Review

Question 0

What does vision and hearing impairment impede the process of

Answer 0

Development

Question 1

How do child’s Eustachian tubes lead to susceptibility of getting acute otitis media

Answer 1

Horizontal position and shortened length (flat, short)

Question 2

A 2 year old has persistent OM with effusion what is a intervention for developmental health of a child

Answer 2

Reassessing for language acquisition

Question 3

What are some findings you will find wil corneal abrasions

Answer 3

Pupils are equal, round, and reactive to light; pain; pain when looking towards bright light

Question 4

What will you see with allergic conjunctivitis

Answer 4

Clear, watery drainage from both eyes

Question 5

What would be important teaching to a parent who has a child with strabismus

Answer 5

It is critical to prescribe with patching as prescribed and put patch on the good eye

Question 6

With acute otitis media when would you use antibiotics?

Answer 6

Bacterial: high fever, purulent drainage, and age (would give antibiotic to a 5 month old who is fussy and pulling at ears because of age)

Question 7

Would you give antibiotics to a 5 month old who is fussy and pulling at ears

Answer 7

Yes

Question 8

What would you expect with bacterial conjunctivitis

Answer 8

Purulent drainage and crust formation

Question 9

In a patient with allergic conjunctivitis levocabastine opthalmic drops (an antihistamine) have been prescribed. What is a side effect?

Answer 9

Headache because dehydration and drying is a side effect of antihistamine

Question 10

What is dysphagia

Answer 10

Difficulty swallowing so this deals with the throat

Question 11

Age range for croup

Answer 11

3 months-8 years

Question 12

Age range for epiglottitis

Answer 12

1-8 years

Question 13

What kind of fever do you see with croup

Answer 13

Variable fever

Question 14

What kind of fever do you see with epiglottistis

Answer 14

Severe acute high fever

Question 15

Symptoms of croup

Answer 15

Barking cough, hoarseness, sore throat, stridor, tachypnea

Question 16

Symptoms of epiglottitis

Answer 16

Dysphagia, drooling, toxic, sore throat

Question 17

Risk factors for pneumonia

Answer 17

Preterm birth, asthma, CF, attending daycare

Question 18

What do you expect to find in a asthma X-ray

Answer 18

Over expansion of lungs

Question 19

Side effects of albuterol

Answer 19

Increased heart rate, tremors, nervousness, and decreased potassium

Question 20

What is the first step when asthma condition worsens

Answer 20

Administer albuterol as needed

Question 21

What should you do if you administer albuterol for asthma attack and it doesn’t work

Answer 21

Low dose corticosteroid + albuterol

Question 22

Do newborns breathe through their mouth?

Answer 22

Only when they cry. They are obligate nasal breathers

Question 23

Who’s respiratory tract is drier newborns or adults?

Answer 23

Newborns because they don’t make much mucous

Question 24

What are some pneumonia assessment findings

Answer 24

Fever, increased WBC count, rapid respiration rate, the patient is producing yellow purulent sputum, X-ray indicates presence of perihilar infiltrates (fluid)

Question 25

What are we worried about with croup

Answer 25

The airway!

Question 26

When you are teaching a patient at discharge what should you tell them about long acting bronchodilators

Answer 26

They must be continued even when the child does not have symptoms

Question 27

A child has croup and you note they have rapid respirations. What should you do?

Answer 27

This requires immediate intervention because it is a symptom of respiratory distress