Test 2: infant health problems Flashcards
Clinical manifestations of vitamin D deficiency
Abdominal pain, seizure, limb pain, weakness
Signs of rickets
Soft spot on baby’s head is slow to close, bony necklace, curved bones, big lumpy joints, and bowed legs
What can be caused when to much vitamin A or D is given
hypercalemia
deficient protein but adequate calorie intake from carbohydrates
Kwashiorkor
general malnutrition of both calories and protein; insufficient quality and quantity of food
marasmus
rapid progression of intake leading to cardiac failure
refeeding syndrome
includes all adverse reactions to food or food additives
Food sensitivity
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
Food allergens
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
Food intolerance
Most common allergens in children
Eggs Cows milk Peanuts Wheat Soy Fish/shell fish
Failure to thrive classification
Inadequate caloric intake
Inadequate absorption
Increased metabolism
Defective utilization
Acute inflammatory skin disorder caused by wearing diapers
Diaper dermatitis
Chronic, recurrent, inflammatory reaction of the skin
Seborrheic dermatitis
Chronic inflammatory skin condition or eczema
atopic dermatitis
when does atopic dermatitis begin
2-6 months
excessive crying in an otherwise health infant
colic
when does colic cry begin and peak
2 weeks
peaks at 6 weeks
the child has trouble either falling or staying asleep at night or has difficulty staying awake during the day
Dyssomnias
consists of confusional arousal, sleepwalking, sleep terrors, nightmares, and rhythmic movement disorders
Parasomnias
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
Graduated extinction
Acquired condition occurring as a result of cranial molding during infancy attributed to supine sleeping position
positional plagiocephaly
what drug is used for alte
methylxanthines (theophylline, caffeine)
