NURS 3550 Peds Final Exam Study Guide PDF

Exam Four Study Guide Cancer  Common pediatric cancer symptoms  Tumor lysis syndrome diagnostics/labs Cardiac  Blaylock-Taussig-Thomas shunt: What is the rationale for this procedure?  Tetralogy of Fallot: Tet spells Chronic illness/End of life  Encouraging normal development...

Exam Four Study Guide Cancer  Common pediatric cancer symptoms  Tumor lysis syndrome diagnostics/labs Cardiac  Blaylock-Taussig-Thomas shunt: What is the rationale for this procedure?  Tetralogy of Fallot: Tet spells Chronic illness/End of life  Encouraging normal development with chronic illness Fluid and Electrolyte  Calculate a daily or hourly maintenance fluid amount (table provided) Endocrine  Congenital hypothyroidism: Presentation, management, complications  Diabetes Insipidus/SIADH: Differentiation between two diagnoses  Diabetes Insipidus: Management, pharmacology  Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Presentation, signs, symptoms  Thyroid hormone production pathway  Pituitary: Hypo/hyper presentation  Puberty: Normal developmental milestones  Type 1 Diabetes: Education, pathophysiology Developmental  Erikson stages, what does it mean when you have “A vs B” in the developmental stages, and how do we reinforce behavior to help patients progress to the positive aspect of each stage? Multisystem  What are all of the food-related disease descriptors (i.e. honey crusted lesions) we have had over the semester? Gastrointestinal  GERD: Reflux precautions  Diarrhea: Rehydration teaching Mental Health  ADHD o Screening forms o Stimulant medication education, side effects o α2-adrenergic agonist medication education, side effects o Treatment options based on age (preschool vs. school age)   Depression o Signs/symptoms o Depression screening  Gender Identity o Holistic considerations of care for the patient/family  LGBT o What mental health disorders are they at increased risk of developing?  Anxiety o Management o Common stressors o School phobia management  Substance Abuse o What substances are each gender more prone to abusing? Musculoskeletal  Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: Assessment  Cast assessments/Neurovascular checks Neurological/Neuromuscular  Hydrocephalus: Signs/Symptoms  Head injuries: Warning signs of significant complications, standard monitoring of an unconscious patient with a head injury  Glasgow Coma Scale: Scoring (scorecard provided)  Guillain-Barre: Complications, life-threatening warning signs  Increased intracranial pressure: Management  Myelomeningocele: Different presentations of neural tube defects, common complications  Reye’s syndrome: Cause/prevention  VP shunts: Post op education (focusing on infection risk and proper shunt functioning), shunt malfunction symptoms  Bacterial meningitis: Precautions, treatment Dosage Calculation  Converting lbs to kg  Calculation using mg/kg/dose and mg/mL vial