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Infants and children have a proportionally greater amount of body water than adults, making them more at risk for this with GI illnesses
What is fluid loss/dehydration?
Factors implicated in this disorder are poor nutrition and advanced maternal age.
Spina Bifida (myelomeningocele)
A parent describes their 6 month old infant no longer produces tears when they cry. What is the likely cause?
What is dehydration?
A newborn has difficulty maintain adequate body temperature. Which endocrine disease would the nurse anticipate?
What is congenital hypothyroidism?
This child has a surgical incision to the upper lip and is placed in elbow restraints.
What is cleft lip?
This disease is caused by a hypersensitivity to gluten
What is celiac disease?
Failure of neural tube to close during first three weeks of conception
What is Spina Bifida?
Name 2 risk factors for a UTI.
What is uncircumcised male, females d/t short urethra, urinary stasis, VUR, improper toilet hygiene?
What test is used with Hypopituitarism (growth hormone deficiency) to evaluate ossification.
What is radiographic bone images of hand (bone age)
This child has an olive shaped mass with projectile vomiting.
What is pyloric stenosis?
These two chronic conditions are known as inflammatory bowel diseases
What are ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease?
No visible exposure of neural tissue and therefore may be harder to detect
What is Spina Bifida Occulta?
Obstructive uropathy can lead to what condition?
What is hydronephrosis?
Children with this endocrine disorder do not respond to oral hypoglycemics.
What is Diabetes Mellitus - Type I
What are the classic s/s of pyloric stenosis?
What is nonbilious projectile vomiting 30-60 minutes after feeds?
This procedure can be done using a Gomco or Mogan clamp or a Plastibell
What is a circumcision?
Herniation of spinal cord and meninges through defect in spine, most common form of Spina Bifida
What is Myelomeningocele?
Acute glomerulonephritis may be caused by what infection?
group A beta-hemolytic streptococci
Blood glucose levels resulting in a rapid onset of irritability, tremors, difficulty concentrating or speaking, & sweating.
What is hypoglycemia?
This child has a sausage like mass and sudden onset of severe abdominal pain with red jelly-like stool.
What is intussesception?
This type of enema is used to treat intussusception.
What is a barium or air/gas enema?
Which pediatric disorder is treated with the Pavlik harness followed by a hip Spica cast?
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
A disease where platelet aggregation in the kidneys lead to thrombocytopenia and anemia?
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
A pediatric client admitted in DKA will be treated with 2 IV fluid and blood sugars titrated slowly to avoid what complication.
What is cerebral edema?
This child has an absence of ganglion cells in the colon along with ribbon like stool.
What is Hirschsprung's Disease?