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PEDS MIDTERM
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| BURN PRIORITIES | face and chest |
| MILIARIA | prickly heat or a rash caused by excess body heat and moisture. |
| PYLORIC STENOSIS | stenosis (narrowing) an obstruction at the lower end of the stomach caused by an overgrowth (hypertrophy) of the circular muscles of the pylorus or by spasms of the spinchter. |
| S/S OF PYLORIC STENOSIS | PROJECTILE VOMITING |
| ERYTHEMA | diffused reddened area on the skin |
| MACULE | circular redenned area on the skin |
| PAPULE | circular reddned area on the skin that is elevated |
| VESICLE | circular redenned area on the skin that is elevated and contains fluid |
| PUSTULE | circular redenned area on the skin that is elevated and contains pus |
| SCAB | dried pustule that is covered with a crust |
| PATHOGNOMONIC | term used to describe a lesion or symptom that is characteristic of a specific illness. |
| HYPOSPADIA | congenital defect in w/c the urinary meatus is not at the end of the penis but on the LOWER shaft |
| HIRSCHSPRUNG'S DISEASE (AGABGLIONIC MEGACOLON) | occurs when there is an absence of ganglionic innervation to the muscle of a segment of the bowel. |
| HIRSCHSPRUNG'S DISEASE (AGABGLIONIC MEGACOLON) s/s | ribbonlike stools, abd distention, failure to pass meconium w/in 24 to 48 hrs |
| NEPHROTIC SYNDROME | kidney condition distinguished by presence of marked amts of protein in the urine |
| NEPHROTIC SYNDROME s/s | edema - periorbital, abd - distended, pale, irritable, listless and poor apettite |
| SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS | cradle cap. Inflammation of the skin that involves the sebasceous glands chrac by thick, yellow, oily, adherent, crustlike scales on the scalp and the forehead. |
| SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS TX | shampoo hair on consistent basis. Use baby oil to soften scab |
| OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS | caused by organisms normally found in the environment that the immune suppressed individual cannot resist or fight |
| INCUBATION PERIOD | time between the invasion by the pathogen and the onset of clinical symptoms. |
| PRODORMAL PERIOD | refers to the initial stage of a disease: the interval between the earliest symptoms and the appearance of a typical rash or fever. |
| NATURAL IMMUNITY | resistance is inborn. Babies under 12 wks gets their immunity from their mother. |
| ACQUIRED IMMUNITY | not the result of inherited factors but is acquired as a result of having the disease or is artificially acquired by receiving vaccines or immune serums. |
| ACQUIRED IMMUNITY - ACTIVE | when the person produces his or her own immunity |
| ACQUIRED IMMUNITY - PASSIVE | antibodies obtained in immune serums like gamma globulin |
| VARICELLA (CHICKEN POX) | its in the spinal column. Could reactivate as shingles brought by illness, stress. It is a type of herpes. |
| RUBELLA (GERMAN MEASLES) | easier type of rubella |
| MEASLES | longer period of rubella. Difference is that this rubella is longevity and photofobia. |
| INFANTILE ECZEMA | correlation w asthma |
| WILMS TUMOR | avoid abdominal palpation; could cause tumor to spread |
| ACNE | caused by genetic factors and stress. Regular well-balanced diet is encouraged. |
| NEPHROTIC SYNDROME - TX | STEROID therapy. Due to steroids masking signs of infection, the pt must be watched closely for more sybtle symptoms of illness. |
| PARAPHIMOSIS | retraction of a tight foreskin. Should be avoided because foreskin cannot be returned to its normal position. There may be swelling and impaired circulation caused by constriction. Need immediate eval by physician |
| HEP A | from contaminated food and water. Importance of handwashing |
| VOMITTING AND DIARRHEA | may cause severe dehydration and fluid/electrolyte imbalance |
| DIFFERENT TYPES OF BURN | 1st degree - red; 2nd degree- blister; 3rd degree = all |
| MUMPS | caused by paramyxovirus. Glands become painful & swollen. Dangerous to adult male may cause STERILITY. |
| PINWORMS TX | ANTHELMINTICS. MEBENDAZOLE (VERMOX) - single dose chewable tablet. Wash hands well, fingernails are kept short, soothing ointment on rectal area. Wear clean underwear. All members of family should be treated. |
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