Test 2: infant health problems

Question 1

Clinical manifestations of vitamin D deficiency

Answer 1

Abdominal pain, seizure, limb pain, weakness

Question 2

Signs of rickets

Answer 2

Soft spot on baby’s head is slow to close, bony necklace, curved bones, big lumpy joints, and bowed legs

Question 3

What can be caused when to much vitamin A or D is given

Answer 3

hypercalemia

Question 4

deficient protein but adequate calorie intake from carbohydrates

Answer 4

Kwashiorkor

Question 5

general malnutrition of both calories and protein; insufficient quality and quantity of food

Answer 5

marasmus

Question 6

rapid progression of intake leading to cardiac failure

Answer 6

refeeding syndrome

Question 7

includes all adverse reactions to food or food additives

Answer 7

Food sensitivity

Question 8

specific components of a food or ingredients in a food, such as a protein, that are recognized by allergen specific immune cells eliciting an immune reaction that results in the characteristic symptoms

Answer 8

Food allergens

Question 9

is said to exist when a food or food component elicits a reproducible adverse reaction but does not have an established or likely immunologic mechanism

Answer 9

Food intolerance

Question 10

Most common allergens in children

Answer 10

Eggs
Cows milk
Peanuts
Wheat
Soy
Fish/shell fish

Question 11

Failure to thrive classification

Answer 11

Inadequate caloric intake
Inadequate absorption
Increased metabolism
Defective utilization

Question 12

Acute inflammatory skin disorder caused by wearing diapers

Answer 12

Diaper dermatitis

Question 13

Chronic, recurrent, inflammatory reaction of the skin

Answer 13

Seborrheic dermatitis

Question 14

Chronic inflammatory skin condition or eczema

Answer 14

atopic dermatitis

Question 15

when does atopic dermatitis begin

Answer 15

2-6 months

Question 16

excessive crying in an otherwise health infant

Answer 16

colic

Question 17

when does colic cry begin and peak

Answer 17

2 weeks

peaks at 6 weeks

Question 18

the child has trouble either falling or staying asleep at night or has difficulty staying awake during the day

Answer 18

Dyssomnias

Question 19

consists of confusional arousal, sleepwalking, sleep terrors, nightmares, and rhythmic movement disorders

Answer 19

Parasomnias

Question 20

Let the child cry for progressively longer times between brief parental interventions that consist only of reassurance- not rocking, holding, or using the bottle or pacifier

Answer 20

Graduated extinction

Question 21

Acquired condition occurring as a result of cranial molding during infancy attributed to supine sleeping position

Answer 21

positional plagiocephaly

Question 22

what drug is used for alte

Answer 22

methylxanthines (theophylline, caffeine)