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In kids with CHF they will have _______ congestion in the early stages. This affects the lungs which causes tachypnea, dyspnea, and cyanosis.

A

Pulmonary

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In kids with CHF they will have ______ congestion in the later stages. This affects the body which causes orbital edema, peripheral edema, weight gain, ascites, JVD, and hepatomegaly

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systemic venous

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Name the 4 drugs that decrease cardiac workload?

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  1. Dopamine
  2. Diuretics
  3. Beta Blockers
  4. Digoxin
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The patient would rheumatic fever will have a high fever which ______ syndrome which looks like they’re dancing and causes their arms to flail.

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Chores

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Rheumatic fever occurs after a patient has had a strep infection. It is diagnosed by _______ or lesions found in the heart, blood vessels, brain, and joints. There’s also increased _______.

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Aschoff bodies

c- reactive proteins

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What does your patient have if they have a low grade fever that spikes in the afternoons. This can cause the patient to be on antibiotics for life.

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Rheumatic Fever

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What medications are used to treat hyperlipidemia in decreasing intake of dietary fats has no effect?

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Colestipol / Colestid

Cholestyramine / Questran

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Children with CHF are prone to infections. This means you must ______ them from other kids.

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isolate

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What are the five symptoms of Kawasaki’s disease? In order to be diagnosed with Kawasaki disease the patient must have four out of five of these symptoms.

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Fever
Red eyes
Red throat
Rash
Enlarged lymph nodes
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What are the two medications given to treat Kawasaki disease?

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Immune globulin.

Aspirin.

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