PEDIATRIC FINAL ATI 2022 EXAMS SOLUTIONS

requently, low BP (late sign) How should child lay post op to prevent hemorrhage from tonsillectomy? - side lying or on abdomen What should the child avoid after a tonsillectomy post op? - coughing or blowing nose How should x-rays be taken to see the section of the lung behind the heart (lingual)? - Laterally Why are lateral x-rays needed to view the lingual area? - a common site for pneumonia If a child is "barking" and has hoarseness and inspiratory stridor what might they have? - croup What does inspiratory stridor sound like? - a gasp If stridor reduces in a child previously showing stridor, what can that mean? - blockage and imminent respiratory failure Do not put anything in the __________ of a child with acute epiglottitis. - Mouth Acute LTB - Croup symptoms, Inflammation mucosa lining larynx & trachea causing narrowing airway-subglottic area narrowest part causes respiratory acidosis Diagnosis of Asthma is - peak expiratory flow (PEF) Treatment of Asthma is - beta agonists such as albuterol to relieve bronchospasms Preventing chronic problems with Asthma treatment - anti-inflammatory such