Congenital Heart Defects
This left-to-right shunting defect causes failure to thrive, respiratory infections, and a loud murmur at the left sternal border.
What is VSD?
This diuretic is commonly used in pediatric heart failure.
What is hydrochlorothiazide?
The priority intervention after pain medication during a vaso-occlusive crisis.
What is IV hydration?
This respiratory disorder presents with drooling, tripod position, and is a medical emergency.
What is epiglottitis?
High fever, strawberry tongue, and peeling hands/feet indicate this condition.
What is Kawasaki Disease?
The priority action during a hypercyanotic (“tet”) spell.
What is place the infant in the knee-chest position?
Parents giving digoxin should NOT repeat the dose if this occurs.
What is vomiting?
A major reason infants with TOF or CHD fail to gain weight.
What is fatigue leading to poor feeding?
Priority first action for a child admitted with bronchiolitis, severe congestion, and RR 48/min.
What is suctioning the airway?
The causative organism of "whooping cough."
What is Bordetella pertussis?
Coarctation of the aorta produces these pulse findings.
What are bounding radial pulses and weak/absent femoral pulses?
Hypokalemia increases the risk for toxicity from this cardiac medication.
What is digoxin?
Stool color that may indicate iron supplementation in infants.
What is tarry green?
A “silent chest” in asthma indicates this clinical change.
What is worsening obstruction / impending respiratory failure?
Tonsillectomy complication sign that needs urgent notification.
What is frequent swallowing (bleeding)?
Surgery for PDA is performed primarily to prevent this complication.
What is pulmonary vascular congestion?
This ACE inhibitor is commonly prescribed to children with heart failure to reduce afterload and improve cardiac output.
What is captopril?
Inheritance pattern of sickle cell disease.
What is autosomal recessive (25% chance)?
Most appropriate first-line treatment for severe asthma exacerbation.
What is a short-acting β₂-agonist?
RSV requires this transmission-based precaution.
What is contact and droplet precautions?
Tetralogy of Fallot causes chronic hypoxemia, which stimulates this compensatory laboratory finding.
What is polycythemia (↑ RBC production)?
Infants with HF need adjustments to this nutritional component to support growth.
What is increased calories, protein, and fat?
The major physiological cause of SCA symptoms.
What is increased RBC destruction and sickled cells causing obstruction?
This play-based activity helps extend expiratory time in asthma.
What is exhaling deeply to blow a cotton ball?
School nurses help prevent rheumatic fever by screening these symptoms.
What is sore throats for group A strep?