You're in a restaurant. Someone tells you, in a very hoarse voice, that they are choking. They have their hands around their neck in the universal choking sign.Bystanders are urging you to do something. What do you do?
Reassure the person that since they can speak, they still are passing air into their lungs. Encourage them to see medical assistance.
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This type of diabetes is often from a sedentary lifestyle, often found in overweight, middle aged adults
Type II Diabetes
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If not managed quickly and carefully, ___________ leads to cardiac arrest in children.
Respiratory arrest or breathing problems
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Which way should you tilt the head when dealing with a nosebleed?
Forward
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A newborn doesn't cry tears until it is how old?
1 month
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What is the tube that take air into the lungs called? (otherwise known as the windpipe)
The trachea
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This type of diabetes often occurs before age 30, is not caused by lifestyle choices or diet choices.
What is Type I or Insulin Dependent Diabetes
200
Why are children so susceptible to drowning in such a small amount of water?
Their heads are proportionally large in comparison to their bodies, making them top heavy and unable to lift themselves up if they fall headfirst into water.
200
Why don't you want a patient with a fever to shiver?
It will raise their temperature higher.
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What is cyanosis?
When something turns blue - usually lips, nail beds, around nose in respiratory distress.
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What is the tube that takes food to the stomach called?
The esophagus
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What does the pancreas stop making in a Type I diabetic?
Insulin
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When very sick, __________ taper steadily down while _________seem ok and plateau, and then suddenly become quite ill.
Adults, children
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What is the main concern in diarrhea and vomiting in infants and children?
Dehydration
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What is stridor?
A high pitched sound that comes from a partial upper airway obstruction. Common in croup.
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A viral disease in children causing narrowing of the upper airway leading to a high pitched, seal like cough.
Croup
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How do you treat suspected hypoglycemia in a conscious diabetic person?
Give juice, sugar, rescue gel
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Name 2 signs of respiratory difficulty in an infant or child.
Increased Respiratory Rate, Nasal Flaring, Noisy Breathing, Cough, Fever, Clammy Skin
Mood change – not acting like “himself” – more sleepy or more fussy, Retractions, Cyanosis
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What is anaphylaxsis?
A severe allergic reaction that can close the airways.
400
What is Bell's Palsy?
When one side of the face becomes paralyzed, usually due to a virus
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A common cause of airway obstruction in cardiac arrest patients
The tongue
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What is gestational diabetes?
Diabetes that occurs while a woman is pregnant.
500
A specific type of seizure caused by a high fever in children.
Febrile Seizure
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You are babysitting your nephew. You can see that he put a red Lego way up his nose. You can only see the corner of it. How do you get it out?
You don't. It needs to be removed by an md.
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Name one of the 3 main causes of respiratory arrest in children.