Paediatric assessment

Question 1

What things change regarding the observations compared to adults?

Answer 1

BP is lower, HR is higher, Saturations are the same

Question 2

What basis are drugs and fluid given?

Answer 2

Weight basis

Question 3

What makes up the paediatric triangle?

Answer 3

Appearance, Work of Breathing, Circulation

Question 4

What do you look for in the childs appearance?

Answer 4

Tone, interactiveness, Gaze, Cry, Consolobilty

Question 5

What makes up work of breathing?

Answer 5

Positioning, Breath sounds, retractions, nasal flaring

Question 6

What mainly causes cardiac arrest in infants?

Answer 6

Respiratory failure/ distress

Question 7

What is respiratory failure?

Answer 7

Inadequte movement of gas in and out of the lungs. Loss of ability to maintain adequete blood levels of co2 and 02.

Question 8

Can respiratory failure happen without respiratory distress?

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

What is respiratory distress?

Answer 9

Clinical state with increased work of breathing e,g croup

Question 10

Define minute volume

Answer 10

How much is breathed in and out per minute

Question 11

What is the formula for minute volume?

Answer 11

Tidal Volume x resp rate

Question 12

What does TICLS stand for?

Answer 12

Tone, Interactivness, consolobilty, look or gaze, speech or cry

Question 13

When assessing breathing what do we look for?

Answer 13

Rate, recession, accessory muscles, head bobbing, flared nostrils, additional sounds, exhaustion and anxious demeanour.