Peds Final

  • hemodynamics of congenital heart disease

    • look at the ones in PowerPoint
    • most common

  • s/s of PNA

    • think respiratory
    • tachypnea
    • grunting
    • nasal flaring
    • retractions
    • think life + death!?!?
    • respiratory failure leads to cardiac arrest
    • cyanotic
    • grunting

  • family-centered care

    • listening to their concerns
    • making a plan of care in regard to the family
    • take into consideration the family’s life

  • fluid balance

  • cardiac catheterization

    • heparin increases their risk of bleeding

  • glomerulonephritis

    • due to post-strep infection

  • nephrotic syndrome

  • increased ICP

    • projectile vomiting
    • h/a
    • double vision-- diplopia
    • altered LOC

  • contraindication for vax

    • immunosuppressed

  • autonomy

    • have their right to choose

  • industry

    • manual labor
    • productivity

  • #1 cause of adolescent death

    • MVA

  • somatropin

    • synthetic growth hormone

  • atraumatic care

    • invasive stuff last
    • do bp LAST

  • erickson’s

  • pain scales

    • flacc
    • faces
    • numeric

  • bacterial meningitis s/s

    • kernig sign
    • brudzinski sign
    • stiff neck
    • torso rash
    • photophobia

  • sickle cell crisis causes

    • fever
    • dehydration
    • stress

  • female w UTI

    • wipe front to back

  • cancer patient w a fever

    • send to the ER
    • they are immunocompromised

  • appendicitis

  • scoliosis s/s + treatments

  • ==myelomenigoseal????????????==

  • muscular dystrophy

    • nursing goal??
    • treatment
    • medication
    • what are their major complications
    • what do they die of????

  • cerebral palsy

    • what does it mean/patho
    • which answer warrants the family understands the disease or does not understand

  • teaching in regard to casts

    • don’t get it wet
    • don’t itch
    • don’t stick stuff down
    • CIRCULATION
    • swelling!
      • ELEVATE!!!!
      • possible dependent edema
      • feel for pulse
      • can they feel you touch them
    • bad cap refill

  • osteogenesis imperfect:????

  • what is genetic counseling

    • probabilities of your offspring having…
    • does not prevent the disease, only educates on the possibilities

  • Duchenne muscular dystrophy

    • how to diagnose at different times
    • school-age or preteen
    • mostly diagnosed as a toddler

  • insulin calculation + teaching!

    • know peaks

  • red flag with growth hormone deficiency

    • GROWTH CHARTS

  • vasopressin OD

    • water toxicity?

  • disorders of the posterior pituitary gland

  • nursingdiagnosisforSIADHnursing diagnosis for SIADH

  • precocious puberty

    • what happens when parents stop giving their child their medication
    • previous s/s will persist

  • review patterns of inheritance