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Peds Sensory/Neuro
LPN Pediatric Sensory & Neuro
Question | Answer |
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symptoms incude pain, irritiability, diminished hearing, and fever | otitis media |
signs & symptoms include pain and tenderness on manipulating the pinna or tragus | commonly referred to as swimmer's ear |
surgical incision of the tympanic membrane to relieve pressure or prevent a rupture of the membranes | myringotomy |
ear wax | cerumen |
reduction or loss of vision in one children who strongly favor one eye | amblyopia |
common treatment for amblyopia | eye glasses |
inability to direct both eyes towards the same object | strabismus |
may be used to treat strabismus | eye glasses or eye patch |
common in early childhood and may be infectious or non infectious | conjunctivitis |
acute noninflammatory encephalopathy and hepatopathy that follows a viral infection in children | Reyes Syndrome |
inflamation of the meninges ( the covering of the brain & spinal cord) | meningitis |
inflammation of the brain | encephalitis |
infection of the brain & spinal cord | encephalomyelitis |
____________ are the most commonly observed neuological dysfunction in children | seizures |
movement during a seizure causing a stiffening or contraction of the muscles | tonic |
alternating contraction and relaxation of muscles during a seizure | clonic |
occur in infants and children as a response to a RAPID rise in body temperature | febrile seizure |
extensor posturing with arms extended and hands flared outward | decerabrate posturing |
flexor posturing with arms flexed on chest and hands in fists | decorticate posturing |