What is otitis media?
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-inner ear infection
-acute otitis media is common in infants and children
^due to shorter/horizontal Eustachian tubes
,What are the different types of viral infections?
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Rubella, Rubeola, Varicella, Roseola, Erythema Infectiosum, HFMD, and
Mumps
What assessment findings are associated with aseptic meningitis?
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-fever
-photophobia
-vomiting
-poor feeding
-neck pain
-positive Kernig and Budzinski
What is posturing?
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-abnormal patterns of flexion and extension in a patient
with severe brain injury
-decorticate & decerebrate posturing
,What is rubeola (measles)?
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contagious illness that was infrequently seen in the US
What is positional plagiocephaly?
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asymmetry of the head
What intervention can we perform for lice?
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-Permethrin (nix), pyrethrins (RID), malathion (Ovide), benzyl alcohol
(Ulesfia), lindane (NOT recommended)
-initial tx then approximately 9 days later
-natural methods: wet combing or cetaphil
-remove nits/lice using a fine tooth comb
What interventions can we perform for craniosyntosis?
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, -surgical
-post operative care
What assessment findings are associated with MRSA?
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skin lesions/abscess (look like a "spider bite")
What is Rocky Mountain disease?
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-most severe and frequently reported rickettsial illness in the US
-can be fatal without tx
What nursing diagnoses are appropriate for skin rashes?
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-risk for infection
-impaired discomfort
-impaired skin integrity
Key Points for Infectious Diseases!!
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-inner ear infection
-acute otitis media is common in infants and children
^due to shorter/horizontal Eustachian tubes
,What are the different types of viral infections?
Give this one a try later!
Rubella, Rubeola, Varicella, Roseola, Erythema Infectiosum, HFMD, and
Mumps
What assessment findings are associated with aseptic meningitis?
Give this one a try later!
-fever
-photophobia
-vomiting
-poor feeding
-neck pain
-positive Kernig and Budzinski
What is posturing?
Give this one a try later!
-abnormal patterns of flexion and extension in a patient
with severe brain injury
-decorticate & decerebrate posturing
,What is rubeola (measles)?
Give this one a try later!
contagious illness that was infrequently seen in the US
What is positional plagiocephaly?
Give this one a try later!
asymmetry of the head
What intervention can we perform for lice?
Give this one a try later!
-Permethrin (nix), pyrethrins (RID), malathion (Ovide), benzyl alcohol
(Ulesfia), lindane (NOT recommended)
-initial tx then approximately 9 days later
-natural methods: wet combing or cetaphil
-remove nits/lice using a fine tooth comb
What interventions can we perform for craniosyntosis?
Give this one a try later!
, -surgical
-post operative care
What assessment findings are associated with MRSA?
Give this one a try later!
skin lesions/abscess (look like a "spider bite")
What is Rocky Mountain disease?
Give this one a try later!
-most severe and frequently reported rickettsial illness in the US
-can be fatal without tx
What nursing diagnoses are appropriate for skin rashes?
Give this one a try later!
-risk for infection
-impaired discomfort
-impaired skin integrity
Key Points for Infectious Diseases!!
