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Haney GP ch. 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why are childhood immunizations important... | they prevent epidemics of serious contagious diseases |
| Croup is usually a viral disease involving the; | larynx, trachea, and bronchi |
| What is the description of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) | Sudden and unpredictable death of an infant under the age of one. |
| List five symptoms of Tetanus. | extremely febrile, irritable, sweats profusely, stiff neck, tight jaw. |
| What is the diagnosis for Pertussis (Whooping Cough) | Nasopharyngeal mucus are positive for pertussis bacillus, patient's wbc count is usually elevated. |
| With Acute Tonsillitus the tonils appear; | inflamed, swollen, with yellowish exudate projecting from crypts. |
| Hyaline membrane disease refers to | infant respiratory distress syndrome |
| List some signs and symptoms of Anemia. | Pallor, weakness, fatigability, listlessness (there are more!) |
| ---- is a result of damage to the CNS | cerebral palsy |
| What is a pathogen? | A microorganism that is capable of causing disease in a susceptible host. Know how pathogens cause diseases |
| What is Reye's syndrome a combination of? | Brain disease and fatty invasion of inner organs |
| Mothers who consume alcohol during the gestational period is called? | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
| ----- is progressive and causes crippling and immobility | Duchenne Muscular dystrophy |
| What are some warning signs of lead poisoning? | loss of appetite, vomiting, irritability, and ataxic gait. |
| Erythroblastosis Fetalis is also known as? | Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn |
| What exactly is Erythroblastosis Fetalis? | It stems from an incompatibility of fetal anf maternal blood, resulting in excessive rates of rbc destruction. |
| List one way leukemia is treated. | Through systemic chemotherapy |
| For iron deficiency anemia what is given to the patients. | iron rich foods and oral preparations of ferrous iron |
| What are not characteristics of congenital diseases | always fatal; always genetic; always non-genetic |
| List three ways to prevent vomiting. | Avoid overfeeding, known food allergens, and substances that cause gastric irritation. |
| What are some causes of Diarrhea. | infection, medications, allergic reactions, emotions, anatomic abnormalities, malabsorption syndromes, mechanical or chemical irritaion |
| What are the four types of worms that can take up residence in the GI tract. | Roundworms, pinworms, hookworms, tapeworms |
| Infant intermittently draws up legs, clenches the fists and cries as if in pain are signs of; | Infantile Colic |
| ---- is the most common cyanotic congenital heart defect that is actually a combination of 4 | Tetralogy of Fallot |
| What is influenza? | an acute, highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory tract. |
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