The Sick Child

Question 1

What is the normal HR of a

Answer 1

110-160

Question 2

HR of a 1-2yr old

Answer 2

100-150

Question 3

HR of a 2-5 yr old

Answer 3

95-140

Question 4

HR of a 5-12 yr old

Answer 4

80-120

Question 5

more than 12yr old heart rate

Answer 5

60-100 ie ‘normal adult’

Question 6

more than 12yr old heart rate

Answer 6

60-100 ie ‘normal adult’

Question 7

Whatt is the RR of a normal

Answer 7

30-40

Question 8

RR of 1-2yr

Answer 8

25-35

Question 9

RR of 2-5

Answer 9

25-30

Question 10

RR of more than 12

Answer 10

15-20

Question 11

RR of more than 12

Answer 11

15-20

Question 12

How do you give fluids to a child

Answer 12

20mls/kg of 0.9 percent saline (minimum)

Question 13

What is decorticate posture

Answer 13

Patients with decorticate posturing present with the arms flexed, or bent inward on the chest, the hands are clenched into fists, and the legs extended and feet turned inward
indicated damage to brain

Question 14

What is decerebate posture

Answer 14

It describes the involuntary extension of the upper extremities in response to external stimuli. In decerebrate posturing, the head is arched back, the arms are extended by the sides, and the legs are extended.
indicates brain STEM damage

Question 15

How do children’s anatomies differ from adults

Answer 15

infants have a large head and prominent occiput
large surface area compard to volume
high anterior larynx/floppy epiglottis
more flexible ribs
HbF at birth
blood vol 80mls/kg