Pediatrics Flashcards
neonate
0-28 days of life
preterm
< 37 weeks of cooking
infant
28 days - 12 months
neonate
0-28 days of life
postmenstrual age
gestational age + postnatal age
how long they cooked + how long they are out
corrected age
postnatal age - how many many weeks born early
16 wk old born 12 wks premature = 4 wks corrected age
infnat weight ___ by 4-6 months
doubles
prediatric vital signs
- baby HR starts ___ and ___ as they get older
- baby BP starts ___ and ___ as they get older
- baby RR starts ___ and ___ as they get older
- high, decreases
- low, increases
- high, decreases
- anything over ___ F or ___ C is considered a fever
- ___ temps are more accurate
- ___ have difficulty regulating temperature bc brains are still developing
- 100.4 F
- 38 C
- rectal
- neonates
T or F: refer everyone less than 3 months old with a fever
True
refering with a fever
- fever with neck stiffness can be a sign of ___
- refer pts less than 2 yo with a fever over __ hrs
- refer pts 2 yo or greater with fever over ___ hrs
- refer all ages with a fever over ___ F or ___ C
- refer if no improvement despite treatment
- meningitis
- 24 hrs
- 72 hrs
- 104 F or 40 C
Acetaminophen dosing: __ mg/kg/dose q4-6h
MAX: ___ mgkg/day or ___ g/day (whichever is lower)
Standard concentration: ___
- 10-15
- 75
- 4
- 160mg/5mL (32mg/mL)
Ibuprofen Dosing: ___ mg/kg/dose q6-8h
MAX: ___ mg/kg/day
standard concentration: ___
* can cause ___ and GI upset
* only give to children ___ month or greater
- 5-10
- 40
- 100mg/5mL (20mg/mL)
- nephrotoxicity
- 6 months
why do babies have a low SCr?
SCr is a byproduct of muscle and infants don’t have much!
baby PK
absorption
* thinner skin layers in ___
* slower rate of ___ absorption
* gastric pH not as ___
* oral administration of acid-labile compounds (penicillin G) have higher ___
* oral administration of weak acids (phenobarbital) require ___ oral doses
- neonates
- enteral
- acidic
- bioavailability
- larger
