Test 3 Stuff Flashcards
Assessment of epiglottis in child
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Anemia and resp rate?
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Hallmark sign of croup
Rsv?
Barkey cough
Can be fatal if not tx soon enough
Children have increased risk
Rsv
Pertusis aka
Extremely contagious
Ls?
Dry hacky cough
Whooping cough
Tb
Diagnosed by?
S/s early on?
Mantoux , X-ray
May be asymptomatic
Influenza vaccine how often??
Common infection from what?
Every 6 months
Virus
Allergic rhinitis (allergies)
Hay fever
Pollen
Four levels of asthma ?
S/s?
1- mild intermittent
2- moderate persistent
3-mild persistent
4- severe persistent
Nursing care for children with resp disorders
ABCs
Developmentally appropriate toys
Infants
Built in safeguard to prevent choking while swallowing and sucking
Have Longer posterior soft palate to assist in swallowing milk
Liver and pancreas do not fully develop until ?
6 months
Hepatitis
Transfers how?
ATE-
B & C-
Hep A & E - ate something
B&C- from blood
Swelling of the brain
Bacterial =
Viral=
Meningitis
Deadly
Body pain, stiff neck chin to neck , headache
Know vaccine schedules
Ok
Hep b at birth
Cardiovascular disease in children
How it works in the heart and valves to lung?
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