Pediatric Pain management. Flashcards
Identify a myth about how a child experiences pain.
Children exaggerate the pain for attention.
Infants can experience acute pain.
Infants can become addicted to pain medication.
Children cannot identify the source of the pain.
Children cannot identify the source of the pain.
Determine a reason to exercise caution with narcotic use in the pediatric population.
Younger children have a higher risk for hypoventilation.
Narcotic use in infants reduces lung compliance.
Narcotic use in children can cause them to become immunocompromised.
Mixing with non-narcotics can result in hypersomnolence.
Younger children have a higher risk for hypoventilation.
Predict how chronic pain affects a child.
It interferes with activities of daily living.
It is a motivator to engage in physical activity.
It causes social isolation.
It can make the child more alert.
It interferes with activities of daily living.
The clinician is considering the use of narcotics to manage chronic pain in her pediatric patient. Recommend what to factor into the decision.
Administer sparingly to avoid tolerance.
Combining with other drugs should be avoided.
Use a PCA to deliver the medication.
Multimodal analgesia is not appropriate for this population.
Use a PCA to deliver the medication.
dentify a characteristic of acute pain.
Limited in duration
Persists through adulthood
Affects adolescents, not younger children
Lasts for years without medication
Limited in duration
Identify a harmful consequence of unrelieved pain.
Hypersomnia
Loss of consciousness
Death
Poor motor function
Poor motor function
Establish a contraindication for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use in children.
Renal failure
Steatosis
Hypersensitivity reactions
Alkalosis
Hypersensitivity reactions
Propose what can be caused by acute pain.
Reduced cardiac output
Respiratory depression
Hypertension
Secretion of catecholamines
Hypertension
Predict how nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) affect the gastrointestinal system.
They can cause colon cancer.
They can cause a small bowel obstruction.
They can cause aerophagia.
They can cause flatulence.
They can cause flatulence.
Propose a general adverse effect of a narcotic medication that may be experienced by a child.
Delirium
Developmental delay
Pruritus
Respiratory congestion
Pruritus
Identify a characteristic of acute pain.
Persists through adulthood
Can last a few months
Does not need to be managed
Lasts for years without medication
Can last a few months
Recommend a method of nonpharmacologic pain management in a child.
Covering any instruments needed
Offering choices to the child to given him or her some control
Diverting the child’s gaze
Preventing the child from participating in decisions
Offering choices to the child to given him or her some control
Identify a sign of distress in a toddler.
Uncooperative behavior
Tightly closed eyes
Muscle rigidity
Withdrawn behavior
Uncooperative behavior
Determine a factor that influences how a child experiences pain.
Gender
Sexual preference
Personality
Family structure
Personality
Predict what could be caused because of inadequate pain management in a 10 year old.
Irritability
Hopelessness
Intolerance
Hypersomnia
Hopelessness
