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Hemarthrosis |
Hemorrhage into a joint cavity |
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Purpura |
Large hemorrhagic spots in the skin |
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Erythrocytes |
Transport oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from lung tissue |
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Thrombocytes |
Evolve for blood coagulation |
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Test used to screen for sickle cell |
Sickledex |
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What additional test is done if a Sickle Cell test was positive and why |
Hemoglobin electrophoresis identifies those with the trait and or the disease |
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Why is Demerol not recommended for children |
Because it puts them at risk for seizures |
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The Mainstay of treatment for thalassemia major is |
Frequent blood transfusions |
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What does children with thalassemia major develop |
Hemosiderosis |
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Hemophilia is inherited by the mail as a |
Sex-linked recessive trait |
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A classic symptom of Hemophilia is severe joint pain which is caused by |
Hemosiderosis known as Hemorrhage into the joint cavity the principal therapy for hemophilia is to prevent bleeding by replacing the missing Factor |
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Hodgkin's disease is a malignancy of the lymphatic system |
True |
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The presenting sign of Hodgkin's disease is usually pain in the neck and shoulders |
False |
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The treatment of Hodgkin's disease involves chemotherapy and radiation therapy |
True |
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Incarceration |
Construction or irreducibility |
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Inguinal hernia |
Protrusion of part of the intestine through the umbilical ring |
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Pica |
Eating non-food items |
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Projectile vomiting |
Vomiting in which the stomach contents are forcibly ejected |
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Pyloromyotomy |
Operation to correct pyloric stenosis |
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Plumbism |
Lead poisoning |
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With appendicitis vomiting begins before abdominal pain |
False |
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Fever is a reliable sign of appendicitis in children |
False |
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App abdominal pain associated with appendicitis in a child is localized in the right lower quadrant |
True |
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The child with appendicitis May exhibit guarding and rebound tenderness when the nurse performs and abdominal assessment |
True |
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Activated charcoal should not be given with ??? because it will neutralize both rendering both and effective in the treatment of poisoning |
ipecac |
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Hypotonic |
Loss of more electrolytes than water |
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Hypertonic |
Loss of more water than electrolytes |
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Isotonic |
Loss of equal amount of water and electrolytes |
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Cystitis |
Inflammation of the bladder |
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Frequency |
Abnormal number of voiding in a short period of time |
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hydrocele |
Excessive amount of fluid in the scrotal sac |
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Hypospadias |
Congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is not at the end of the penis but at the lower shaft |
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Oliguria |
Decrease urinary output |
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Polyuria |
Increase urinary output |
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Phimosis |
Narrowing of the preputial opening of the foreskin |
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Pyelonephritis |
Infection of the kidneys in pelvis |
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Urgency |
Impulse to void but in the bility to do so |
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Vesicoureteral reflux |
Backward flow of urine into the ureters |
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The newborns kidneys function immaturely |
True |
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There is an unexplained relationship between low-set ears and anomalies of urinary tract |
True |
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Phimosis is normal in newborn males and usually disappears by the time A boy is 3 years old |
True |
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The optimal time for surgical repair of hypospadias and epispadias is in the lake preschool period |
false |
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Surgical repair of exstrophy of the bladder is done in the first two days of life |
True |
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Comedo |
Plug of keratin serum or bacteria |
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Debridement |
Removal of dried crust |
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Exanthem |
Skin rash |
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Heterograph |
Graft tissue from a source other than human |
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homograft |
Graft tissue from cadavers |
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Isograft |
Graft from the patient's identical twin |
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Miliaria |
Rash caused by excessive body heat and moisture |
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Pruritus |
Itching |
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Strawberry nevus |
Benign Hemangioma that disappears without treatment |
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Wheal |
Irregular red raised area associated with allergic reaction |
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Tinea occurs when fungus invades the hair the stratum corneum layer of the skin or the nails |
True |
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Tinea infections are not contagious to others |
False |
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Tinea pedis heals more quickly if the affected area is kept warm and moist |
False |