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Your, patient is a 5 year old boy, presenting as sick with a fast onset, WOB is increased and is unable to swallow secretions (drooling heavily). Provisional diagnosis is;
What is epiglottis?
During a two-person rescue of a pediatric patient with a pulse below 60 bpm there is a specific compression to ventilation ratio.
What is 15:2?
This respiratory infection manifests with a productive cough, chest pain, fever, chills, and shortness of breath. It most commonly affects geriatric patients due to their decreased respiratory function and decreased lung defence mechanisms.
What is pneumonia?
An upper airway obstruction that can be easily heard and requires immediate intervention?
What is stridor?
PEARS Heart & Stroke 2015
Something to keep in mind while administering medications to geriatric patients,
What is polypharmacy?
Give 3 common causes for respiratory distress in a neonate
What is lung immaturity, wet lungs (transient tachypnea), meconium or amniotic aspiration, Pneumothorax, shock, cardiac abnormality, Pneumonia, CNS disorders?
According to the PEARS textbook, this is the initial fluid resuscitation dose for a pediatric patient in hypovolemic shock.
What is 20ml/kg fluid bolus?
This respiratory condition is a life-threatening issue for newborns and is caused by blood vessels failing to open within the lungs, leading to the inability to adapt to breathing outside of the mother's womb.
What is PPHN, persistent pulmonary hypertension in a neonate?
A child who is willing to let strangers (such as paramedics) pick them up?
What is a very sick child?
This triangle assesses pediatric patients quickly without equipment.
What is the pediatric assessment triangle or PAT?
What develops during or after 20th week of pregnancy, in women with previously normal blood pressure? More common with obese or glucose intolerant patients.
What is gestational hypertension?
In geriatric trauma patients, oxygen should be administered early for this reason;
What is to assist the body in compensation?
This condition is treated by a cesarean delivery and occurs when there is full or partial coverage of the cervix. Clinical manifestation of this condition differentiates this diagnosis from others; the symptom being painless vaginal bleeding.
What is placenta previa?
Placenta previa. (2026, February 16). Cleveland Clinic. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24211-placenta-previa
In a newborn, this abnormal temperature finding can be high or low is a major red flag for sepsis?
What is temperature instability?
Newborn warning signs. (n.d.). https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/conditions/health-library/newborn-warning-signs
This assessment priority comes before most everything else as it is crucial for neonatal survival.
What is airway and breathing?
A patient is pregnant, she has no protein on her RBCs, what should she be tested for?
What is Rh incompatibility?
For newborns less than 32 weeks’ gestation, this intervention is used instead of drying to prevent heat loss.
What is placing the baby in a polyethylene bag?
This hereditary birthmark is found normally on a newborn’s lower back or buttock region and appears as blue or gray, oftentimes being mistaken for a bruise.
What is a Mongolian spot?
Common in elderly patients, who are left to care for themselves but are unable to?
What is neglect?
This assessment is crucial when vaginal bleeding is present.
What is estimated blood loss?
You and your partner show up to treat a patient that has End of Life Care. They are an M1. What are 2 types of care this patient will allow and 2 they will not?
Allow – Surgery, site transfer, Symptom control.
Don’t allow - Chest compressions, Intubation, ICU admittance
During a delivery complicated by shoulder dystocia, this maneuver involves flexing the mother’s legs toward her chest and separating them to widen the pelvis.
What is the McRoberts maneuver?
Davis, D. D., Roshan, A., & Varacallo, M. A. (2023, December 20). Shoulder dystocia. StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470427/
This equation is used to calculate the blood volume of a pediatric.
What is 70ml of fluid/kg body weight?
A combo of hypertension, headache, and visual disturbances in a pregnant patient are a sign of a major condition?
What is preeclampsia?
A parent/ guardian can request for this but cannot deny it.
What is treatment on their Childs behalf?