Exam 40: Assisting in Pediatrics

Pediatricians use ________ to determine how a child's height, weight, and head circumference compare to average rates.

Before giving a child a vaccine, you must obtain _______ consent from the parent.

The medical term for bed-wetting is ________.

The waste product from the normal breakdown of red blood cells that may cause jaundice in neonates is ________.

In which stage of growth and development is a child's head usually one-fourth the entire body length?

Physicians often do a(n) _______ to confirm a negative result of a rapid strep test.

An infant is called a(n) _______ from birth to one month of age.

Blue lips and fingernails, signs of cyanosis in a newborn, are obvious indications of a(n) _______ defect.

The physiological changes that make a person capable of sexual reproduction are known as ________.

Juvenile rheumatoid ________ (JRA) is an autoimmune disease of the joints that occurs in children aged 16 or younger.

For children who have a fever, Tylenol or ibuprofen should be recommended instead of _______, because the latter has been associated with Reye syndrome.

The soft spots on an infant's head that are made of tough cartilage are known as ________.

At what age does a child develop a personal identity?

Which of the following is a highly contagious dermatologic disease that causes inflammation and pustules that become crusted before healing?

Before administering a childhood immunization, be sure to check for _______, or known risks or reasons for not giving the immunization.

Which of the following statements about well-child examination is true?

At what age do children need to spend time enjoying friendships, sporting events, and social events?

The development of thinking skills as a child grows is ____.

An eating disorder in which the person develops a habit of binge eating and purging is _______.

For which of the following diseases are toxoids used to produce active immunity?