Pediatrics Exam 1 study guide

Pediatrics Exam 1 study guide Name 2 live vaccines - Answer- Chicken Pox, MMR When is DTAP absolutely contraindicated - Answer- When seizure occurred after previous DTAP Peanuts can be easily ___________ - Answer- aspirated In terms of nutrition, toddlers are considered ___________ - Answer- grazers In terms of nutrition the ____________ of food is more important than the _____________ of food for preschoolers. - Answer- quality; quantity If lighter fluid (hyrdocarbon) is ingested what symptoms will the child present with? - Answer- respiratory symptoms (think fumes) If a corrosive poison is ingested what symptoms will the child present with? - Answer- tongue edema, mouth sores, pharynx problems Tip for parents with children diagnosed with Failure to thrive: - Answer- be persistent through 10-15 minutes of food refusal Teaching for family after child underwent high rectum malformation surgery: - Answer- report changes in stool patterns to doctor, do not want firm stools The neonatal period is the first _____ days - Answer- 27 The postnatal period is days _________ through __________ - Answer- 28 days; 1 year What is the major determinant of neonatal death in the US? - Answer- Birth weight Low birth weight is ______ g? - Answer- 2500 What is the #1 cause of death in children 1 year? - Answer- injury What is family centered care? - Answer- Recognizing the family as the constant in a child's life What does family centered care strive to do? - Answer- address the needs of all family members Enabling - Answer- families are given the opportunity to display caring Empowerment - Answer- giving the family the skills to care Atraumatic care goal - Answer- first do no harm 3 principles of atraumatic care: - Answer- prevent separation, promote sense of control, minimize bodily injury Immunization - Answer- is part of primary prevention of disease Rubella (measles) - Answer- flushed cheeks, white strawberry tongue, rash shows increased density on neck and groin and transverse lines on elbow, Koplik's spots Koplik's spots - Answer- Small, irregular red spots with a bluish-white center appearing on the buccal mucosa in association with measles Vitamin A - Answer- decreases morbidity and mortality in rubella (measles) Rubella (measles) is a _________ disease, it is droplet/airborne/contact and has an incubation period of ____ to _____ days. - Answer- viral; droplet; 10-20 Mumps is a _________ disease, it is droplet/airborne/contact and has an incubation period of ____ to _____ days. - Answer- viral; droplet or contact; 14-21 Whooping cough (pertussis) is a _________ disease, it is droplet/airborne/contact and has an incubation period of ____ to _____ days. - Answer- bacterial; droplet or contact; 6-20 Chicken pox(varicella) is a _________ disease, it is droplet/airborne/contact and has an incubation period of ____ to _____ weeks. - Answer- viral; airborne; 2-3 German measles is a _________ disease, it is droplet/airborne/contact and has an incubation period of ____ to _____ days. - Answer- viral; direct; 14-21 Mumps - Answer- fever, headache, malaise, parotitis (may lead to orchitis & meningoencephalitis Whooping Cough (pertussis) - Answer- short rapid cough followed by crowing of "whoop" sound Usual cause of death with pertussis (whooping cough)? - Answer- pneumonia Greatest danger of German measles if nurse or family member is pregnant? - Answer- teratogenic effect on fetus Chicken Pox (varicella) complications - Answer- secondary bacterial infections, encephalitis, pneumonia, hemorrhage and chronic or transient thrombocytopenia What vaccines should n