Pediatrics- Hematologic Disorders Flashcards
What is Epistaxis
Blood nose
What is ridk factor for a bloody nose
Trauma(picking or rubbing the nose)
Low humidity
What injury?
Medication, side effect, clotting factors
What should the nurse do if a child has a bloody nose
Maintain, calm demeanor
Have child sit up with head, tilted slightly forward to prevent aspiration of blood
Apply pressure to the lower nose
If needed pet cotton into side of nose, that’s bleeding
Encourage breathing through their mouth
Apply ice
How should a patient be sitting if they have a bloody nose
Slightly forward sitting up
Why are adolescence at risk to iron deficiency anemia
Poor diet
Rapid growth
Menses
Obesity
Strenuous activity
What are risk factors for getting iron deficiency anemia
Premature birth
Excessive cow milk
Poor diet
Infants : Gerd, pyloric stenosis
Older children : G.I. polyps, colitis
Adolescence : menorrhagia
Findings in a patient with iron deficiency anemia
Pallor
Riddle, spoon shaped fingernails
Muscle weakness
Craving nonnutritive substances
How does milk affect iron deficiency anemia?
Milk is not a good source of iron
Milk takes the place of iron, rich, solid foods
By what age should you provide iron supplements for premature low, birthweight infant
By age of two months
Play what age should you supply iron supplements if full-term baby is anemic
4 to 6 months
What should the infants diet include if they are iron deficient, anemia to help absorb iron?
High iron in vitamin C
How do you give iron supplements?
One hour before or two hours after milk to prevent decreased absorption
G.I. upset is common
Give with meals
Give with vitamin C
You strong with liquid to prevent staining of teeth
What do you teach a patient who is taking iron supplements?
Expects stools to turn Tary Green
Brush teeth after oral dose to prevent staining
What should infants be taking as their dietary source of iron
Iron fortified cereals in formula
What is sickle cell disease?
A group of diseases in which abnormal sickle hemoglobulin replace his normal adult hemoglobulin
What is sickle cell anemia?
The most common form of sickle cell disease, results of RBC sickling, which leads to increased blood viscosity obstruction of blood flow in tissue hypoxia
What is the sickle cell trait
Child has genes but is asymptomatic
What is sickle cell crisis?
Is the acute exacerbation of sickle cell anemia
What does risk factors of sickle cell anemia?
Recessive genetic disorder
African-American
Children who have a tree, but do not manifest. The disease can pass to their offspring.
Expected findings in a child with sickle cell anemia
Family history
Reports of pain
SOB
Pallor
Hands and feet cool to touch
Dizziness
What is a vaso-occlusive crisis
A painful episode of sickle cell anemia