Growth & Development
An infant's birth weight doubles and triples at this age.
What are 6 months and 12 months old?
Assessment of an infant's fontanelles with increased ICP.
What are bulging fontanelles?
Signs and symptoms of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA).
What are increased pulmonary blood flow, left to right shunting of blood, poor feeding, tires easily, murmur, tachycardia, and rales?
Priority interventions for a child with acute glomerulonephritis and nephrotic syndrome.
What are daily weights (most important), placing the child on fluid restrictions, and a low sodium diet?
Signs and symptoms of Diabetes Insipidus.
What are low ADH levels, dry mouth, excessive thirst, fatigue, excess urine production, headaches, and lightheadedness?
This word describes the preference of toddlers to answer "no" to most requests.
What is negativism?
This condition arises from taking aspirin for a viral infection and causes cerebral edema and fatty changes in the liver.
What is Reye's Syndrome?
The GI problem characterized by inadequate motility of part of the intestine resulting in mechanical obstruction.
What is Hirschsprung disease or congenital aganglionic megacolon?
These are signs of acute glomerulonephritis (AGN).
What are sore throat, tea colored urine, decreased urine output, fatigue, trouble breathing, swelling in the face (more noticeable in the morning), swelling in the ankles, feet, legs, abdomen or eyes, abdominal pain, and high blood pressure?
The medication that must be taken with all food intake in patients with cystic fibrosis.
What are pancreatic enzymes?
The loss of previously gained skills while sick or stressed.
What is regression?
The priority for a patient who is experiencing a seizure.
What is place in a side lying position?
The treatment for this type of vasculitis includes IVIG and aspirin (ASA).
What is Kawasaki disease?
Signs and symptoms of nephrotic syndrome.
What are frothy urine, excessive protein loss in urine, swelling in various parts of the body (such as around the eyes, feet, and abdomen), and low blood albumin levels?
The priority assessment in epiglottitis.
What is oxygen saturation?
When a frightening or painful part of an assessment should be performed on small children.
Daily Double! What is the end of the assessment? (Modified head-to-toe assessment)
Signs of a brain tumor.
What are headaches that are worse in the morning, N/V, vision/hearing/speech changes, balance issues, lethargy?
The treatment for hypercyanotic "tet" spells of this cardiac problem include morphine and knee-chest position.
What is Tetrology of Fallot?
The kidney disorder that originates as a strep infection.
What is acute glomerulonephritis (AGN)?
Signs of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in children.
What are blood glucose level above 250, increased thirst and urination, fatigue, abdominal pain, N/V, fruity breath odor, and rapid, deep breathing (Kussmaul breathing)? (AMS, Coma, & death are late signs).
A common aspect of male puberty where breast tissue grows.
What is gynecomastia?
Characteristics of CSF in bacterial meningitis.
What are turbid/cloudy CSF, elevated leukocytes, elevated protein, and decreased glucose levels?
Signs and symptoms of this cardiac problem are fainting, nosebleed, high BP in right arm but normal BP in right leg.
Daily Triple! What is coarctation of the aorta?
Common signs of dehydration in infants.
Daily Double! What are irritability, fever, tachycardia, sunken fontanels, dry mucous membranes, mouth, no tears when crying, decreased urination (fewer than six wet diapers per day), and sunken eyes?
Type of insulin given to patients in DKA.
What is regular (short acting) insulin?