Basic Principles
Who are adolescents (12-18)
An infant's weight should be ______ by 6 months
doubled
Name 2 ways to decrease risk of SIDS
What are sleep alone on back in crib, firm mattress, breastfeeding, avoid smoke exposure, vaccines after birth, prenatal care, health checkups...
Currant jelly stools and a sausage shaped mass in the RUQ are findings of...
Intussesception
Cardiac disorder that is treated with high-dose ASA..
Kawasaki disease
DAILY DOUBLE: The doctor writes an order to infuse a solution. The order reads: “Infuse 300 mL over 6 hours”. What is the hourly rate (mL/hr)?
50 ml/hr
Toddlers engage in this form of play
What is parallel play
After a tonsillectomy, what foods should be avoided?
Red foods/liquids, spicy foods
Projectile vomiting and a olive shaped mass in the RUQ are findings of...
Pyloric stenosis
What should be consumed to increase absorption of iron?
Vitamin C (OJ)
Location an IM injection should be given to a child under the age of 1.
What is the vastus lateralis?
The anterior fontanelle closes between this age (in months)
12-18 months
Inserting anything into the mouth
Frothy urine and proteinuria are classic signs of...
Nephrotic syndrome
Knee to chest
What is physical abuse?
Gross motor milestone an infant should meet by 8 months of age?
Frequent swallowing & clearing of throat post-tonsillectomy can be a sign of which complication?
Bleeding
Upright position after meals, avoid fatty/fried/spicy/citrus foods, small meals
List 3 symptoms of COA.
Bounding pulse, poor LE perfusion (pallor, cool skin, delayed cap refill), UE HTN
Name 3 examples of foods that are choking hazards for young children.
What are: hot dogs, nuts, seeds, whole grapes, popcorn, gum, hard/stick candy, chunks of meat, peanut butter, raw veggies.
Name 2 of the 5 vaccinations a preschool aged child should receive
Varicella, DTaP, IPV, MMR, influenza
Untreated strep throat can lead to which 2 disorders?
What are rheumatic fever and glomerulonephritis
Name the 4 foods that should be avoided in children with Celiacs disease
Gluten containing foods - Wheat, oats, rye, barley
Name the 4 defects that make up TOF.
Pulmonary stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy, overriding aorta, ventricular septal defect