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Red flag for pediatric respiratory rate |
>60 |
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Red flag for heart rate for an infant (<1yr) |
<80 or >220 |
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Red flag for heart rate for a child |
<60 or >180 |
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Red flag for blood pressure in a newborn (0-1 month old) |
<60 systolic |
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Red flag for blood pressure in an infant (1 month-1 year old) |
<70 systolic |
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Red flag for child (older than 1 year) |
<70 + (2x age in years) |
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Is a mild illness a contraindication for giving an immunization? |
No. It'd only be contraindicated for more serious illnesses, such as with a high fever and N/V/D. |
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What is the purpose of asking, before giving an immunization, whether the patient has received any other vaccinations in the past 4 weeks? |
The standard of practice for live vaccines is to either give them together, or separated by at least 4 weeks. |
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If a dose is missed in a vaccine series, should the series be started over? |
No. Only under very rare circumstances if you've screwed something up should the series be restarted. Pick up where you left off. |
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What's a better med to give for pain following an immunization: acetaminophen or ASA? |
Acetaminophen. Never give ASA. |
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Maintenance fluids for pediatrics |
- Up to 10kg: 100 mL/kg/day - 10-20kg: 1000 + 50 mL/kg/day - Over 20kg: 1500 + 20 mL/kg/day |
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When weighing a diaper, 1 gm = ____ mL of urine |
1 mL |
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Mild dehydration = ______ % of body weight. Moderate = _____ %. Severe = _______ %. |
Mild - 5%. Moderate - 6-9%. Severe - 10+%. |
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Worrisome weight gain in a pediatric that may signify fluid excess would be greater than ______ in a day |
0.5 kg |
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Critical values for hypokalemia in peds |
< 3.2 in newborns. < 3.3 in kids. |
