
-Need to be respectful about cultural diversity
- Not all families cope the same way
- All families need a support system (other families)
ESRD diet
Low sodium diet, low potassium, fluid restriction, chicken breast!!!, lots of greens
ESRD symptoms
coming soon
ESRD treatment
coming soon
Immunizations and preventing disease
Look up which to give 4 mnth during well baby visit:
RV, DTaP, Hib, PVC 13, IPV
Infant dehydration symptoms/signs
- Weight loss **: if baby loses oz, it is A LOT
- For each 1% weight loss = 10 ml/kg of fluids lost
- Depressed fontanel
- Tenting of skin
- Poor skin turgor
Lyme disease
Tick bites
RSV risk factors
- RVs: Older siblings, daycare, smoking, cup sharing
- Make sure child is using soap when washing
RSV symptoms
Thick mucus, cough, fever