Let There Be Blood
This disease in which hemoglobin A is replaced with hemoglobin S is most common among African Americans
What is sickle cell disease?
This leading cause of ER visits is triggered by such things as allergies, viruses, and exercise
What is asthma?
This type of broken bone is partially bent and partially broken
What is a greenstick fracture?
This is the most common congenial heart defect
What is a ventricular septal defect (VSD)
A 7-year-old boy has decreased but brown/smokey colored urine, when Mom says he just finished amoxicillin for strep throat 5 days ago, the nurse suspects
What is glomerulonephritis? Often 2-3 weeks after a strep infection amoxicillin normally prescribed for 10 days.
Aplastic anemia is caused by a problem in this part of the body
What is bone marrow?
This is the most common cause of bronchiolitis in a child under two
What is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)?Bronchiolitis is a lower airway infection
This type of fracture occurs when the bone is broken into more than two pieces
What is a comminuted fracture?
This is the most common congenital heart defect in children with Downs syndrome
What in atrial septal defect (ASD).
A 7 year old child is experiencing enuresis, the nurse would expect an order for this test first
What is a urinalysis (and urine culture)? Enuresis ( from Latin en- not and uresis- continence of urine) is urinary incontinence and is normal up to age 5
This is the treatment of choice for Hemophilic emergencies to reverse the crisis
What is provide the proper coagulation protein/clotting factor?
This inherited disease affects the cells that produce mucus, sweat, and digestive juices. It causes these fluids to become thick and sticky. They then plug up tubes, ducts, and passageways.
What is cystic fibrosis?
This type of fracture results in surgery
What is an open fracture?
Consisting of pulmonary stenosis a large ventricular septal defect an overriding aorta, and right ventricular hypertrophy this heart defect results in multiple surgeries
What is tetralogy of fallot?
A 10-year-old girl is diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome, the family likely noticed this symptom first
What is edema/swelling or weight gain? S/S proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, and edema
A child is born to an Egyptian couple they undergo genetic testing and the husband does not have a genetic marker for B-Thalassemia but the child has the disease, the nurse knows
What is the husband is not the father? How do I contact Maury Povich? B-Thalassemia is autosomal receive so both parents must at least have the maker for the child to have the disease
This is the single largest infectious cause of death in children worldwide
What is pneumonia ?
A six month old presents to the ER with broken ribs on her left and right side after the mother says there was a fall off of the bed, the nurse suspects
What is potential child abuse?
This class of heart defect results in less than normal oxygen levels to the body because of a right to left shunt
What is a cyanotic defect?
A child has prerenal AKI broadly this would be caused by
What is lack of blood flow to the kidneys?
The nurse know that because of the MCV of kids with iron deficient anemia it is classified as this type of anemia
What is microcytic anemia?
A 6-year-old is undergoing an acute asthma exacerbation and the PA order Salmeterol, you should
What is question the order? This is a long acting beta agonist and the situation call for a short acting beta agonist
A child must be in a rear facing car seat until they are this old.
What is 2 years old?
This class of heart defects includes defects such as VSD, ASD, and PDA, in which oxygen levels delivered, to the body remains normal
What is acyanotic defects?
A child has chronic kidney disease and develops anemia, this is explained by
What is a lack of erythropoietin produced by the kidneys?