Respiratory
What is the earliest indication of pediatric distress?
What is tachypnea?
Most common rhythm to find a pediatric in full arrest.
What is asystole?
What is a bulging fontanels a sign of?
What is meningitis?
Projectile vomiting
What is pyloric stenosis?
Severe isotonic dehydration leads to
What is shock?
Oxygen saturation of less than 95% should be ___________
What should be corrected immediately?
We begin CPR in an unresponsive child if there heart rate is below this.
What is 60 beats a minute?
Most common reason for a pediatric to seize.
What is a fever?
Pedialyte, Infalyte are examples of
What are: Oral rehydrating solutions
The ________ ________ ________ is a structured assessment tool that allows you to rapidly form a general impression of the pediatric patient's condition without touching him or her.
What is the Pediatric Assessment Triangle?
consists of assessing appearance, work of breathing, and circulation to the skin.
High pitched whistling sound
What is wheezing?
What are three reasons a pediatric patient may be tachycardic?
Hypoxia, fever, pain, anxiety
Bicycling motion
What is a sign of pediatric seizures?
Priority goal of care in gastroenteritis
What is Monitor fluid and electrolytes
What is the number one cause of death in pediatrics?
What is trauma?
Children with difficulty breathing will typically not smile, may not be engaging, and will be primarily focused on this.
What is breathing?
When assessing capillary refill in pediatric patients, it would be less than?
Shrunken fontanels
What is a sign of dehydration?
_________ is common in pediatric patients and if left untreated can lead to peritonitis or shock.
What is appendicitis?
What would bruising behind or on the ears, neck, or abdomen indicate?
What is abuse?
The main presentation of croup and how to quickly determine if thats what you're dealing with.
What is barking cough, stridor, fever? Take the pt outside in the cold and see if cough is relieved?
A fetal heart rate that remains above ___ or below ___ beats/min for more than 60 seconds may be an early sign of fetal distress
What is 160 and 110
Common causes of seizures in children include all of the following, EXCEPT:
Select one:
A. infection.
B. poisonings or ingestion.
C. hyperglycemia.
D. electrolyte imbalances.
What is Hyperglycemia
Your 7 year old patient is lethargic and has a blood pressure of 70/50 mm Hg and a pulse of 138 beats/min. Respirations are 40 breaths/min, and his breath smells fruity. His mother says he has been losing weight and has had increased urination and thirst for several weeks. What condition should be considered
What is Hyperglycemia?
Unresponsive 11 yr old is presenting with a pulse rate of 70, BP 50/30 and respiratory rate 12 and an SPO2 of 84%. Temp of 104.3 with hx of 4 days of illness. Name the 4 critical interventions
O2, BMV/Intubation, cool the pt, IV, fluid challenge 20 mL/Kg, 600 mL repeat as necessary, rapid transport, Epi drip, add more as we discuss this.