PEDIATRIC NURSING ALL REVISION QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED 100%) (2024 UPDATE)
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Nursing Pediatrics
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Nursing Pediatrics
Sickledex is easy: fingerstick and yields accurate results in 3 minutes. But electrophoresis is
needed to distinguish between children with the trait and those with the disease - ANSWERwhat tests are done for Sickle?
Preventing exposure to infection, maintaining hydration, and treating oxygen and...
,Aplastic crisis: caused by diminished production and increased destruction of rbcs, triggered by
viral infection or depletion of folic acid - ANSWER- manifestations: profound anemia and
pallor.
YES! Incredibly: pneumococcal, meningococcal, and annual influenza vaccine - ANSWER- is
it important for a child with sickle to receive vaccinations?
Administration is avoided because of the risk of normeperidine- induced seizures - ANSWER-
why is the administration of meperidine (Demerol) avoided in sickle cell?
Microcytic/hypochromic - ANSWER- iron deficiency anemia is a ___ and __ anemia
Z track - ANSWER- what type of injection for iron administration?
Determined by bone marrow aspiration (shows conversion of red bone marrow to fatty bone
marrow) - ANSWER- what is definitive diagnosis of aplastic anemia?
Focuses on restoring function to the bone marrow and involves immunosuppressive therapy and
bone marrow transplantation (treatment of choice if a suitable donor exists) - ANSWER-
treatment for aplastic anemia.
Aplastic anemia - ANSWER- anti-lymphocyte globulin or anti-thymocyte globulin may be
prescribed to suppress autoimmune response in what; colony stimulating factors may be prescribed
to enhance bone marrow production; corticosteroids adn cyclosporine (sandimmune) may be
prescribed, may need blood transfusions.
Hemophilia A or classic hemophilia - ANSWER- factor VIII definiciency may also be known
as what.
,Hemophilia B or Christmas - ANSWER- factor IX deficiency may also be known as what.
X- males are affected most - ANSWER- hemophilia is an __ linked recessive genetic disorder.
Who are affected most?
DDAVP (synthetic form of vasopressin) - ANSWER- ___, a synthetic form of vasopressin,
increases plasma factor VIII and may be prescribed to treat mild hemophilia.
Von Willebrand disease - ANSWER- this disorder causes platelets to adhere to damaged
endothelium; the ___ _____ factor protein also serves as a carrier protein for factor VIII.
Von Willebrand disease - ANSWER- this is characterized by an increased tendency to bleed
from mucous membranes.
Thalassemia major - ANSWER- this type of thalassemia results in severe anemia that requires
transfusion to sustain life (Cooley's anemia).
Thalassemia intermedia - ANSWER- This is manifested as splenomegaly and moderate to
severe anemia.
Thalassemia trait - ANSWER- This produces mild microcytic anemia of thalassemia.
Thalassemia minor - ANSWER- This is an asymptomatic silent carrier case of thalassemia.
B thalassemia major - ANSWER- this is characterized by an autosomal recessive disorder
characterized by the reduced production of one of the globin chains in the synthesis of hemoglobin
(both parents must be carriers to produce a child with beta thalassemia major).
, Supportive; the goal of therapy is to maintain normal hemoglobin levels by the administration of
blood transfusions, may need bone marrow transplantation and splenectomy - ANSWER- what
is treatment for Beta thalassemia major?
B thalassemia major - ANSWER- s/sx: frontal bossing, maxillary prominence, wide set eyes
with a flattened nose, greenish yellow skin tone, hepatosplenomegaly, severe anemia, and
microcytic/hypochromic red blood cells.
With chelation therapy: Exjade or deferoxamine (Desferal) may be prescribed to treat it and
prevent organ damage from the elevated levels of iron caused by multiple transfusion therapy. -
ANSWER- how is iron overload treated in B thalassemia major?
Acute lymphocytic leukemia - ANSWER- ____ _____ ______ is the most frequent type of
cancer in children.
Induction - ANSWER- this phase of chemotherapy achieves a complete remission or
disappearance of leukemic cells.
Intensification or consolidation therapy - ANSWER- this phase of chemotherapy decreases the
tumor burden further.
Central nervous system prophylactic therapy - ANSWER- this phase of chemotherapy prevents
leukemic cells from invading the central nervous system.
Maintenance - ANSWER- this phase of chemotherapy serves to maintain the remission phase.
Leukemic blast (immature) phase cells - ANSWER- a positive bone marrow biopsy would
show what.
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