Misplaced Fluids
This is the fluid loss percentage increase required for every 1°C rise in body temperature
What is 12%
This vital organ system is prioritized in post-operative care of abdominal surgery patients
What is the respiratory system?
This laboratory range is considered normal for potassium (K+) in milliequivalents per liter.
What is 3.5–5 mEq/L?
This type of fluid is maintained post-operatively until the infant is able to eat and drink.
What is intravenous (IV) fluid?
This descriptive term is used for the stool appearance in intussusception cases
What is "red currant jelly stool"?
This bodily measurement is considered the ideal determinant for assessing the degree of dehydration
What is body weight?
This type of medication is commonly administered to manage discomfort in post-operative abdominal surgical patients.
What are pain medications (analgesics)?
This type of fluid is lost in equal amounts with water in isotonic dehydration
What is sodium?
After cleft palate surgery, infants should be fed in this position to prevent aspiration.
What is upright?
This enema type is both diagnostic and therapeutic for reducing intussusception in most cases
What is an air contrast or barium enema?
The type of IV fluid given as an initial bolus for severe isotonic dehydration in children
What is isotonic saline (0.9%) or lactated Ringer’s solution?
Post-operative abdominal patients typically begin their diet with this type of liquid
What are clear liquids?
An elevated measurement of this parameter in urine indicates dehydration
What is urine specific gravity?
Following surgery, these objects should be avoided in the infant’s mouth to protect the surgical site
What are straws, tongue depressors, hard pacifiers, rigid utensils, hard-tipped sippy cups, or suction catheters?
In addition to abdominal pain, vomiting, and palpable mass, this type of emesis may indicate intussusception
What is bilious emesis?
In hypertonic dehydration, rapid fluid replacement is contraindicated due to the risk of this serious condition
What is cerebral edema?
Post-operative monitoring includes checking the surgical site for these two warning signs
What are bleeding and infection?
Isotonic dehydration can result in this critical condition if fluid loss is severe
What is hypovolemic shock?
The recommended age range for cleft palate repair surgery
What is 6–12 months?
Patients may require placement of this device before an enema procedure to provide gastric decompression
What is a nasogastric (NG) tube?
For moderate dehydration, the recommended volume of oral rehydration fluid, in milliliters per kilogram, to be given over four hours
What is 100 mL/kg?
These activities should be facilitated as soon as possible after surgery to promote recovery
What are activities of daily living (ADLs) and movement?
The interventions to be used for acute gastroenteritis
Antiemetic, isotonic fluids unless directed otherwise by labs, move to ORT once able to hold fluids down with diet advance as tolerated post rehydration and vomiting, monitor diarrhea and I and O
Infants unable to feed using a specialized bottle may need this alternative feeding method after cleft palate surgery
What is syringe feeding?
Following treatment, monitoring for this symptom is critical to detect recurrence
What is the recurrence of red currant jelly-like stools?