Diagnoses
The term for inflammation of the middle ear.
What is otitis media?
The type of hearing loss that occurs when the tympanic membrane prevents sound from entering the middle ear...think impacted cerumen.
What is conductive hearing loss?
An inflammation of the meninges diagnosed by cloudy CSF.
What is bacterial meningitis?
Transient condition in response to a rapid rise in body temperature in children 6 months to 5 years of age.
What is a febrile seizure?
Reduction/loss of vision in one eye when a child favors the other eye (aka lazy eye).
What is ambylopia?
The presence of blood in the anterior chamber of the eye.
What is a hyphema?
Acute, non-inflammatory pathology of the brain (encephalopathy) and pathology of the liver pathology (hepatopathy) following a viral infection in a child
What is Reye's Syndrome/
This type of seizure involves tics of face and shoulder; consciousness may be intact or slightly impaired
What is a partial seizure (previously called Jacksonian seizure)?
The condition when a child can not direct both eyes toward the same object (aka cross eye) often resulting in the child covering one eye to see.
What is strabismus?
A malignant tumor of the retina.
What is a retinoblastoma?
The term for a prolonged seizure lasting 30 minutes or more.
What is status epilepticus?
A generalized seizure involving tonic clonic movement of arms and legs accompanied by loss of consciousness
What is a grand mal seizure?
A systemic response to infection typically from bacteria.
What is sepsis?
The Rinne test evaluates ____conduction of sound; the Weber test evaluates ____ conduction of sound.
What is Rinne aiR
and Weber bone?
This reflex is seen when an infant is jarred. The legs go up, the arms extend then return to a midline embrace; fingers spread then thumb and forefinger make "C". If absent, suspect CNS pathology
What is a moro reflex?
This type of seizure involves a temporary loss of awareness often diagnosed in school age children.
What is an absence or petit mal seizure?
The term for a group of non-progressive motor disorders caused by a lesion in the motor center of the developing fetal brain.
What is cerebral palsy (CP)?
The painful obstruction of the auditory tubes when the atmospheric pressure in the internal body system is different from that of the surrounding environment; think divers!
What is barotrauma?
Infant position in which back is arched and neck is extended indicating meningeal irritation or brain injury.
What is opisthotonos position?
A diet high in fat and low in carbs with adequate protein prescribed for children who do not respond well to anticonvulsant therapy.
What is a ketogenic diet?