needs according to his/her developmental stage for the old teen (14 to 18) what is the
most important aspect?
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they have a more adult like understanding of death and will need further
support through honest, detailed explanation and will want to feel truly
involved and listened too
a decrease in lower extremity pulses of BP as compared to upper extremities may
indicate?
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, coarctation of the aorta
____ are the most common form of solid tumor and the second most common type of
cancer in children
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brain tumors
which cancer related death occurs most frequently in children?
a. brain tumors
b. lymphomas
c. wilms tumor
d. lung cancer
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a
ventricular septal defect (VSD)
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, opening between the right and left chambers of the heart
one of the most common congenital heart defects accounts for about 25%
of all congenital heart defects
spontaneous closure of small VSDs occur in about half of the children by
age 2
if the child has a complete tricuspid atresia blood enters the right atrium but they
need another defect to survive otherwise there would be no blood flow what is a
possible other defect the child might have?
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a PDA
patent foramen ovale
atrial septal defect
wilms tumor most commonly metastasizes to?
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perinatal tissue
liver
diaphragm
lungs
abomdinal muscle
, lymph nodes
factors that are associated with severity of brain tumors
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invasive
highly malignant
progresses quickly to increased intracranial pressure
difficult to resect
resistant to chemo
s/s of thrombocytopenia
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prolonged bleeding time from cuts
petechiae
purpura
bleeding from gums and nose
heavy menstrual cycles
blood in stool/urine
high INR & PT/PTT