Less Than Body Requirements
The recommended daily caloric intake for a child diagnosed with Failure to Thrive.
What is 150% of the child's actual (not expected) weight?
What drug (given for seizures) is associated with a tenfold increase of cleft lip?
What is phenytoin (Dilantin)
What diuretic drug is ototoxic if given IVP too quickly?
What is furosemide?
These hormones control heart rate, body temperature, the rate of metabolism.
What is the thyroid hormones?
Three metabolic complication of Refeeding Syndrome..
What are hypokalemia, hypophosphatemia and hypomagnesemia
While pediatric patients with FTT have not achieved their expected functional level, elders with FTT are unable to maintain their:
What is functional status?
This is repaired first in cleft deformities of both the lip and palate.
What is cleft palate? (the palate is repaired first to avoid disrupting the lip after it has been repaired.)
Any noise level over ___________decibels can cause noise induced hearing loss.
What is 85 decibels?
This emergency equipment (2 things) should be available in a patient’s room after a thyroidectomy.
What is suction and an emergency tracheotomy kit?
This condition may be caused by a thyroid condition or failure of the pituitary gland to furnish TSH for thyroid secretion.
What is hypothyroidism?
A transdermal patch, is used for nausea, vomiting and dizziness associated with motion sickness and recovery from anesthesia and surgery and works directly on the vomiting center.
What is a scopolamine patch?
Before repair of a cleft palate, an infant should be fed in this position.
What is an upright position?
Drugs to treat glaucoma either __________ the production of aqueous humor or ________ outflow.
What is decrease the production of aqueous humor or increase outflow.
This is how the nurse assesses for laryngeal nerve damage after a thyroidectomy.
What is engage in light conversation?
Ischemia induced carpal spasm that can occur when the parathyroid glands are removed, causing hypocalcemia..
What is Trousseau's Sign?
Position a patient should be in when receiving a tube feeding.
What is 30 degrees or greater bed elevation?
Post cleft lip repair, there may be some scar contracture, redness and firmness in the surgical area. What two educational points should the nurse teach the parents?
What are: "Parents should gently massage the area, and avoid sunlight until the scar heals."
Eye disease causing opacity of the lens which results in blurred vision and reudced visual acuity.
What are cataracts?
Exophthalmos is a symptom of this disease.
What is Graves Disease/ Hyperthyroidism?
DAILY DOUBLE!!
1. Occurs when excessive levels of ADH (antidiuretic hormone) are secreted from the pituitary gland.
2. This Electrolyte imbalance is likely to occur.
What is SIADH (Syndrome of Inappropriate Diuretic Hormone?)
What is dilutional hyponatremia?
This electrolyte imbalance can occur when discontinuing TPN abruptly.
What is hypoglycema?
Surgical correction of a cleft lip.
What is cheiloplasty?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Nursing management of Meniere Disease includes what four dietary modifications?
What are low sodium, no caffeine, no alcohol and low sugar?
This life-threatening condition of the thyroid gland is often brought on by acute stress, such as trauma, surgery or infection.
What is a thyrotoxic storm?
In an individual with Grave's Disease, you would expect to see a _____ level of T4 and T3 and a _____ level of TSH.
What is high (T4 and T3) and low (TSH).