Respiratory/ENT
This disorder is often diagnosed through a chloride sweat test or via a stool sample.
What is Cystic Fibrosis?
This progressive genetic disorder that manifests as delayed and/or tiptoe walking; clumsy gait and reduced muscle strength.
What is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?
A child that has a sunken fontanel, rapid pulse rate and 10% body weight loss.
What is severe dehydration?
This vaccine given at 12 months old protects the child from Rubella. (hint: as well as two other diseases)
What is MMR?
This sound is due to turbulent air flowing over the larynx associated with laryngotrachealbronchitis.
What is stridor?
Manifestations of this emergent condition include sore throat, difficulty swallowing, drooling, and tripod positioning.
What is Epiglottitis?
In children this is diagnosed by the following symptoms: limited abduction, affected leg shorter, limp, tip-toe walking, positive Trendelenberg sign, and positive Galeazzi sign.
What is Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip?
What is Potassium?
This measurement should double by 6 months and triple by a year.
What is infant weight?
This highly contagious, deadly bacterial respiratory illness can be prevented through vaccination.
What is Pertussis or Whooping Cough?
Complications from this common condition include conductive hearing loss, speech delay, and meningitis.
What is otitis media?
This defect presents with the a sac that is filled with spinal fluid and meninges on the outside of the body.
What is a Meningocele (Spina Bifida Cystica)?
This is the amount of urine you would expect a 1 month old baby to per hour.
What is 2ml/kg (hourly)?
At this age most children can hold and shake a rattle.
What is 3 months old?
This is the most common primary malignant renal tumor usually occurring under the age of 5.
What is a Wilm's tumor?
A child has a barking cough that is worse at night, a low-grade fever, and suprasternal retractions.
What is Laryngotracheobronchitis (aka Croup)?
This disorder attributed to an anoxic injury at birth causes permanent non-progressive gross motor delays.
What is Cerebral Palsy?
This is the recommended treatment for moderate dehydration in the amount of 50-100 ml/Kg over 4 hours.
What is oral rehydration therapy (Pedialyte)?
In this pre-operational stage a child should be able to speak around 50 words.
What is age 2 years?
This accounts for 75-80% of childhood leukemia's with the peak age of diagnosis at 4 years old.
What is Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia?
This severe respiratory condition worsens despite the use of albuterol inhalers resulting in the need for IV corticosteroids.
What is Status Asthmaticus?
This is diagnostic criteria includes impairments in social interactions, lack of emotional reciprocity, and repetitive motor mannerisms.
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
1000 mL + (50 mL/kg for weight above 10 kg) / 24 hours
What is the formula for IV fluid therapy for 11-20kg child?
This involuntary stepping movement of the feet typically disappears by 2 months of age.
What is the step reflex.
What is lead poisoning?