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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.
Pulmonary
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
systemic venous
Name the 4 drugs that decrease cardiac workload?
- Dopamine
- Diuretics
- Beta Blockers
- Digoxin
The patient would rheumatic fever will have a high fever which ______ syndrome which looks like they’re dancing and causes their arms to flail.
Chores
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 _______.
Aschoff bodies
c- reactive proteins
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.
Rheumatic Fever
What medications are used to treat hyperlipidemia in decreasing intake of dietary fats has no effect?
Colestipol / Colestid
Cholestyramine / Questran
Children with CHF are prone to infections. This means you must ______ them from other kids.
isolate
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.
Fever Red eyes Red throat Rash Enlarged lymph nodes
What are the two medications given to treat Kawasaki disease?
Immune globulin.
Aspirin.