NSG420 Peds Exam 2 Questions With
Correct Answers
T |or |F: |tonsils |are |present |at |birth
false, |they |are |not |present |but |grow |rapidly
What |type |of |breathers |are |newborns?
Nose
What |type |of |breathers |are |children |under |8?
abdominal |breathers |- |they |rely |on |the |diaphragm
At |what |age |is |lung |development |complete?
5-6 |yo
At |what |age |are |lung |structures |of |adult |size?
Adolescence
Sweat |Test
diagnostic |test |for |cystic |fibrosis; |children |with |this |disease |lose |excessive |amount |of |salt |in |
their |sweat
T |or |F: |CF |screening |is |a |regular |newborn |screening
True
Cystic |Fibrosis
A |genetic |disorder |that |occurs |in |people |with |two |copies |of |a |certain |recessive |allele; |
characterized |by |an |excessive |secretion |of |mucus |and |consequent |vulnerability |to |infection; |
fatal |if |untreated.
CF |Complications
- |recurrent |respiratory |infections
- |infertility
- |no |pancreas |enzymes
,CF |s/s |related |to |GI
- |meconium |ileus
- |prolonged |jaundice
- |steatorrhea
CF |s/s |related |to |respiratory
- |productive |cough
- |crackles/wheezes
- |tachypnea
- |hypoxia
- |cyanosis
CF |s/s |related |to |integumentary
Salty |tasting |tears |and |skin
CF |Physical |characteristics
- |underweight
- |barrel |chest
- |protuberant |abdomen
- |lethargic
- |delayed |development |of |2nd |sex |symptoms
CF |diagnosis
- |sweat |test
- |positive |fam |history
- |absence |of |pancreatic |enzymes
- |chronic |pulmonary |involvement
T |or |F: |CF |is |preventable?
False, |it |is |genetically |related
CF |Medical |Care
- |Chest |PT
- |inhaled |mucolytics
- |Pulmozyme |(thins |mucus)
- |Abx
- |inhaled |hypertonic |saline
, - |chronic |pseudomonas |- |commonly |on |ABX |prophylactically
- |pancreatic |enzymes |taken |with |food |& |snacks |to |be |able |to |metabolize/break |down
Should |chest |PT |be |performed |before |or |after |eating |a |meal?
Before. |Doing |chest |PT |with |food |in |the |stomach |puts |them |at |risk |for |aspiration |and |vomiting
|up |the |food
Croup
Umbrella |term |for |swelling/edema |in |the |respiratory |track |(larynx, |trachea, |or |bronchi)
Croup |s/s
- |barking |cough/hoarseness
- |fever
- |tachypneic
- |stridor
Croup |Medical |management
- |racemic |epinephrine
- |corticosteroids
Acute |Epiglottitis
Inflammation |of |the |epiglottitis |that |may |lead |to |blockage |of |the |resp |sys |and |death |if |not |
treated.
Often |caused |by |numerous |bacteria. |Intubation |may |be |required |and |speed |is |critical |in |Tx
Epiglottitis |S/S
- |high |fever
- |sore |throat
- |dyspnea
- |rapidly |progressing |respiratory |obstruction
- |retractions
- |tripod |position
- |frog-like |croaking |on |inspiration
Which |vaccine |is |given |to |help |prevent |epiglottitis?
Hib
What |is |the |one |think |to |avoid |with |epiglottitis?
Correct Answers
T |or |F: |tonsils |are |present |at |birth
false, |they |are |not |present |but |grow |rapidly
What |type |of |breathers |are |newborns?
Nose
What |type |of |breathers |are |children |under |8?
abdominal |breathers |- |they |rely |on |the |diaphragm
At |what |age |is |lung |development |complete?
5-6 |yo
At |what |age |are |lung |structures |of |adult |size?
Adolescence
Sweat |Test
diagnostic |test |for |cystic |fibrosis; |children |with |this |disease |lose |excessive |amount |of |salt |in |
their |sweat
T |or |F: |CF |screening |is |a |regular |newborn |screening
True
Cystic |Fibrosis
A |genetic |disorder |that |occurs |in |people |with |two |copies |of |a |certain |recessive |allele; |
characterized |by |an |excessive |secretion |of |mucus |and |consequent |vulnerability |to |infection; |
fatal |if |untreated.
CF |Complications
- |recurrent |respiratory |infections
- |infertility
- |no |pancreas |enzymes
,CF |s/s |related |to |GI
- |meconium |ileus
- |prolonged |jaundice
- |steatorrhea
CF |s/s |related |to |respiratory
- |productive |cough
- |crackles/wheezes
- |tachypnea
- |hypoxia
- |cyanosis
CF |s/s |related |to |integumentary
Salty |tasting |tears |and |skin
CF |Physical |characteristics
- |underweight
- |barrel |chest
- |protuberant |abdomen
- |lethargic
- |delayed |development |of |2nd |sex |symptoms
CF |diagnosis
- |sweat |test
- |positive |fam |history
- |absence |of |pancreatic |enzymes
- |chronic |pulmonary |involvement
T |or |F: |CF |is |preventable?
False, |it |is |genetically |related
CF |Medical |Care
- |Chest |PT
- |inhaled |mucolytics
- |Pulmozyme |(thins |mucus)
- |Abx
- |inhaled |hypertonic |saline
, - |chronic |pseudomonas |- |commonly |on |ABX |prophylactically
- |pancreatic |enzymes |taken |with |food |& |snacks |to |be |able |to |metabolize/break |down
Should |chest |PT |be |performed |before |or |after |eating |a |meal?
Before. |Doing |chest |PT |with |food |in |the |stomach |puts |them |at |risk |for |aspiration |and |vomiting
|up |the |food
Croup
Umbrella |term |for |swelling/edema |in |the |respiratory |track |(larynx, |trachea, |or |bronchi)
Croup |s/s
- |barking |cough/hoarseness
- |fever
- |tachypneic
- |stridor
Croup |Medical |management
- |racemic |epinephrine
- |corticosteroids
Acute |Epiglottitis
Inflammation |of |the |epiglottitis |that |may |lead |to |blockage |of |the |resp |sys |and |death |if |not |
treated.
Often |caused |by |numerous |bacteria. |Intubation |may |be |required |and |speed |is |critical |in |Tx
Epiglottitis |S/S
- |high |fever
- |sore |throat
- |dyspnea
- |rapidly |progressing |respiratory |obstruction
- |retractions
- |tripod |position
- |frog-like |croaking |on |inspiration
Which |vaccine |is |given |to |help |prevent |epiglottitis?
Hib
What |is |the |one |think |to |avoid |with |epiglottitis?
