Respiratory
The leading cause of school absenteeism, emergency department visits, hospitalization
What is Asthma?
May cause failure to thrive, fatigue during feeding or activity, irregular heart rate and murmur in infants
What is congenital heart disease?
May be a complication of a congenital heart disease or a response to respiratory infection, sepsis, hypertension, or severe anemia
What is acquired heart disease?
A reduction in the amount of circulating hemoglobin (Hgb) reduces the oxygen-carrying ability of the blood causing pallor, weakness, tachypnea, SOB and even CHF
What is anemia?
This common household product is a leading cause of accidental poisoning in young children due to its appealing color and sweet taste.
What is liquid detergent or laundry pods?
A child insists on sitting up, leaning forward with mouth open, drools saliva because of difficulty in swallowing
What is epiglottitis?
Atrial septal defect and Ventricular septal defect often cause blood to return to the right ventricles and recirculate resulting in?
What is increased pulmonary blood flow?
Heart failure that results in the backup of blood in the systemic venous system?
What is right sided heart failure?
SIDS is defined as the sudden death of an infant under one year of age that remains unexplained after this medical investigation.
What is a thorough autopsy and investigation?
Rheumatic fever, a complication of untreated streptococcal throat infection, can lead to damage to this part of the heart.
What are the heart valves?
Postoperative care includes placing the child on the side or abdomen and discouraging coughing, clearing the throat or nose blowing
What is postoperative care after a tonsillectomy?
The congenital anomaly that causes a loud murmur, gallop rhythm and congestive heart failure.
What is ventricular septal defect?
Autoimmune disease occurring as a complication of an untreated group A beta hemolytic streptococcus infection of the throat
What is Rheumatic fever?
Bronchiolitis is a common lower respiratory tract infection in infants, most often caused by this respiratory virus.
What is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)?
This congenital heart defect, characterized by a hole between the atria, causes increased blood flow to the lungs
What is atrial septal defect (ASD)?
Epiglottitis is a medical emergency primarily caused by this bacterial infection, which can lead to rapid airway obstruction in children.
What is Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)?
This problem may not develop until late in childhood and causes a marked difference in the blood pressure between the upper and lower extremities.
What is coarctiation of the Aorta?
Treatment of RF begins with this therapy and is given monthly for a minimum of 5 years?
What is antimicrobial therapy?
When assessing a pediatric fracture, nurses should be particularly vigilant for this type of fracture near the end of long bones that can affect growth.
What is an epiphyseal plate fracture?
Surgical repair of a cleft lip is typically performed when the infant is around this age, to improve feeding and speech development.
What is around 3 months of age? (2-3 mos)
Dietary care requires high protein, high calorie diet as much as 150% RDA, and replace fat soluble vitamins. Intestinal obstructions may occur due to thickened secretions.
What is cystic fibrosis?
Prevalent symptoms include:
Feeding problems, Failure to Thrive, Frequent respiratory infections, Severe dyspnea on exertion, Polycythemia to compensate for lack of oxygen.
What is Tetralogy of Fallot?
Children with two consecutive blood cholesterol levels exceeding 170 mg/dL should be followed closely and offered what nutritional guidance?
What is dietary intake of no more than 300 mg of cholesterol per day and no more than 30% total dietary calories from fat.
GERD in infants is often managed with feeding modifications, such as thickening feeds with this substance.
What is rice cereal?
This often follows a streptococcal infection, primarily affects the kidneys.
What is Acute glomerulonephritis?