Module 2 CANVAS Info + PP Flashcards
(111 cards)
What developmental element begins during adolescence? When does it end?
Puberty
Adulthood
What is the age range for adolescence?
10-19yrs
Adolescent thinking moves from ________ to __________.
Concrete to abstract
What occurs during adolescence in regards to family?
Independent identity and separation
Do you take a BP on all children? What would be the position?
Yes, but they need to be cooperative. Seated in a quiet room.
Correct BP cuff size
Width covers 40-50% circumference of the limb
How to diagnose HTN in children: how many separate readings need to occur for dx?
3 separate readings separated over time
What frequently causes pediatric HTN?
-Renal issues
-Obesity
Stages of pediatric HTN
- Stage 1: 95-99th percentile plus 12mmHg
- Stage 2: >99th percentile plus 12mmHg
What medications commonly given during middle/adolescent stages can raise blood pressure?
-Steroids
-Oral contraceptives
What is the best method to take a blood pressure? What is the difference?
-Automated is not the better way to take a BP; manual is!
-BP readings from automated BP devices are 5mmHg higher for diastolic and 10mmHg higher for systolic
BP varies by what two components of the individual?
Height and weight
Labs that should be ordered when HTN is dx? (8)
CBC, serum nitrogen, creatinine, electrolytes, lipid panel, glucose, urinalysis, renal ultrasound
Indications for pharmacological therapy include: (5)
- Symptomatic HTN
- Stage 2 HTN w/o a clearly modifiable factors (eg. obesity)
- Chronic kidney disease
- Diabetes (types 1 and 2)
- Persistent HTN despite nonpharmacologic measures
Nonpharmacological interventions to help with HTN
Diet
Exercise
Weight management
Enuresis
-Repeated urination into clothing during the day and into bed during the night by a child who is chronologically and developmentally older than 5
How many times must a child urinate into clothing during the day and night (who is chronologically AND developmentally older than 5yrs) to be considered for the dx of enuresis?
at least twice a week x3 months
Encopresis
-repeated passage of stool into inappropriate places by child who is chronologically OR developmentally older than 4yrs
How often must encopresis occur for patient to receive dx?
-Must occur each month at least 3 months and is not attributed to physiologic effects of substance or another medical condition except to the mechanism of constipation
What most often causes encopresis?
Constipation
Etiology of ADD/ADHA
Can be genetics, fetal alcohol syndrome, CNS trauma/infections, prematurity/neonatal brain injury and hyperthyroidism
What is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder?
ADD/ADHA
Does ADD/ADHD occur alone or with comorbidities?
BOTH; includes learning disabilities, anxiety disorders and depression
What is the most common comorbidity of ADD/ADHD?
Anxiety disorders