Pediatrics Final ATI 2024 Exam Questions and Answers | Graded A

Pediatrics Final ATI 2024 Exam Most common post op complication of tonsillectomy? - Answer ️️ -hemorrhage Risk time for hemorrhage after tonsillectomy? - Answer ️️ -10 days to 2 weeks post op Signs and symptoms of hemorrhage after tonsillectomy? - Answer ️️ -restlessness, swallowing frequently, low BP (late sign) How should child lay post op to prevent hemorrhage from tonsillectomy? - Answer ️️ -side lying or on abdomen What should the child avoid after a tonsillectomy post op? - Answer ️️ -coughing or blowing nose How should xrays be taken to see the section of the lung behind the heart (lingual)? - Answer ️️ -Laterally Why are lateral xrays needed to view the lingual area? - Answer ️️ -a common site for pneumonia If a child is "barking" and has hoarseness and inspiratory stridor what might they have? - Answer ️️ -croup What does inspiratory stridor sound like? - Answer ️️ -a gasp If stridor reduces in a child previously showing stridor, what can that mean? - Answer ️️ - blockage and imminent respiratory failure Do not put anything in the __________ of a child with acute epiglottitis. - Answer ️️ -Mouth Acute LTB - Answer ️️ -Croup symptoms, Inflammation mucosa lining larynx & trachea causing narrowing airway-subglottic area narrowest part causes respiratory acidosis Diagnosis of Asthma is - Answer ️️ -peak expiratory flow (PEF) Treatment of Asthma is - Answer ️️ -beta agonists such as albuterol to relieve bronchospasms Preventing chronic problems with Asthma treatment - Answer ️️ -anti-inflamatories such as corticosteroids treatment for an emergency with Asthma attack - Answer ️️ -repeat dose q15min twice, on 3rd dose call ambulance Parents need education about beta agonists, what should a nurse advise? - Answer ️️ -don't give them around the clock, they should be prn, do not abuse Common side effects of beta agonists - Answer ️️ -nervousness, tachycardia What is Cystic Fibrosis? - Answer ️️ -Sludge, or increased viscosity of mucous, a build up of thick, sticky mucus in the lungs What diet should a patient with cystic fibrosis eat? - Answer ️️ -high protein, high calorie Signs and symptoms of Increased Intracranial pressure - Answer ️️ -High pitched cry, difficult to soothe, tense and bulging fontanels, cranial sutures separated, setting sun eyes, distended scalp veins, headache, vomiting, seizures, diplopia, irritability/restlessness, drowsiness, indifference, decrease in physical activity & motor skills, complaints of fatigue, somnolence, weight loss Late signs of increased ICP - Answer ️️ -decreased LOC, decreased motor response to command, decreased sensory response to painful stimuli, loss of PERRLA, palliledema Decorticate positioning - Answer ️️ -all flexed