Pediatric Nursing Demystified

Diabetes Mellitus What Went Wrong? Certain foods are converted into glucose, which is the primary energy supply. Insulin from be ...

genetic predisposition, although coxsackie B, mumps, and congenital rubella viruses injure beta cells and can result in type 1 d ...

Oral glucose tolerance Test (OGTT): A plasma glucose of ≥200 mg/dL (or 11.1 mmol/L) 2 hours after ingesting 75 g oral glucose. ...

Type 2: Maintain ideal body weight through diet and exercise. Regular monitoring of blood glucose. Administer oral sulfonylure ...

Administer incretin mimetics to assist insulin production in the pan- creas and help regulate liver production of glucose. It a ...

Test Results Serum: Increased galactose. Blood: Decreased or absent GALT activity in erythrocytes. Urine: Increased galactose ...

Graves Disease (Hyperthyroidism) What Went Wrong? Graves disease is an overproduction of T3 and T4 by the thyroid gland that can ...

Nursing Intervention Monitor vital signs. Provide cool environment. Provide a quiet environment. Protect the patient’s eyes ...

Difficulty feeding Moro reflex absent Abnormal respirations Test Results Serum: Increased branched-chain amino acids. Urine ...

Test Results Guthrie screening test: Increased level in blood of phenylalanine 4 days after birth. Chromatography: Increased l ...

Three relatively rare metabolism disorders are galactosemia, maple syrup urine disease, and phenylketonuria. Galactosemia is the ...

CHAPTER 9/ Endocrine and Metabolic Conditions^195 A patient being treated for phenylketonuria becomes lethargic, has diarrhea, ...

(^196) Pediatric Nursing Demystified A parent of a type 1 diabetic adolescent asks why she shouldn’t wear sandals. What is the ...

CHAPTER Neurologic Conditions 10 Learning Objectives At the end of the chapter, the student will be able to 1 Understand seizure ...

Overview The neurologic system is divided into three categories: central nervous system (CNS), peripheral nervous system, and th ...

CHAPTER 10/ Neurologic Conditions^199 Central Nervous System The CNS is comprised of the brain and spinal cord. The brain is con ...

Below the corpus callosum is the thalamus. The thalamus is a relay station that passes perceptual data from other areas of the b ...

The autonomic nervous system is divided into two opposing systems: Sympathetic nervous system: Expends energy by releasing adre ...

Tonic-clonic (grand mal):Abnormal electrical activity simultaneously occurs in both hemispheres of the brain and then moves fro ...

Alternating muscle contract in a rhythmic repetitive jerking motion Syncope Incontinence Biting of the tongue Holding breath S ...