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In dealing with pediatric assessment, what is PAT?
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Pediatric Assessment Triangle
including "ABC". A. Appearance (mental status and muscle tone), B. Breathing (respiratory rate, Effort-WOB). C. Circulation (skin color and skin signs). |
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When assessing a pediatric patient it is wise to do so from "feet to head" rather than head to toe and examine the painful parts last. (true or false)
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True
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It is a good idea to ask permission from a preschooler before initiating a procedure. (true or false)
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False. It is best to state what you are doing just before doing it.
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The estimated systolic BP for a 3 year old child is between (blank and blank)?
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76 and 86
70 + (age x 2) = low average 80 + (age x 2) = high average |
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Any pediatric Glascow Coma Score less than (blank) represents a significant risk to mortality.
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8
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Three catagories of the pediatric glascow coma scale are (blank, blank and blank).
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EVM (eyes, voice and motor):
Eyes - 4 points (None, pain, speech, spontaineous) Verbal - 5 points (none, moans to pain, cries to pain, irritable and continually cries, coos or babbles normally). Motor - 6 points (none, decerebrate posturing to pain, decorticate posturing to pain, withdrawing from pain, withdraws from touch, moves spontaineously. |
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(Blank) posture is an abnormal body posture that involves the arms and legs being held straight out, the toes being pointed downward, and the head and neck being arched backwards. The muscles are tightened and held rigidly. This type of posturing usually means there has been severe damage to the brain.
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Decerebrate
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Decorticate posture is an abnormal posturing that involves rigidity, flexion of the arms, clenched fists, and extended legs. The arms are bent inward toward the body with the wrists and fingers bent and held on the chest. This type of posturing implies severe damage to the brain with immediate need for medical attention.
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Decorticate (think of deCOREticate as in arms come back into the CORE).
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The formula for estimating a childs weight in kg is (blank).
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8 + (2 x age in years) = weight in kg.
1 y.o. weighs 10 kg 2 y.o. weighs 12 kg 3 y.o. weighs 14 kg 4 y.o. weighs 16 kg etc.... |
