Pediatrics Exam 10 Flashcards
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
Drooling/ Tripod position
Acute Epiglottitis
Twilight Croup
Acute Spasmotic Laryngitis
Sudden @ night onset
Most prevalent nutritional disorder in the US
Iron deficiency Anemia
Sickle cell –>bone marrow cant produce any more RBC’s
Aplastic Crisis
• Painful episode
• Distal ischemia and pain
Sickle Cell
Vasocclusive Crisis
Type of -Sickle Cell Crisis
–>spleen enlarged – working hard to remove abnorm rbc → blood pools to spleen
Sequestration Crisis
¾ of circulation pulls in spleen=hypovolemic shock
Sequestration Crisis
Greatest risk for Kawasaki Disease (KD)
boys < 1 yo
Consider KD in
any child w/ rash & fever of unknown origin
protrusion of abd contents through the abd wall @junction of the umbilical cord and abdomen
Omphalocele
Omphalocele develops
btwn 6-8wks
stricture of the anus
Imperforate Anus
Occurrence of Imperforate Anus
7th week of intrauterine life
S/S of Imperforate Anus
No Stool in 24h
Fistulas = difficult to repair, typically want to retract
Contraindicated w/ Imperforate Anus
Rectal Temps
RN Mgmnt - Imperforate Anus
Irrigate w/ NS after ALL BM
NPO
IV Fluids
NG tube for decompression
Highest Incidence of Cleft Palate
North American Indian
Cleft lip & palate= boys
Lip= girls
Cleft Lip and Palate
Boys
Cleft Lip
Girls
Primary Pallet formed by
7 wks gestation
Secondary Pallet formed by
~13 wks gestation
Lip unites at
~5-6 weeks gest
Maxillary processes fuse to form
primary palate by week 7 gestation
Palatal processes fuse to form
secondary palate by week 13
close cleft lip and pallet; usually preformed in stages; wait for baby to get older.
Palatoplasty
hyper-nasality (pinch your nose and talk)
resonance asc w/ cleft palate/ lip
omit sounds or substitute sounds
articulation:
asc w/ cleft palate/ lip
Least likely to exhibit cleft palate
African American
Tx of Choice for cleft palate
Plastic Sx- Palatoplasty
Failure of the esophagus to develop as a continuous passage
EA: Esophageal Atresia
Failure of trachea and esophagus to separate into distinct structures.
TEF: Tracheoesophageal Fistula (TEF)
Esophagus ends in a blind pouch; No connection to the trachea
Pure EA
( TEF w/o atresia)
fistula is present between otherwise normal esophagus and trachea
H – type
esophagus ends in a blind pouch
fistula to stomach (80-90%)
Proximal (EA with TEF):