QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉Medications used to treat anxiety in children?. Answer: Other than
the antianxiety agent buspirone include; tricyclic antidepressants &
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
◉What does Child Maltreatment all detail?. Answer: Includes
physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, & neglect.
Child maltreatment may result in significant physical injury, poor
physical health, &, in some cases, impaired brain development.
◉Common Medical Treatments for Cancer?. Answer: Blood product
transfusion
Leukapheresis
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Supplemental Oxygen
Biopsy
Splenectomy
Surgical Removal of Tumor & Radiation
,◉Main Causes of Iron-Deficiency Anemia?. Answer: Usually d/t
malabsorption, hemorrhage, or diet.
◉What is Anemia?. Answer: A condition in which the level of RBCs is
lower than the age-appropriate normal value.
Anemia may develop as a result of decrease in oxygen-carrying
ability of the blood
◉Therapeutic Management of Iron-Deficiency Anemia?. Answer:
Iron supplements:
Ferrous sulfate or ferrous fumarate
3mg once or 2x a day
teeth staining
constipation
dark stools
take w/ vitamin C
avoid w/ milk
, ◉Sickle Cell Disease Patho?. Answer: The RBCs do not carry the
normal adult hemoglobin, but instead carry a less effective type.
Sickling may be triggered by any stress or traumatic event, such as
infection, fever, dehydration, physical exertion, excessive cold
exposure, or hypoxia
Blood becomes more viscous because the sickled cells clump
together & prevent normal blood flow to the tissues of that area.
◉What is the main symptom with sickle cell crisis?. Answer: Pain
crisis results as circulation is decreased to the area.
Pain can occur in any part of the body but is most common in the
joints.
◉Therapeutic Management of Sickle Cell Disease?. Answer: Prevent
crisis
Prevent complications (L-glutamine reduces complications)
Prevent infection - prophylactic antibiotics and immunizations
Support family and child