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What are the s/s of contact dermatitis and how would you take care of it? Red bumps that
can form moist, weeping blisters
Skin warm and tender to touch
Presence of oozing, drainage or crusts
Skin becomes scaly, raw, or thickened
Remove irritant, and limit further exposure
Antihistamines
Antibiotics
Antifungals
What are the s/s of scabies mites? Pencil-like marks on skin
Intense itching
Appear like pimples or blisters
What is the treatment for scabies mites? Apply scabicide
What education would you give for scabies mites? The entire family needs treatment for it
What s/s would you find with pediculosis capitis (head lice)? Intense itching
Red bumps on scalp
Nits (white specks)
What is the treatment for pediculosis capitis (headlice)? Permethrin shampoo
,Remove nits
What education would you give for pediculosis capitis (headlice)? Do not share hairbrushes
or hats
What is hip dysplasia? Abnormal positioning of the femur head in the acetabulum
What are the assessment findings of hip dysplasia for infants? Shortened limb
Limited abduction
Unequal gluteal folds
"Hip clicks"
Barlow's test
What are the assessment findings of hip dysplasia for a child? Shortened limb
Manual palpation of mobile femoral head
Trendelenburg's gait
Prominent greater trochanter
Bilateral dislocations- waddle, notable lordosis
What is the ortolani test? Test for congenital hip dislocation in newborns. With newborn
supine and hip and knees flexed, the hips are adducted while pressing downward and abducted
while lifting upward. An unstable hip will dislocate when adducted and reduce when abducted.
What is a positive ortolani test indicate? The hip is dislocated
What is a pavlik harness? A chest harness that abducts the legs
, What is a hip spica cast? A type of cast that helps maintain external rotation of the hip and
immobilizes it
What is the pathophysiology of cerebral palsy? Nonprogressive impairment of motor
function, especially muscle control, coordination and posture
What is a Spina bifida occulta? Surface of the vertebral bone is missing
No spinal cord involvement
What is a Spina bifida cystica? Protrusion of sac is visible
What is a meningocele? The sac contains spinal fluid and meninges.
Increased risk for infection if ruptures
What is a myleomeningocele? The sac contains spinal fluid, meninges, and nerves.
Failure of the neural tube to close causes decreased motor and sensory function
What is the pathophysiology of muscular dystrophy Group of inherited disorders with
progressive degeneration of symmetric skeletal muscle groups
What is Duchenne muscular dystrophy Most common form of MD.
Inherited as an x-linked recessive trait
Fat tissue replaces muscles in lower limbs
What is Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy Autosomal dominant inherited disorder
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What are the s/s of contact dermatitis and how would you take care of it? Red bumps that
can form moist, weeping blisters
Skin warm and tender to touch
Presence of oozing, drainage or crusts
Skin becomes scaly, raw, or thickened
Remove irritant, and limit further exposure
Antihistamines
Antibiotics
Antifungals
What are the s/s of scabies mites? Pencil-like marks on skin
Intense itching
Appear like pimples or blisters
What is the treatment for scabies mites? Apply scabicide
What education would you give for scabies mites? The entire family needs treatment for it
What s/s would you find with pediculosis capitis (head lice)? Intense itching
Red bumps on scalp
Nits (white specks)
What is the treatment for pediculosis capitis (headlice)? Permethrin shampoo
,Remove nits
What education would you give for pediculosis capitis (headlice)? Do not share hairbrushes
or hats
What is hip dysplasia? Abnormal positioning of the femur head in the acetabulum
What are the assessment findings of hip dysplasia for infants? Shortened limb
Limited abduction
Unequal gluteal folds
"Hip clicks"
Barlow's test
What are the assessment findings of hip dysplasia for a child? Shortened limb
Manual palpation of mobile femoral head
Trendelenburg's gait
Prominent greater trochanter
Bilateral dislocations- waddle, notable lordosis
What is the ortolani test? Test for congenital hip dislocation in newborns. With newborn
supine and hip and knees flexed, the hips are adducted while pressing downward and abducted
while lifting upward. An unstable hip will dislocate when adducted and reduce when abducted.
What is a positive ortolani test indicate? The hip is dislocated
What is a pavlik harness? A chest harness that abducts the legs
, What is a hip spica cast? A type of cast that helps maintain external rotation of the hip and
immobilizes it
What is the pathophysiology of cerebral palsy? Nonprogressive impairment of motor
function, especially muscle control, coordination and posture
What is a Spina bifida occulta? Surface of the vertebral bone is missing
No spinal cord involvement
What is a Spina bifida cystica? Protrusion of sac is visible
What is a meningocele? The sac contains spinal fluid and meninges.
Increased risk for infection if ruptures
What is a myleomeningocele? The sac contains spinal fluid, meninges, and nerves.
Failure of the neural tube to close causes decreased motor and sensory function
What is the pathophysiology of muscular dystrophy Group of inherited disorders with
progressive degeneration of symmetric skeletal muscle groups
What is Duchenne muscular dystrophy Most common form of MD.
Inherited as an x-linked recessive trait
Fat tissue replaces muscles in lower limbs
What is Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy Autosomal dominant inherited disorder
