MOTHER BABY PED

Question 1

What are the 3 C’s of TEF

Answer 1

Coughing
Choking
Cyanosis

Question 2

When does a child get the first MMR vaccine?

Answer 2

12-15 months

Question 3

What is a preoperative measure you should take for a child with a Wilms Tumor?

Answer 3

place a sign at the head of the bd that states DO NOT PALPATE ABDOMEN

Question 4

What kind of stool does a child with Hirschsprings disease have?

Answer 4

Ribbon like and brown

Question 5

What are some interventions we can implement when feeding a child with a VSD to ensure they are getting proper nutrition?

Answer 5

1. Monitor the baby weight and number of wet diapers per day
2. Increase the infants intake by 1-2 ounces per week
3. Allow the infant to rest and refeed on demand q. 2 hours
4. Use a softer nipple to increase opening of nipple (uses less energy for the infant)

Question 6

What is a sequestration crisis (sickle cell)

Answer 6

enlarged liver, X-ray reveals enlarged spleen, CBC shows anemia

Question 7

What is a vast-occlusive crisis(sickle cell)

Answer 7

fever, severe abdominal pain, hand-foot syndrome,arthralgia

Question 8

What is hand-foot syndrome

Answer 8

painful edematous hands and feet

Question 9

Why should children who have had the chickenpox, flu or other viral illnesses NOT have pepto bismol

Answer 9

Pepto Bismol contains aspirin and there is the potential of Reye’s syndrome

Question 10

What kind of check-up should children with juvenile arthritis have often

Answer 10

Eye exam due to the fact that visual changes leading to blindness are common in children with juvenile arthritis

Question 11

normal heart rate for 6 month old

Answer 11

80-150

Question 12

What part of a childs body has a larger surface area than adults>

Answer 12

Head and neck

Question 13

What is the therapeutic level for theophylline?

Answer 13

10-20

Question 14

Caloric requirements for an infant

Answer 14

108 calories/kg/day if fever then need 10% more calories for each degree elevation

Question 15

How do you do postural drainage on a child with CF?

Answer 15

Aerosal therapy followed by drainage before meals

Question 16

How is body surface area calculated

Answer 16

square root of weight in kg X height in cm /by 3600
or
square root of weight in lab X height in inches/3131

Question 17

What is a contraindication for Methergine

Answer 17

High blood pressure

Question 18

When calculating GTPAL for someone with twins what would P be?

Answer 18

1 you still only count as one the only part they score a 2 on is for living….

Question 19

What should the nurse inquire about before giving a client terbutaline?

Answer 19

Gestational diabetes because terbutaline can increase BG levels

Question 20

What does alpha fetal protein screen for?

Answer 20

Neural tube defects

Question 21

cryptorchidism

Answer 21

Cryptorchidism is a condition in which one or both testes fail to descend through the inguinal canal into the scrotal sac.

Question 22

what do you put over an exposed bladder tissue with bladder exstrophy?

Answer 22

Cover the bladder with a non adhering plastic wrap

Question 23

Streptococcal throat infection 2 week before diagnosis of …..

Answer 23

glomerulonepritis