Care of Family with Special Needs & Congenital and Acquired Newborn Conditions
An infant whose birth weight falls below the tenth percentile on growth chartsWhat is SGA?
Small for gestational age (SGA) or small-for-dates (SFD)
This is preventable by vaccination, a member of the herpes family and caused by primary secretions of respiratory tract of infected persons or to a lesser degree, skin lesions
Chicken pox/varicella zoster virus
Consists of a three-part assessment: eye opening, verbal response, and motor response.
Glascow-coma scale (GCS)
The most frequent cause of hospitalization in children less than 2 years of age
RSV
a deformity in which the foot turns inward and is fixed in a plantar-flexion position, is a congenital condition that warrants attention
Club foot
An infant whose birth weight falls above the ninetieth percentile on intrauterine growth charts
Large for gestational age (LGA)
Which disease may cause irreversible paralysis in 1 out of 200 infections. Spread from person to person, principally through the fecal–oral route
Polio
A rare disorder that affects all organs of the body but is most harmful to the brain and the liver—causing an acute increase of pressure within the brain
Reyes Syndrome
a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by recurring symptoms, airway obstruction, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, and an underlying inflammation process.
Asthma
a structural spinal deformity in three planes, usually involving lateral curvature, spinal rotation causing rib asymmetry, and when in the thoracic spine
Scoliosis
An infant born before 37 completed weeks of gestation, regardless of birth weight
Preterm (premature) infant
A highly contagious infection of the respiratory tract caused by a bacterium that is preventable by vaccination.
Pertussis
a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass.
Muscle dystrophy
People who have __________ have a faulty protein that affects the body's cells, its tissues, and the glands that make mucus and sweat.
cystic fibrosis
an infectious process in the bone, can occur at any age but most frequently is seen in children 10 years of age or younger
Osteomyelitis
A method of providing breast milk or formula through a nasogastric or orogastric tube
Gavage feeding
Direct contact, droplet (airborne) spread, and contaminated objects.
Transmission of chicken pox
Features include abnormal muscle tone, involuntary movements, poor coordination, and exaggerated reflexes that can lead to difficulties with walking, feeding and swallowing, coordinated eye movements, and articulation of speech
Cerebral Palsy
Is defined as the inability of the respiratory apparatus to maintain adequate oxygenation of the blood, with or without carbon dioxide retention
Respiratory Failure/Emergency
refers to chronic childhood arthritis, starts before age 16 years with peak onset between 1 and 3 years of age
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
For the infant who requires gavage or parenteral nutrition, this action may improve oxygenation and facilitate earlier transition to nipple feeding
Non-nutritive sucking
1–2 days before eruption of lesions until all lesions have crusted
Period of Communicability for Chicken Pox
the most common defect of the central nervous system.
Spina Bifida
A heterogeneous group of mainly acute and infectious processes that are characterized by a bark-like or brassy cough
croup
a partial or complete break in the bone
fracture