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Ch.38 Pediatrics Flashcards

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Pediatric assessment triangle

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  • Appearance
  • Work of breathing
  • Circulation
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Appearance

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  • Tone
  • Interactivity
  • Consolable
  • Speech/Cry
  • Look/Gaze
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Work of breathing

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  • Rate
  • Retractions
  • Anxiety
  • Positioning
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Circulation

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  • Cyanosis
  • Pallor
  • Mottled/Ashen
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Respiratory Distress

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  • Appearance -NORMAL
  • Work of Breathing-ABNORMAL
  • Circulation-NORMAL
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Respiratory Failure

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  • Appearance-ABNORMAL
  • Work of Breathing-ABNORMAL
  • Circulation-Either
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Respiratory Arrest

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  • Appearance-ABNORMAL
  • Work of Breathing-ABNORMAL
  • Circulation-ABNORMAL
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Airway Obstruction Conscious Pt

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  • Infant- 5 back blows, 5chest thrusts

* Child- Heimlich Maneuver

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Airway Obstruction unconscious pt

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  • CPR

- Look in mouth when doing ventilations

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Croup

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  • Common upper airway infection
  • Viral
  • 6 months- 3 years
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Croup S/Sx

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  • Respiratory distress Symptoms

- Seal bark like cough

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Croup Rx

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  • O2

- Saline Nebulizer

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Epiglottitis

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  • Resembles croup
  • Bacterial
  • 2-7 years of age
  • High Mortality Rate
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Epiglottitis S/Sx

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  • High Fever
  • Painful swallowing
  • Drooling
  • Stridor
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Asthma/Broncholitis

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  • Similar diseases and symptoms
  • Will have wheezing upon exhalation
  • Bronchiolitis -very young children, one episode of wheezing
  • Asthma -multiple episodes of wheezing with a common cause
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ALTE

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  • Apparent Life Threatening Event
  • An event that is frightening to the caregiver
  • Less than 12 months old
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These thing falls on ALTE category

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  • Apnea
  • Color change
  • Marked change in muscle tone
  • Unexplained choking or gagging
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Sudden death infant syndrome

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  • Sudden death of an infant less than 1 year old
  • Exact cause unknown
  • Make no judgement, treat as any other cardiac arrest
  • If obvious signs of death DO NOT start resuscitation
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Trauma

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  • Head injuries (common)
  • Extremity Fractures (common)
  • Ribs more pliable
  • Less Abdominal Muscles
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Car seats and Cspine

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  • Rear facing- can cspine in seat
  • Forward facing- remove from vehicle on seat, then immobilize onto a board
  • Booster seat - cspine as normal out of vehicle
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Child abuse

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  • Make no judgements
  • Document- let law enforcement know and hospital staff
  • Follow county policy -phone call ASAP and faxed written report within 36hours

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