Symptoms
This is the priority symptom in an infant with severe dehydration.
What is sunken fontanel and absence of tears?
This lab test confirms celiac disease.
What is tissue transglutaminase IgA antibody test?
In celiac disease, this part of the small intestine is damaged.
What is the villi of the small intestine?
This therapy is the priority for severe infant dehydration.
What is oral or IV rehydration therapy with electrolyte solution?
Parents of infants with heart failure should provide this type of feeding.
What are small, frequent, high-calorie feedings?
An adolescent in vaso-occlusive crisis will present with this type of pain.
What is severe pain in bones, joints, or abdomen?
Children with rheumatic fever often show this elevation in the lab.
What is elevated antistreptolysin O (ASO) titer?
Congestive heart failure in infants is often due to this defect.
What is increased pulmonary blood flow from congenital heart defects?
This medication is given to toddlers with congestive heart failure to improve contractility.
What is digoxin?
After pediatric cardiac catheterization, parents are taught to watch for this at the insertion site.
What is bleeding or swelling?
A toddler who ingested a foreign object may show this respiratory symptom.
What is stridor or wheezing?
This test is used post–cardiac catheterization to check for complications.
What is monitoring distal pulses in the affected extremity?
This is the cause of diarrhea leading to severe dehydration in infants.
What is rapid fluid and electrolyte loss from the GI tract?
This medication is used to promote diuresis in children with heart failure, and its effectiveness is measured by urine output.
What is furosemide?
A toddler receiving digoxin therapy should have this checked before administration.
What is the apical heart rate?
Expected findings in an infant who has diarrhea include these.
What are irritability, poor skin turgor, sunken eyes, and weight loss?
This test shows electrical activity of the heart in a child.
What is an electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)?
Vaso-occlusive crisis occurs because of this abnormality in sickle cell disease.
What is sickled red blood cells obstructing blood vessels?
This intervention is used for children with end-stage renal disease to filter waste.
What is hemodialysis?
Children with celiac disease should avoid foods containing these.
What are wheat, rye, and barley (gluten)?
This priority finding in sickle cell anemia indicates a medical emergency.
What is chest pain or shortness of breath (acute chest syndrome)?
This laboratory value is closely monitored in a child on hemodialysis.
What is serum potassium (K+)?
Rheumatic fever damages this structure of the heart.
What are the heart valves (especially mitral and aortic)?
This is the first-line treatment for a vaso-occlusive crisis.
What are IV fluids and opioid analgesics?
Post–heart surgery, parents should report these priority signs in their toddler.
What are fever, chest pain, difficulty breathing, or increased drainage?