Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC) Best
Exam Questions with Complete Solution
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Pediatric - ANS-a specialized medical practice devoted to the care of the young.
Family-Centered Care - ANS-effective communication and interaction with information
gathering from family and primary caregivers.
Security Objects - ANS-objects that make the child feel more secure, such as pacifiers,
blankets, or a favorite toy
Abrasions - ANS-a portion of skin or of a mucous membrane scraped away as a result
of injury
heat emergency - ANS-a person with symptoms that include headache, nausea, and
fatigue after exposure to heat may have some measure of a heat-related illness. Some
heat emergencies include heat stress, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, heat stroke
syncopal episode - ANS-a fainting spell or transient loss of consciousness, often caused
by an interruption of blood flow to the brain
pale - ANS-lack of color, pallor
Diaphoretic - ANS-a state of excessive perspiration because of high physiologic stress
Ibuprofen (Motrin) - ANS-is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that works by
reducing hormones that cause inflammation and pain in the body. Used to reduce fever
and treat pain or inflammation caused by many conditions
, Acetaminophen (Tylenol) - ANS-belongs to a class of drugs called analgesics (pain
relievers) and antipyretics (fever reducers).
breathing - ANS-the part of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle that will tell you whether
the child's respiratory function is a problem.
circulation - ANS-the part of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle that will tell you whether
the child is compensating for decreased circulation, because an early sign is peripheral
vascular constriction, which is reflected by skin color and temperature, capillary refill,
and distal versus central pulse quality.
general impression - ANS-the overall initial impression that determines the priority for
patient care; based on the patient's surroundings, the mechanism of injury, signs and
symptoms, and the chief complaint.
general appearance - ANS-the part of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle that will tell
you whether the child's physiology is compensated or not compensated
intervene - ANS-come between, so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events
Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT) - ANS-assessment tool that allows an integrating
rapid formation of a general impression of the type and level of illness or injury in an
infant or child without touching them, consists of assessing appearance, work of
breathing, and circulation to the skin
physiologic urgency - ANS-how quickly you need to react based on the findings of the
patient's body functions
respiratory distress - ANS-a clinical state characterized by increased respiratory rate,
effort, and work of breathing
respiratory failure - ANS-a clinical state of inadequate oxygenation, ventilation, or both
Exam Questions with Complete Solution
Graded A+
Pediatric - ANS-a specialized medical practice devoted to the care of the young.
Family-Centered Care - ANS-effective communication and interaction with information
gathering from family and primary caregivers.
Security Objects - ANS-objects that make the child feel more secure, such as pacifiers,
blankets, or a favorite toy
Abrasions - ANS-a portion of skin or of a mucous membrane scraped away as a result
of injury
heat emergency - ANS-a person with symptoms that include headache, nausea, and
fatigue after exposure to heat may have some measure of a heat-related illness. Some
heat emergencies include heat stress, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, heat stroke
syncopal episode - ANS-a fainting spell or transient loss of consciousness, often caused
by an interruption of blood flow to the brain
pale - ANS-lack of color, pallor
Diaphoretic - ANS-a state of excessive perspiration because of high physiologic stress
Ibuprofen (Motrin) - ANS-is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that works by
reducing hormones that cause inflammation and pain in the body. Used to reduce fever
and treat pain or inflammation caused by many conditions
, Acetaminophen (Tylenol) - ANS-belongs to a class of drugs called analgesics (pain
relievers) and antipyretics (fever reducers).
breathing - ANS-the part of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle that will tell you whether
the child's respiratory function is a problem.
circulation - ANS-the part of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle that will tell you whether
the child is compensating for decreased circulation, because an early sign is peripheral
vascular constriction, which is reflected by skin color and temperature, capillary refill,
and distal versus central pulse quality.
general impression - ANS-the overall initial impression that determines the priority for
patient care; based on the patient's surroundings, the mechanism of injury, signs and
symptoms, and the chief complaint.
general appearance - ANS-the part of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle that will tell
you whether the child's physiology is compensated or not compensated
intervene - ANS-come between, so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events
Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT) - ANS-assessment tool that allows an integrating
rapid formation of a general impression of the type and level of illness or injury in an
infant or child without touching them, consists of assessing appearance, work of
breathing, and circulation to the skin
physiologic urgency - ANS-how quickly you need to react based on the findings of the
patient's body functions
respiratory distress - ANS-a clinical state characterized by increased respiratory rate,
effort, and work of breathing
respiratory failure - ANS-a clinical state of inadequate oxygenation, ventilation, or both
