Pyloric Stenosis
Type of digestive disorder
What is obstructive?
The device used to help administer a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) to a young child
What is a spacer or aerochamber?
Developmental theorist focusing on psychosocial development
Who is Erikson?
Drug class used in heart failure to remove excess fluid.
What are diuretics?
The 3 mainstays of treatment for sickle cell crisis
What are hydration, oxygenation, and pain management?
RSV occurs more frequently during this time of year
What is winter and early spring (November-March)?
Diagnostic test to confirm pyloric stenosis
What is an abdominal ultrasound?
The written document that provides detailed instructions to help prevent, control, and treat asthma
What is an asthma action plan?
Length of time required to count a heart rate and respiratory rate in a pediatric patient
What is one full minute (60 seconds)?
Name at least 1 maternal risk factor for development of fetal cardiac anomaly.
What are infection, alcohol/drug use, and/or diabetes?
Medication that children take daily to try to reduce the risk of infection
What is Penicillin?
The best way to stop or prevent the spread of RSV
What is hand hygiene?
Name at least 2 of the 4 "P's" of pyloric stenosis
What are projectile vomiting, persistent hunger, palpable mass, and peristaltic waves?
Out of the choices below, choose the highest priority nursing diagnosis:
1. Fatigue r/t difficulty sleeping at night
2. Ineffective health maintenance r/t non-compliance with treatment
3. Risk for deficient fluid volume r/t increased respiratory rate
4. Ineffective airway clearance r/t bronchoconstriction
What is Ineffective airway clearance r/t bronchoconstriction?
Most sensitive indicator of fluid loss or gain in children
What is weight?
These defects include those where blood flow exiting the heart meets stenosis causing impaired blood flow. Includes pulmonary stenosis, aortic stenosis, coarctation of the aorta
What are obstructive defects?
Type of sickle cell crisis characterized by cough, chest pain, and trouble breathing that is the most common of death in children aged 2-4 with sickle cell anemia
What is acute chest syndrome?
Diagnostic test for RSV
What is a nasopharyngeal swab?
The time in which to start feedings postoperatively
What is within 4-6 hours?
The reason why a patient would need to "step-up" asthma treatment and go from mild intermittent asthma to mild persistent asthma
What is the use of a SABA (like Albuterol) is more than twice per week?
Way to move the pinna of the ear when instilling ear drops for an 18-month-old
What is down and back?
This is the reason a patient with tetralogy of fallot may receive Sub-Q morphine during a tet spell.
What is to reduce oxygen demand and/or relax pulmonary vessels?
Name at least 3 precipitating factors for sickling episodes
What are infection, dehydration, high altitude, low body temp, stress, surgery, trauma, fever?
Name of immunoglobulin given to at risk infants and young children to prevent RSV
What is Synagis?
Name the surgical procedure
What is a pyloromyotomy?
The peak flow value falls to this percentage in the yellow zone of the asthma action plan (AAP)
What is 50-79%?
The safe dose range for Ibuprofen is 5-10 mg/kg/dose. If a 3-year-old child who weighs 14 kg is ordered Ibuprofen 100 mg PO Q6h prn fever, is this a safe dose?
What is yes?
5 x 14 = 70 mg/dose
10 x 14 = 140 mg/dose
100 mg falls between these numbers
This type of BP meds can be prescribed for children experiencing congenital heart disease.
What are ACE inhibitors?
If both parents have sickle cell trait, what percent chance does the child of inheriting sickle cell anemia?
What is 25%?
Reason why RSV/Bronchiolitis affects infants and young children more seriously than older children and adults
What is the size of their airway makes them easier to become obstructed by thick secretions?