Exam 35: Assisting in Pediatrics

Robert Payne, a 9-year-old patient, is being seen today for an acute asthma attack. His mother wants to know what she can do to prevent these episodes. Summarize for her a minimum of four triggers that might cause Robert's asthmatic reaction.

You have learned a great deal in this chapter about how to interact therapeutically with children of all ages. Summarize the therapeutic approaches for infants, school-age children, and adolescent patients.

If a child has severe diarrhea, the parents should stop feeding the child to protect the GI tract from damage.

The medical assistant is not responsible for reporting child abuse to appropriate authorities.

Viral meningitis is treated with hospitalization and IV antiviral medications.

A 2-month-old infant is scheduled for immunizations. Which ones should the child receive and how should they be administered? The baby's father asks whether the vaccines will make his daughter sick. What can you tell him about the typical side effects of these vaccinations?

The classic definition of __________ is a condition in which an infant between 2 weeks and 4 months of age has crying episodes that occur at least three times a week, last longer than 3 hours a day, and persist for at least 3 weeks.

A child's head circumference should be measured to the closest _______ inch.

All states screen newborns for cystic fibrosis using either a genetic or blood test.

Rescue inhalers are used for short-term prevention of bronchospasms in children.

Which of the following immunizations is administered IM?

Cystic fibrosis life expectancy is 35 to 40 years with no cure for the disease.

Studies have shown that a child who is obese between the ages of ___________ has an 80% chance of becoming an obese adult.

Which statement is true about bacterial meningitis?

__________ is a viral inflammation of the larynx and the trachea just beneath it that causes edema and spasm of the vocal cords.

Another name for chickenpox is

Which statement is true about croup?

An infant with a small head circumference for size and age may be diagnosed with _______________.

A buildup of fluid in the middle ear is called ___________ otitis media.

Skeletal growth in girls is completed between 15 and 16 years of age and in boys between ages 17 and 18.