Peds Exam 2 Flashcards
what is Reye’s Syndrome
acute encephalopathy
what may cause Reye’s syndrome
aspirin during a virus
manifestations of Reye’s syndrome
effortless vomiting
ALOC and behavior change
recent viral infection
what is meningitis
inflammation of the meninges
bacterial infection cause of meningitis
HIB
most common cause of meningitis
bacterial
headache vomiting drowsiness seizures nystagmus strabismus ataxia behavioral changes cerebral enlargement
are all indicators of what
ICP
cause of intracranial seizures
disorders, injury, epilepsy
cause of extracranial seizures
metabolic, nutrition and fever
cause of toxic seizures
anesthetics, drugs, poisons
what will febrile seizures lead to
nothing –> they do not lead to epilepsy
what are the three types of spina bifida
myelodysplasia
spina bifida occulta
spina bifida cystica
what is myelodyplasia
any malformation of the spinal cord
what is spina bifida occulta
defect that is not visibly external
what is spina bifida cystica
visible sac like protrusion
management of spina bifida
surgery
bladder and bowel incontinence
cast and surgery
types of cerebral palsy
spastic
athetoid
ataxic
mixed
what is spastic cerebral palsy
spasms occur during movements
what is athetoid cerebral palsy
continuous involuntary movements
what is ataxia cerebral palsy
uncoordinated movements
what is mixed cerebral palsy
mix between athetoid and spastic cerebral palsy
