Chapter 23
Typical advice is wash with mild cleanser and keep hair clean and away from face.
What is acne?
Prior to this procedure high dose chemotherapy and radiation will be employed.
What is a stem cell transplant?
HIV transmitted during childbirth is this type of transmission
What is vertical transmission?
This physiologic factor can make managing diabetes in children more challenging.
What is continual growth and development?
Characterized by inattention and distractability.
What is ADHD?
A child is brought to the ER with significant burns, this should be the FIRST priority
What is assessing the airway?
This can help prevent cervical cancer.
What is the HPV vaccine?
Exercise that does not put undue stress on the joints for patients with arthritis.
What is swimming?
Hypopituitarism is characterized by this.
What is poor growth and short stature?
Eating disorder marked by binging and purging.
What is bulimia?
Athlete's foot
What is Tinea Pedis?
In hemophilia, this clotting factor is deficient.
What is factor VIII?
Antibodies received from an external source
What is passive immunity?
Growth and development, response to stress, metabolic processes and sexual maturation are functions of this system
What is the endocrine system?
This learning disability is marked by difficulty with reading and writing.
What is dyslexia?
Signs and symptoms of cellulitis
What are warmth and redness of the skin?
Abnormally shaped RBC's is a distinguishing feature of this disorder
What is Sickle Cell Disease?
In this disease the immune system attacks the peripheral nervous system causing numbness, weakness and paralysis
What is Guillain-Barre'?
Malformation or absence of the thyroid gland at birth.
What is congenital hypothyroidism?
Verbal denigration of the child
What is emotional abuse?
This skin disorder is frequently associated with asthma
What is eczema?
These are the most common ages for iron deficiency anemia in young children
What is between 2 and 6 months?
These processes of the complement system is immature in the newborn and infant making them more susceptible to infection
What is opsonization and chemotaxis?
Patient c/o hirsutism, and irregular menses
What is polycystic ovarian disease?
A child displaying failure to develop speech, failure to point at objects and failure to respond to name.
What is autism?