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H&A dysfunction – CBC
usually lower 1. neutrophil 2. leukocytes 3. tcell 4. hemoglobin 5. platelet
H&A dysfunction – history and phys exam
1. decr energy = decr Hg
H&A dysfunction – infections freq
1. rt decr neutrophils
H&A dysfunction – bleeding
pale
RBC disorders – anemia
1. most common hema disorder of childhood 2. decr RBC and/or decr [Hgb] below normal 3 decr o2 carry capacity
Anemia – patho
1. rbc and/or hgb depletion
Anemia – morph
1. changes in rbc size, shape, or color
Anemia – management
1. treat underlying cause/ transfusion or nutrition 2. supportive care: IV for intravacular volume, o2, rest
Anemia – nurse care
1. prep child for lots of test 2. decr o2 demand 3. give reward 4. prev complications 5. support family
Anemia – iron deficiency
1. decr dietary Fe+ 2. iron cereals/formula for children 3. premie special 4. ado poor habits/rapid grow
Anemia – iron def path
multiple factors
Anemia – aplastic
1. aka bone failure 2. all elements depressed: hgb, wbc, plate 3. anemia 4. leukopenia 5. thrombocytopenia
Anemia – hypoplastic
1. depression of RBC 2. normal wbc and platelet
Anemia – aplastic etiology
1. primary/congenital 2. secondary/acquired
Anemia – aplastic dx
1. bone marrow aspirate/biopsy
Anemia – aplastic therapeutic ment
1. immunosuppresives 2. bone marrow transplant
neoplastic disorders
1. leading COD from disease past infancy 2. half of child cancer = blood/blood forming organs
leukemia
1. most common child cancer 2. usu white 3. less than 15 4. more males over 1yo 5. peak 2-5yo
Leukemia – classification
1. broad group of malignant disease of marrow and lymph 2. multiple origins 3. hard to classify
Leukemia – morphology
1. acute lymphoid leukemia ALL 2. acute nonlymphoid/myelogenous leukemia ANLL/AML 3. stem/blast cell leukemia (ALL)
ALL
1. lymphatic 2. lymphocytic 3. lymphoblastic 5. lymphoblastoid 6. better if child
AML/ANLL
1. granulocytic 2. myelocytic 3. monocytic 4. myelogenous 5. monoblastic 6. nonmyeloblastic
Leukemia – chromosome studies
1. down/trisomy 21 = 20x risk of ALL 2. more than 50 chromosomes = best prognosis 3. translocations of chromo on leukemic cells can affect prognosis
Leukemia – patho
1. unrestricted prolif of immature WBC in blood form tissues 2. usu liver/spleen 3. acute form may have low leuk count due to high blast 4. cell death – infiltration/competition for metabolic elements
Leukemia – consequences
1. anemia from decr rbc 2. infect from netropenia 3. bleed from decr plate 4. spleen/liver/lymph show infiltration/enlarge/fibrosis
Leukemia – dx
1. based on history, physical manifest 2. periph blood smear = imm leuk/many lo blood count 3. lumbar punc to eval CNS 4. marrow asp/biopsy
Leukemia – therapeutic ment
1. chemo risks and secondary cancer possible 2. cranial irradiation usu not 3-7yo if possible
Leukemia – 4 phases of therapy
1. induction 4-6w 2. CNS prophylactic therapy: intrathecal chemo 3. intensification/consolidation therapy: prevent residual/kill resistant 4. maintenance therapy: up to 3y
Leukemia – prognosis
1. if relapse after hsct = dismal 2. factors: initial WBC, age, type of cells, gender, karyotype analysis
lymphoma
1. enlarge lymph cancer 2. hodgkins 3. NHL
hodgkins age
usu 15-19yo
NHL age
less than 14
hodgkins def
1. neoplastic 2. origin lymph 3. metastisize: spleen, liver, marrow, lungs
hodgkins dx
1. lymph node biopsy for dx/staging 2. reed-stenberg cell = characteristic
hodgkins therapeutic ment
1. rad 2. chem 3. chemo/rad
lymphoma nursing care
1. educate 2. care 3. repeat info 4. check child fatigue
NHL ratio
1. 60% of ped lymphoma
NHL dx
1. diffuse not nodular 2. cells undifferentiated 3. disseminate early, often, rapid 4. medistinal involved .invasion of meninges