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Eustachian tube (newborn)
shorter, wider and straighter than in adult (more infections)
pull ear down and back
for infant ear drops pull ear:
Do not give to children.
Reye's syndrome: may be a relationship between the use of aspirin during a viral flu or illness
children and aspirin (ASA)
febrile seizure
occur in response to rapid rise in temperature (more common in 6 months to 5 years)
Document: activity before seizure
, body movements
change in color/resp/muscle tone
incontinence
parts of body
how long
LOC-appearance and behavior after
prep for spinal tap
placed in isolation
seizure precautions
dimly lit quiet room
monitor s/s of increased ICP
Meningitis nursing implications
spastic
athetoid (dyskinetic)
ataxic
mixed
types of cerebral palsy
spastic (CP)
--legs crossing in scissorlike pattern when child is not supported in vertical suspension
involves damage of the cortex of the brain
spasms occur with movement
related to cerebral asphyxia
athetoid (CP)
dyskinetic
involves damage to the basal nuclei ganglion
continuous involuntary writhing movements
often associated with hyperbilirubinemia
ataxic CP
uncoordinated movements and ataxia from a lesion in the cerebellum
mixed CP
Usually a combination of spastic and athetoid