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Isotonic iiSolutions ii- iisame iiconcentrations iiblood ii- iiAnswers ii-0.9% iiNS, iiLR, iiD5W ii(in
iithe iibag)
hypertonic iisolution ii- iiAnswers ii-Solute iiconcentration iiis iigreater iithan iithat iiinside iithe
iicell; iicell iiloses iiwater
hypotonic iisolution ii- iiAnswers ii-Solute iiconcentration iiis iiless iithan iithat iiinside iithe iicell;
iicell iigains iiwater
Why iiare iikids iisusceptible iito iidehydration ii- iiAnswers ii-Young iichildren iihave iimore
iifluid iioutside iithe iicell iibecause iithe iibrain iiand iiskin iioccupy iia iigreater iiportion iiof iibody
iiweight. iiCompared iito iiolder iichildren iiand iiadults, iiinfants iihave iia iigreater iifluid iiintake
iiand iioutput iirelative iito iisize. iiTherefore iiwater iiand iielectrolyte iidisturbances iioccur
iimore iifrequently iiand iimore iirapidly iiand iiinfants iiadjust iiless iipromptly iito iithese
iialterations. iiAt iia iihigher iirisk iifor iidehydration. iiThe iimost iicommon iicauses iiof
iidehydration iiin iichildren iiare iivomiting iiand iidiarrhea. iiIncreased iimotility iiand iimore
iifrequent iiBM's iiand iimore iiwater iicontent iiin iibody, iiputs iithe iiinfant iiat iihigher iirisk iifor
iidehydration, iiespecially iiwith iiillness.
Respiratory iiRates iiof iiNewborns ii/ iiInfants ii- iiAnswers ii-Use iia iistethoscope. iiNormal
iirespiratory iirate iiis iibetween ii30-60 iibreaths iiper iiminute, iiand iiwhen iisleeping ii20-40
normal iinumber iiof iiinfant iiwet iidiapers iiin iia iiday ii- iiAnswers ii-6-12 iidiapers. iiIn iia
iinewborn iiinfant iidiapers iiare iisupposed iito iibe ii1 iiwet iidiaper iiper iiday iiof iilife iiuntil
iimoms iimilks iicomes iiin iithen ii5-6 iiwet iidiapers iia iiday.
methods iito iitake iipediatric iitemps ii- iiAnswers ii--axillary. iiBest iiused iiin iichildren iiwho
iiare iiuncooperative, iineurologically iiimpaired, iior iiimmunosuppressed, iior iihave iiinjuries
iior iihave iihad iisurgery iito iithe iioral iicavity.
-tympanic. iiIf iiyounger iithan ii3 iiyears iiold, iipull iithe iiearlobe iiback iiand iidown.
-temporal. iiNoninvasive iiand iiwell iitolerated iiby iiyoung iichildren
-oral. iiBest iiused iiin iipatients ii5 iiyears iiand iiolder iias iithe iichild iican iihold iian iielectronic
iioral iithermometer iiin iithe iimouth iiwell iienough iito iiobtain iian iiaccurate iireading.
, -rectal. iiThough iiconsidered iito iimost iiaccurately iireflect iithe iibody's iicore iitemperature,
iithe iirectal iiroute iiis iiinvasive iiand iinot iiwell iiaccepted iiby iichildren iior iiparents.
Cryptorchidism ii- iiAnswers ii--a iicondition iiin iiwhich iione iior iiboth iiof iithe iitestes iifail iito
iidescend iifrom iithe iiabdomen iiinto iithe iiscrotum.
-a iicomplication iican iibe iisterility iiif iiit iidoesn't iidescend, iior iifixed iiby iisurgery, iior iiHCG,
iineed iicorrected iiby iipuberty
- iiHigher iichance iiin iipremature iibirth
-In iimost iiof iithe iicases, iiundescended iitestiles iimoves iiinto iithe iiscrotum iiby iithe iitime
iithe iibaby iiis ii3-6 iimonths iiold
-increases iirisk iiof iitesticular iicancer.
UTI iitreatment ii- iiAnswers ii--Lower iiUTI iitreatment ii5-7 iiday iicourse iiof
ii(trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole)
-Upper iiUTI iitreatment ii7-10 iiday iicourse iiof ii(trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole), iiusually
iiiv iithen iitransitioned iito iioral
-If iiallergies iiuse iiCephalosporins
-Teach iiparents iito iigive iithe iifull iicourse iiof iiantibiotics
-Give iiantipyretics iias iineeded iifor iipain/ iifever
Nocturnal iienuresis ii(bed-wetting) ii- iiAnswers ii-They iineed iimedical iisupport iifor iithe
iifamily/ iichild iiuntil iia iiconsecutive ii14 iinight iiof iino iibed iiwetting
Meds: iiDesmopressin ii(Vasopressin) ii- iiantidiuretic iihormone
Prevention iiof iiUTI ii- iiAnswers ii--Occur iimost iiin iifemales/uncircumcised iimales/potty
iitraining iiage
-Wipe iifront iito iiback iito iiprevent iibacteria iifrom iimoving iifrom iirectum iito iiurethra
-Males iithat iiare iiuncircumsized, iiteach iiparents iito iiretract iiforeskin iiand iiclean
-Keep iiunderwear iidry ii& iiuse iicotton iiunderwear ii& iimake iisure iiit's iinot iitoo iitight
-Avoid iibubble iibaths
-Frequent iivoiding, iiemptying iithe iibladder iicompletely, iiavoid iiconstipation/ iistraining
iiwith iibowel iimovements
-For iiadolescents iiwho iiare iisexually iiactive iivoid iiimmediately iibefore iiand iiafter
iiintercourse.
Med iiadministration iiwith iidialysis ii- iiAnswers ii-Administer iimeds iiafter iidialysis iiis
iicomplete iior iimeds iiwill iiflush iiout iiof iisystem
Dialysis iiprecautions ii- iiAnswers ii-Always iiwash iiyour iihands iiwith iisoap iiand iiwarm
iiwater iibefore iiand iiafter iitouching iiyour iiaccess. iiClean iithe iiarea iiaround iithe iiaccess
iiwith iiantibacterial iisoap iior iirubbing iialcohol iibefore iiyour iidialysis iitreatments. iiCheck
iithe iipulse ii(also iicalled iithrill) iiin iiyour iiaccess iievery iiday. iiWeight iibefore iiand iiafter
iidialysis.
Check iiAV iifistula iifor iia iithrill ii- iiif iiabsent iinotify iiphysician iiimmediately iiand iido iinot
iiinitiate iidialysis
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