Peds Ch 37 Cardiovascular and blood Flashcards

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What is going on in heart failure

A

inadequate emptying of heart

increased venous volume

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What are symptoms of heart failure in an infant or very young child

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doesn’t eat, tachypnea, flaring nostril

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3
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What medications are prescribed for a child with chronic heart failure

A

cardiac glycoside, ACE inhibitor, diuretic

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4
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What does digoxin do

A

slows the pulse

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5
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When should digoxin be held

A

when pulse is low

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6
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What is the normal pulse range of an infant

A

70-180

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7
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What is the normal pulse range of a young child

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80-110

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8
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What is the normal pulse range of an older child

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60-100

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9
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What are the cyanotic heart defects

A

ventricular septal defects

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10
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What causes the cyanosis

A

crying (pulmonary stenosis)

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11
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When an infant has a TET spell what position should she be put in

A

crouching position

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12
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What is rheumatic heart disease

A

disease affecting lung, joints, heart and brain

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13
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What is the cause of rheumatic heart disease

A

strep

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14
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What are lasting complications of rheumatic heart disease

A

damaged valves

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15
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What will the child need before all dental and other procedures

A

prophylactic antibiotics

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16
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What is kawasaki disease

A

viral infection

17
Q

What is a serious complication we try to avoid with kawasaki’s disease

A

chronic heart failure

18
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What are symptoms of kawasaki disease

A

Increased temp, pink eye, strawberry tongue, peeling skin

19
Q

What is bleeding in the joints called

A

hemarthralja (hemarthrosis)

20
Q

What are 3 types of anemia

A

sickle cell, iron defeciency, and thallasemia

21
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How would you treat iron deficiency anemia

22
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what are side effects of iron

A

black stool

23
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What are symptoms of iron deficiency anemia in particular

A

lose weight, anorexia, pale (milk babies)

24
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What is sickle cell disease

A

red blood cells get sickled and stuck

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What is thallasemia
too much iron-blood cells break down
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What is a common medication given for a common complication of thallasemia
Deferasirox -Desferal
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What is hemophilia
bleeding from everywhere
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What is the most common type of hemophilia
factor 8
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What kinds of activities should kids with hemophilia avoid
contact sports
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What is leukemia
white blood cell cancer- uncontrolled reproduction of deformed WBC
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What diagnostic tests are used to determine leukemia
bone marrow biopsy
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What is the most common site of a bone marrow biopsy
iliac crest
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What is the treatment and precautions for a leukemia patient
reverse isolation, chemotherapy, bone marrow transplant
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What is the main concern with a child with leukemia
infection
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What is ideopathic thrombocytopenia
lack of platelets - bleeding a lot