week 5 - assesment of peads Flashcards
1
Q
what are the pead weight values?
A
<24 hours 3.5 kgs 3 months 6kg 6 months 8kg 1 year 10 kg 1-9 years age times 2 plus 8 kg 10-11 age time 3.3 kg
2
Q
what are the PSA values for peads?
A
newborn 110-170 >60 small infant 110-170 >60 large infant 105-165 >65 small child 85-150 >70 medium child 70-135 > 80
3
Q
what are the resp rates for peads?
A
newborn 25-60 small infant 25 60 large infant 25 -55 small child 20- 40 large child 16 - 34
4
Q
what is the GCS for a child under 4?
A
Eyes 4- spontaneous 3 voice 2 pain 1 nill
Verbal 5- Appropritate/scocial smile 4- crise but consolabe 3- persistantly irritable 2- moans to pain 1 -none
motor 6 spontaneous 5 loclalises to pain 4 withdraws from pain 3 abnormal flexion 2 abnormal extension 1 - none
5
Q
what is the gsc for a child over 4?
A
eyes 4 - spontaneous 3- to voice 2- to pain 2- none
Verbal 5 oriented 4 confused 3 inapropriate words 2 - incomp sounds 1 - nill
motor 6 obeys command 5 localises to pain 4 withdraws from pain 3 flexion 2 extension 1 none
6
Q
what are the signs of a sick child?
A
pale, pasty, floppy, drowsy, alteration in vitals, resp distress
7
Q
what are the mild (2-3%) signs of dehydration?
A
decreased urine output
dry mouth
8
Q
what are the moderate signs of dehyrdration?
A
fontanelle lat eyes dry tachycardia lethergy decreased peripheral perfusion
9
Q
what are the signs of sevre - 10% dehydration?
A
fontenell sunkin eyes sunkin tachyponea agitation or worsening lethergy decreased central perfusion
10
Q
what are the signs of life threaening >10% dehydration?
A
loss of thirst acute renal failure bradycardia kussmals breathing altered conciousness hypotension shock
11
Q
what can some causes of sudden onset crying in baby?
A
infection raised intracranial pressure hair torniquet of fingers/toes corneral forgine body object factor for shaken baby syndrome
