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Chapterb11:bHealthbProblemsbofbInfants
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• A nurse is assessing a child with kwashiorkor disease. Which asses
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sment findings shouldthe nurse expect?
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a. Thinbwastedbextremitiesbwithbabprominentbabdomen
b. Constipation
c. Elevatedbhemoglobin
d. Highblevelsbofbpr
oteinANS: A b b
The child with kwashiorkor has thin, wasted extremities and a promin
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ent abdomen from edema (ascites). Diarrhea (persistent diarrhea ma
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lnutrition syndrome) not constipation commonly occurs from a lower
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ed resistance to infection and further complicates the electrolyte imb
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alance. Anemia and protein deficiency is a common finding in malno
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urishedchildren with kwashiorkor.
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• A nurse is preparing to accompany a medical mission’s team to a
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bthird world country.Marasmus is seen frequently in children 6 mon
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ths to 2 years in this country. Which symptoms should the nurse ex
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pect for this condition?
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a. Loose,bwrinkledbskin
b. Edematousbskin
c. Depigmentationbofbthebskin
d. Dermato
sesANS: A b b
Marasmus is characterized by gradual wasting and atrophy of body tis
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sues, especially of subcutaneous fat. The child appears to be very old,
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bwith loose and wrinkled skin, unlike the child with kwashiorkor, who ap
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pears more rounded from the edema. Fat metabolism is less impaired
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than in kwashiorkor; thus, deficiency of fat-
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soluble vitamins is usually minimal or absent. In general, the clinical m
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anifestations of marasmus are similar to those seen in kwashiorkor wit
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h the following exceptions: With marasmus, there is no edema from hy
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maciated appearance; no dermatoses caused by vitamin deficiencies;
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blittle or no depigmentation of hair or skin; moderately normal fat metab
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olism and lipid absorption; and a smaller head sizeand slower recover
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y after treatment.
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• Rickets is caused by a deficiency in: b b b b b b
a. vitaminbA.
b. vitaminbC.
c. vitaminbDbandbcalcium.
d. folicbacidbandb
iron.ANS: C b b
Fat-
soluble vitamin D and calcium are necessary in adequate amounts t
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o prevent the development of rickets. No correlation exists between
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vitamins A, C, folic acid, or iron andrickets.
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• A nurse is preparing to administer an oral iron supplement to a hosp
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italized infant. Whichshould not be given simultaneously with the iron
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supplement?
a. Milk
b. Multivitamin
c. Fruitbjuice
d. Meat,bfish,bpo
ultryANS: A
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Many foods interfere with iron absorption and should be avoided when
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the iron is consumed.These foods include phosphates found in milk, p
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hytates found in cereals, and oxalates foundin many vegetables. Multiv
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itamins may contain iron; no contraindication exists to taking the
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