Growth & Development (Toddler/Preschool)
This type of thinking makes preschoolers believe their thoughts can cause events to happen.
What is magical thinking?
Healthcare workers are legally required to report suspected abuse under this type of law.
What is mandatory reporting?
Exposure to this toxin in children can cause developmental delay and neurologic damage.
What is lead poisoning?
This type of injury is a bruise caused by blunt force, common in contact sports.
What is a contusion?
This sign in infants may indicate heart failure.
What is poor feeding or sweating during feeds?
A hospitalized toddler who cannot walk should be given this type of activity to promote development
What are play activities like blocks, puzzles, or tossing a beach ball?
This form of abuse includes verbal threats, humiliation, and emotional harm.
What is emotional abuse?
This serious infection presents with fever, stiff neck, and altered consciousness.
What is meningitis?
The first-line treatment acronym for minor musculoskeletal injuries.
What is RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation)?
This assessment finding suggests decreased oxygenation in cardiac conditions.
What is cyanosis?
This common toddler behavior involves frequently saying “no” as a way to assert independence.
What is negativism?
A key priority when abuse is suspected is ensuring this for the child.
What is psychological and physical safety?
After a traumatic brain injury, this symptom is most concerning and requires immediate attention.
What is decreased level of consciousness?
Ice should typically be applied for this amount of time to reduce swelling.
What is 15–20 minutes?
This congenital heart defect involves a vessel that fails to close after birth, causing abnormal blood flow between the aorta and pulmonary artery.
What is patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)?
This is the priority action when a child is suspected of ingesting a toxic substance at home.
What is call Poison Control immediately?
You should report suspected abuse based on this level of certainty.
What is reasonable suspicion (no proof required)?
A child who is lethargic after a seizure is in this phase.
What is the postictal (after seizure) phase?
This is the main purpose of traction in pediatric patients.
What is to align bones and reduce muscle spasms?
This condition is identified by a difference in blood pressure between the upper and lower extremities due to narrowing of the aorta.
What is coarctation of the aorta?
Preschoolers may insist on eating only one type of food repeatedly; this behavior is known as this.
What are food fixations?
When interviewing a potentially abused child, questions should be asked in this way.
What is open-ended and non-leading?
An infant who develops a purplish/bluish rash that does not blanch when pressed and bends their knees when their head is tucked may have this serious, life-threatening complication.
What is meningitis?
This complication must be monitored in children with fractures or tight casts.
What is compartment syndrome?
This defect involves an opening between the upper chambers of the heart, often causing increased blood flow to the right atrium.
What is atrial septal defect (ASD)?