sx Flashcards
tenderness in neck front of and below ears, pain on swallowing, rash, headache, muscle aches, low-grade fever loss of appetite, and earache aggravated by chewing is
mumps
common cold symptoms, violent cough ending in high-pitched inspiratory whoop, vomiting of thick mucus, and a cough that gradually diminishes is
pertussis
cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, photophobia, blotchy rash, fever, and Koplik spots is
measles
Rose colored slightly elevated rash on face then downward on body, low grade fever, tender and enlarged lymph nodes are
rubella
extremely febrile, irritable, sweating profusely, stiff neck, tight jaw, spasms of facial muscles, difficulty swallowing, muscles of back and abdomen rigid, convulsive spasms, and asphyxiation is
tetanus
URI, hoarseness, fever, harsh high pitched cough, stridor during inspiration, dyspnea, grunting noise/wheezing, pale skin w/circumoral cyanosis, and anxiety/frightened is
croup
sore throat, croupy cough, fever, respiratory distress from obstruction, red and swollen epiglottis, rapidly increasing dyspnea, and drooling is
epiglottitis
mild to severe sore throat, fever, chills, headache, malaise, anorexia, muscle and joint pain, inflamed and swollen tonsils w/yellowing exudate from crypts, lymph glands are tender and enlarged
acute tonsillitis
mouth breather, snores during sleep, sleep apnea, speech has nasal quality
adenoid hyperplasia
incessant productive/nonproductive cough, expiratory wheeze, rapid shallow respirations, rapid pulse, pallor, profuse perspiration, inability to speak, nasal flaring, intercostal/sternal retractions, anxious, exhaustion, tight chest feeling, diminished breath sounds/wheeze/rhonchi
asthma
cough, nasal congestion, wheezing, tachypnea, respiratory distress, fever, posttussive emesis, breathing too fast to feed, dehydration, apnea
bronchiolitis
intermittently draws up legs, clenches fists, cries as if in pain, farting/burping, episodes in late afternoon & evening, thrive, gain weight, tolerate formula/breast milk
infantile colic
mild to intense itching and irritation in area of eggs
helminth infestation
intestinal cramping, weakness, nausea, irritability, fever, painful passage of stool
diarrhea
pallor, weakness, fatigue, listlessness, palpitations, tachycardia, cardiac enlargement, jaundice, mental sluggishness
anemia
fever, easy bruising, pallor, weakness, weight loss, bone and joint pain, enlarged lymph nodes and spleen, anemia, susceptible to infection, prolonged bleeding time
leukemia
anemia, jaundice, kernicterus, enlargement of liver and spleen, extreme hemolysis
erythroblastosis fetalis
extreme hemolysis, seizures, lethargy, intellectual developmental disorder, edema, pulmonary congestion
hydrops fetalis
loss of appetite, vomiting, irritability, ataxic gait, anemia, weakness, colic, peripheral neuritis, intellectual developmental disorder, symptoms of encephalopathy (vomiting, headache, stupor, convulsions, coma)
lead poisoning
lethargy, listlessness, irritability, combativeness, vomiting, hepatic dysfunction, hyperventilation, hyperactive reflexes, disorientation, convulsions, delirium, organ changes, coma, loss of cerebral function, seizures, loss of deep tendon reflexes, respiratory arrest
Reye syndrome
delayed growth, smaller eye openings, eyes widely apart, thin upper lip, CNS problems, heart defects, intellectual developmental disorder, learning difficulties (decreased attention span and memory, visual and auditory problems, communication difficulty), poor developed
fetal alcohol syndrome
mild excoriation/maculopapular rash to blisters and ulceration around infant’s genitals
diaper rash
abdominal mass, abdominal pain/fullness, anemia, bone pain, fever, hypertension, periorbital ecchymosis (raccoon eyes)
neuroblastoma
flulike sx (sore throat, fever, body aches), lymphadenopathy, weight loss, fatigue, diarrhea, night sweats, lower T cells, frequent infections, encephalopathy, malignancy, dementia, death
AIDS