Blocks/Regional Anesthesia
The type of regional anesthesia you may see used for young children in conjunction with general anesthesia that blocks pain in the legs, low back, belly, and lower trunk area.
caudal anesthesia
A position of comfort that the nurse can suggest for a child preparing to undergo an appendectomy.
Sidelying
(left side with knees to chest)
The smart phrase used to add in post-anesthesia instructions to the After Visit Summary.
.anpost
A major in utero risk factor for developmental dysplasia of the hip.
breech presentation
DL
(ENT)
direct laryngoscopy
A toddler or child should not independently do this after receiving a caudal injection.
walk
A disorder in which the pylorus becomes edematous and large blocking the entrance out of the stomach characterized by forceful (or projectile) vomiting with the potential for weight loss, dehydration, and lethargy.
pyloric stenosis
The specific order that’s placed by the surgical team when a patient is to be discharged.
discharge patient
The goal for total length of spica casting therapy for children with developmental dysplasia of the hip, with cast changes roughly every 6 weeks.
3-6 months
URI
(pulmonology)
upper respiratory infection
The general time frame a caudal anesthetic will be effective.
4 hours
A potential major complication of an endoscopy (EGD).
bowel perforation or bleeding
You should still consider adding the education regarding this commonly administered medication to the AVS even in pediatrics. Any patient who has started having periods should receive this education.
suggamadex
The method used to prevent a spica cast from frequent contact with urine and feces for the child who is not yet potty trained.
double diapering
ABR
(audiology/ENT)
auditory brainstem response
The local anesthetic that may be a better option than bupivacaine via caudal injection to achieve less of a motor block - though also a “caine.”
ropivicaine
The medication a child should avoid for 5-7 days after an endoscopy and/or colonoscopy in which biopsies are taken.
NSAIDS
(and aspirin)
Discharge instructions that include specific times for medication administration should NOT be written in this time.
military time
The casting shown to slow the progression of infantile scoliosis (diagnosed before the age of 4) or correct the spinal curvature in young children who have a small curve. It’s designed to work only on two dimensions of the curve, elongation and derotation.
Risser casting
COME
(ENT)
chronic otitis media with effusion
THIS is increased to achieve a broader coverage level of caudal block.
volume
(of diluted medication)
An alternative to retrieving or removing a food bolus during endoscopy to relieve the esophageal obstruction.
advancing the food bolus into the stomach
The grade reading level that should be used in discharge materials used by health care systems to meet the literacy needs of diverse populations.
6th grade
(5th grade also acceptable)
The vital sign commonly affected by prolonged exposure of a large portion of a child’s surface area during spica cast or risser cast surgery.
temperature
(hypothermia)
SCFE
(ortho)
slipped capital femoral epiphysis