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Hazzards(peds)
Question | Answer |
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principal symptom of pin worms | anal itching |
when to apraoch parents for preventative education after poison exposure | assess parents not to be in crisis mode |
Factors to consider in assessing for exposure to communicable diseases | immunizations, disease exposure |
primary prevention | nursing interventions that prevent the disease from being aquired. pt does not currently have the disease process |
Why is vomitting not induced after ingestion of a goasoline based fluid? | aspiration pneumonia, bronchitis or chemical pneumonia may occur |
what are the clinical s/sx if a child has ingested a corrosive material? | edema of airway, drooling, unable to talk, dyspnea |
Priority nursing intervention when an ingestion has occured | Airway/respiratory status |
medication used for primary intervention for varicella | varivax immunization |
medication used for immunue insufficient child exposed to varicella | varicella zoster immune globlin (VZIG) |
medication used to decrease severity and length of s/sx of varicella | acyclovir |
why does the pt. with pertusis have a problem with nutrition | paroxysmal pattern of coughing causes the child to vomit |
servere consequnce of salicylate overdose (asprin) | risk for increase bleeding times due to decrease prothrombin production |
the use of EDTA is dependent on_______ | kidney function |
clinical manifestation to monitor for during the use of chelation therapy due to rebound effect | seizure activity |
the goal for using the medications sucimer and EDTA | allow lead to be drawn into blood stream for excretion thru the kidneys |
prodromal stage of communciable disease | non specific s/sx of disease (HA, increase temp, general malaise) |
Illness | has specific s/sx |
convalescence | acute s/sx disappear, pt is usually not contagious |
mode of transmission | will indicate type of isolation needed |
antipyretic not used with children 18 yrs old and younger | aspirin |
drug of choice for group A beta strep infections | PCN |
characteristics of strep rash (scarlet fever) | erythemic, feels like fine sand paper, diffuse |
complications of rubella | tetragenic to fetus |
presentation of roseola | high fever for 2-3 days. When fever breaks, diffuse, flat, erythemic rash appears over toroso |
types of conjunctivitis | bacterial, viral, allergic, duct obstruction |
goal of nursing interventions with poison ingestions | decrease absorption of poison |