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BSNC 5000: Module 1 Pediatrics questions with correct answers
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BSNC 5000: Module 1 Pediatrics questions withcorrect answers
Infants Neurological Correct Answer-Open sutures
Thinner cranial bones
Cognition and psychological development
Prone to injury as babies can't withdrawal from pain
Immature nervous system
Language under developed
Infant risks to due neurological factors Correct Answer-Brain injuries
Bulging fontanelles = incr intracranial pressure (cerebral edema)
Sunken fontanelles = dehydration
Infant Head-ears-eyes-nose-throat Correct Answer-Anterior Fontenelle
still not fused (12-18Months)
Posterior may be fused or open (usually closes by 2 months)
Large and heavy head
Weak neck muscles
Large tongue
Epiglottis is floppy and U shape
Larynx is more anterior and higher (2nd and 3rd vertebrae)
Cricoid cartilage is narrower, trachea is like a funnel
Short Trachea
, Developing vision
Narrower nasal passages
Infant risks due to Head-ears-eyes-nose-throat Correct Answer-Head
injury as it will go down first
Less control of head too
Poor vision until about 6 months
Infant Respiratory Correct Answer-As baby matures resp rate will
become regular
Trachea and chest wall more compliant
Bronchi and bronchioles are shorter and narrower
Fewer alveoli
Tidal Vol smaller
Higher metabolic rater & O2 consumption
Chest wall thinner and thorax smaller
Ribs cartilaginous and more horizontal
Intercoastal muscles immature
Nose breather till 3-4 months
Diaphragm major muscle in breathing
Infant risk due to respiratory Correct Answer-Airway obstructions
(foreign bodies, swelling, tongue)
High larynx = decr visualization
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