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?
Congenital disorder confined almost exclusively to males that causes bleeding
What is hemophilia?
A serious obstructive inflammatory process that occurs predominantly in children 2 to 8 years of age and requires immediate medical attention
Acute epiglottis
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?
Include severe abdominal pain, muscle spasms, leg pain, or painful swollen joints.
What are the symptoms of Sickle Cell Crisis?
This medication is given to children with Kawasaki's disease but is not given to children with?
What is hemophilia?
Epinephrine 0.01 ml/kg subcutaneously (maximum dose 0.3 ml), albuterol q 20-30 minutes, humidified oxygen, a systemic corticosteroid (IV/oral/IM) such as ipratropium bromide (Atrovent) to open airways is administered
Status Asthmaticus
Pulse rate 130-80, respiratory rate 35-20
What is the normal respiratory and heart rates for a Toddler?
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?
Provision of oxygen, IVF, rest, pain control, and protection from infection
What is nursing care for a child with SS crisis?
An autoimmune disorder where platelets become coated with antiplatelet antibody, seen as “foreign” and are eventually destroyed by the spleen
What is idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura?
Nursing assessment for a child with RSV includes
Vital signs, history and physical examination
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?
Ferrous sulfate is administered in this manner
What is given between meals and with Vitamin C?
This blood test is used to determine bleeding because it measure the amount of time it takes for a blood clot to form by checking the function of coagulation factors?
What is the PTT (partial thromboplastin time)?
Most common of the croup syndromes that is usually preceded by an upper respiratory infection which inflames the mucosa lining of the larynx and trachea to create a barky, brassy cough.
Acute Laryngotracheobronchitis
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.
Hemosiderosis can be treated with administration of this medication
What is Deferoxamine (Desferal)?
Neurological assessments are a done with vital signs
What is nursing care for a child with a bleeding disorder?
The inflammation also causes an increase in bronchial hyperresponsiveness to a variety of stimuli
What is asthma