Pediatric Gastrointestinal
This type of acid-base imbalance is most common in infants who have persistent vomiting from pyloric obstruction.
Answer: What is metabolic alkalosis?
Meaning split or divided, this disorder results from incomplete fusion of the oral cavity/lip.
What is cleft lip?
The child gains control of the head and neck before the trunk and limbs. Name the term.
What is cephalocaudal growth?
This postoperative development may indicate bleeding after a tonsillectomy.
What is frequent swallowing?
This electrolyte is commonly lost with extracellular dehydration.
What is sodium?
Frequent, watery stools leading to dehydration are the hallmark of this gastrointestinal symptom in children.
Answer: What is diarrhea?
This abnormality is identified by a painless swelling in the "belly button" area.
What is an umbilical hernia?
Defense mechanism described as returning to an earlier learned behavior
What is regression?
Sudden onset of harsh, barky cough, inspiratory stridor, and sore throat.
What is croup?
This assessment is the most reliable method of detecting fluid loss/gain in children.
What is daily weight?
Severe diarrhea in children can result in this life-threatening complication if fluids are not replaced.
Answer: What is dehydration?
This disorder may be discovered by palpation of an olive-shaped mass during an abdominal assessment.
What is pyloric stenosis?
Erikson stage where the child is immersed in learning, such as reading, writing and math skills.
What is industry versus inferiority?
Name 3 signs of epiglottitis that begin with the letter "D."
Dysphonia
Dysphagia
Drooling
Distressed respiratory effort
Term for potassium level 3.1 mEq/L.
What is hypokalemia?
The classic triad of colicky abdominal pain, currant jelly stools, and a sausage-shaped mass indicates this condition.
Answer: What is intussusception?
This type of enema is used to treat intussusception.
What is a barium or air/gas enema?
Typical age at which most infants sit alone steadily without support.
What is 8 months?
This breath sound is commonly heard during an asthma attack.
What is wheezing?
Normal range for pH.
7.35 - 7.45
This congenital disorder is caused by absence of ganglion cells in the distal colon, leading to functional obstruction.
Answer: What is Hirschsprung disease?
These vitamins are poorly absorbed in children with celiac disease. Name 4.
What are vitamins A, D, E, and K?
The children do not play together, but alongside each other.
What is parallel play?
The term used for frothy and foul-smelling stools in children with cystic fibrosis.
What is steatorrhea?
Name the equivalent: One gram of body weight
What is 1 (one) mL of body fluid?