Exam 35: Assisting in Pediatrics

During which phase of growth does a child gain almost half of his or her adult weight, and the skeleton and organs double in size?

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

Overweight and obese children may have sleep apnea.

Adolescents at the postconventional level display what behaviors?

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?

Another name for chickenpox is

Pregnant women infected with parvovirus B19 have an increased risk of miscarriage, and the fetus may suffer from severe anemia.

Which human characteristic is not measured by the Denver II Developmental Screening Test?

Viral meningitis is treated with hospitalization and IV antiviral medications.

Denver II developmental screening tests should be given when?

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

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

Duchenne's muscular dystrophy is an inherited disorder passed from father to son.

By age 3, the child's vocabulary consists of

In which illness or condition are dehydration and subsequent electrolyte imbalance of particular concern when the disorder occurs in children?

___________ is the medical term for a congenital malformation that occurs during fetal development.

What is the best method of preventing Reye's syndrome?

________________ is an inherited disorder, and both parents must be carriers.

Children have reached approximately one-half their adult height by 2 years of age.

If diarrhea continues for longer than 4 days, medical intervention is needed to prevent serious complications.