Special Needs

Question 1

Most unmet healthcare need

Answer 1

Dental care

Question 2

G tube

Answer 2

Gastronomy tube

Common for children with impaired swallow reflex

Question 3

VP Shunt

Answer 3

Ventriculoperotenal shunt

Drains excess CSF to the peritoneal cavity

Question 4

Tracheostomy

Answer 4

Need for long term mechanical ventilation

Question 5

Central line

Answer 5

Catheter placed into a larger vein usually jugular subclavian femoral

Question 6

Port a catch

Answer 6

Internal catheter placed in a similar area

Question 7

Developmental disabilities

Answer 7

Cognitive portion of developmental disabilities

Originate before 18 and limit intellectual function and adaptive behavior

Question 8

Level 1 autism

Answer 8

Requiring support

Question 9

Level 2 autism

Answer 9

Requiring substantial support

Question 10

Level 3 autism

Answer 10

Requiring very substantial support

Question 11

Autism most common presenting complaint

Answer 11

Delayed language

Question 12

Spina bifida

Answer 12

A neural tube defect in which spine fails to close during the first month of pregnancy

Question 13

Occulta

Answer 13

Spina bifida is the least type

Never aware

Question 14

Meningocele

Answer 14

Meninges pass back through the opening in the spine to form a cyst like swelling

Question 15

Myelomenigocele

Answer 15

If the spinal cord is enclosed in the cyst. Very serious.

Question 16

Children with spina bifida tend to be allergic to

Answer 16

Latex