Immunosuppression, increased appetite, mood swings, upset stomach, slowing of growth rate, cataracts, osteoporosis, ulcers, hip and knee problems, headaches, diabetes
What is a corticosteroid?
100
The work of the child.
What is play?
100
Tool used to to determine appropriate medical equipment and drug dosages based on height.
What is the Broselow tape?
100
Patient's hips and knees flex when the neck is flexed.
What is Brudzinski's sign?
100
Medical device used to help patients improve lung function.
What is incentive spirometer?
200
Used to decrease seizure activity; may precipitate, mix ONLY with NS
What is Dilantin?
200
Turning the head when the cheek is stroked.
What is the rooting reflex?
200
Airway, breathing, circulation, and disability.
What is the primary survey?
200
Patient complains of abrupt hearing loss. This effects ....
What is Cranial Nerve VIII or Acoustic nerve?
200
VS, neuro checks, site checks, LOC, pain level, and respiratory status
What is a post-op assessment?
300
Used to increase the number of new RBCs to a lower concentration of sickled RBCs which can decrease the number of vaso-occlusive crises the patient experiences.
What is Hydroxyurea?
300
The infant should receive further evaluation for persistent head lag if continues past this age...
What is 6 months old?
300
Signs include tachycardia, cool extremities, prolonged capillary refill, weak peripheral pulses, and may be normotensive.
What is compensated shock?
300
Signs include fever, bradycardia, bradypnea, hypertension, and widening pulse pressure.
What is increased intracranial pressure?
300
Permission to be placed under anesthesia, possible blood transfusion, disability, or death.
What is consent for treatment?
400
This medication works by binding and neutralizing toxins, redistributing them away from target tissues, and facilitating their elimination from the body
What is CroFab or anitvenom?
400
The thoughts of children become increasing logical and coherent at this cognitive stage.
What is concrete operations?
400
Dilates renal/mesenteric arteries, increases blood pressure, cardiac output and cardiac contractility; available in titratable increments.
What is Dopamine?
400
Decreased lighting, decreased noise, padded rails, suction, and oxygen.
What are seizure precautions?
400
Turn, cough, deep breathe, early ambulation, hydration, pain control, incentive spirometer
What is respiratory hygiene?
500
Given subcutaneously in myelosuppression.
What is Neupogen?
500
The infant should be able to perform this major developmental milestone at 8 months old, on their own.
What is sitting unsupported?
500
Signs include narrow pulse pressure, tachycardia, hypotension, enlarged heart size on x-ray.
What is cardiac tamponade?
500
Signs include hemorrhagic rash, meningismus, photophobia, confusion, delirium, and seizure.
What is meningococcal meningitis?
500
Restlessness, tachycardia, change in LOC, frequent swallowing even while asleep, metallic taste in mouth.