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The principle clinical finding in Kawasaki disease
What is fever lasting more than 5 days, weeks if untreated
This pediatric congenital heart defect is characterized by a hole between the left and right ventricles, loud harsh murmur auscultated at the left sternal border and may result in heart failure.
What is ventricular septal defect (VSD)?
This chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways results in intermittent and reversible airway obstruction of the bronchioles. Education includes avoiding triggers and proper use of medications such as albuterol.
What is asthma?
20-25% of children affected with KD develop this complication
What is coronary artery abnormalities?
Used to close a patent ductus arteriosus
What is indomethacin
Not associated with exudate and is usually painless
What is bilateral conjunctival injection?
This pediatric heart defect is characterized as the pulmonary artery and the aorta fails to close, resulting in increased pulmonary blood flow. Symptoms may include a machine like murmur, wide pulse pressures, and bounding pulses.
What is patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)?
Lordosis, gowers sign, and a waddling gait are signs of this disease
What is Duchenne muscular dystrophy?
This is the diagnostic criteria for classic Kawasaki disease
What is the presence of fever for at least 5 days and 4/5 clinical criteria
Medication given for muscle spasms in a child with cerebral palsy
What is baclofen?
This treatment must start as soon as possible to decrease risk of coronary artery damage
What is intravenous immunoglobulin (IvIg)?
This pediatric heart defect includes four defects that result in mixed blood flow. Cyanosis is present at birth. Presentation also includes a systolic murmur and episodes of acute cyanosis and hypoxia.
What is Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)?
Chronic lung infections, pancreatic insufficiency and malnutrition
What is cystic fibrosis (CF)?
Typical age at which most infants sit alone steadily without support
What is 8 months?
Tylenol comes in 160mg/5ml. Recommended dose is 10mg/kg/dose. infant weight 10 pounds, what volume will you give
What is 1.4ml?
This medication is prescribed for Kawasaki's disease for it's anti-inflammatory and anti-platelet effect
What is aspirin?
This congenital heart defect results in differing blood pressures in upper and lower extremities and a murmur that can be heard from the back
What is coarctation of aorta?
Tuft of hair at base
Myelomeningocele
What is spina bifida?
This is an early sign of heart failure in infants.
What is tachycardia?
Order for 750mg of Rocephin IVPB, vial contains 1 gram/ ml. What volume will you draw up
What is 0.75?
This finding, common in many infectious states, is one of the 5 clinical signs of which 4 are necessary to be present to diagnosis KD
What is cervical lymphadenopathy?
In transposition of the great arteries, the aorta is on which side
What is the right?
Symptoms include exaggerated reflexes, floppy or rigid limbs, and involuntary motions. These appear by early childhood.
What is cerebral palsy (CP)?
The treatment for hydrocephalus
What is a Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VP)
This cardiac glycoside is used frequently in heart failure
What is digoxin?