Chapter 35 - peds vocab Flashcards
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An indicator of oxygenation and ventilation; reflects the child’s attempt to compensate for hypoxia.
Work of breathing
An inflammation of the meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord; it is usually caused by a virus or a bacterium.
Meningitis
Refusal or failure on the part of the parent or caregiver to provide life necessities.
Neglect
An airborne bacterial infection that affects mostly children younger than 6 years. Patients will be feverish and exhibit a “whoop” sound on inspiration after a coughing attack; highly contagious through droplet infection.
Pertussis (whooping cough)
Death of an infant or young child that remains unexplained after a complete autopsy.
Sudden infant death syndrome
A specialized medical practice devoted to the care of the young.
Pediatrics
Children between ages 3 and 6 years.
Preschool-age
The external openings of the nostrils. A single nostril opening is called a naris.
Nares
A child age 1 to 3 years.
Toddler
To turn white.
Blanch
A seizure characterized by severe twitching of all of the body’s muscles that may last several minutes or more; formerly known as a grand mal seizure.
Generalized seizure
Rapid respirations
Tachypnea
A syndrome seen in abused infants and children; the patient has been subjected to violent, whiplash-type shaking injuries inflicted by the abusing individual that may cause coma, seizures, and increased intracranial pressure due to tearing of the cerebral veins with consequent bleeding into the brain.
Shaken baby syndrome
Slow respiratory rate; an ominous sign in a child that indicates impending respiratory arrest.
Bradypnea
A person who is 6 to 12 years of age.
School age
A form of bacterial meningitis characterized by rapid onset of symptoms, often leading to shock and death.
Neisseria meningitides
Pulses that are closest to the core (central) part of the body where the vital organs are located; include the carotid, femoral, and apical pulses.
Central pulses
A young person age 12 to 18 years.
Adolescent
A tape used to estimate an infant’s or child’s weight on the basis of body length; appropriate drug doses and equipment sizes are listed on the tape.
Length-based resuscitation tape
Inflammation of the trachea.
Tracheitis
An upright position in which the patient’s head and chin are thrust slightly forward to keep the airway open.
Sniffing position
A structured assessment tool used to rapidly form a general impression of the infant or child without touching him or her; consists of assessing appearance, work of breathing, and circulation to the skin.
Pediatric assessment triangle
Areas where the neonate’s or infant’s skull has not fused together; usually disappear at approximately 18 months of age.
Fontanelles
A viral inflammatory disease of the upper respiratory system that may cause a partial airway obstruction and is characterized by a barking cough; usually seen in children.
Croup
