Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) (Cont.):
test results for, 117–118
treatment for, 118–119
Triiodothyronine (T 3 ), 179
Trousseau sign, 191
Tumors
solid, 149
staging of, 151–152 (See also specific cancers)
Turgor, skin, 35
Tympanometry, for otitis media, 58
Tympanosclerosis, 58
Type 1 diabetes mellitus, 184–185
U
Ulcerative colitis, 248–249
Unemployment, 6
Upper esophageal sphincter (UES), 231
Upper respiratory tract infections, 74–80
acute epiglottitis, 77–78
acute laryngitis, 79
acute laryngotracheobronchitis, 76–77
acute viral nasopharyngitis, 74–75
croup syndrome, 76
infectious mononucleosis, 79–80
tonsillitis and pharyngitis, 75–76
Urea cycle disruption, 210
Ureterocele, 263
Ureters, 259
Ureters, duplicated, 263
Ureter stenosis, 263
Urethra, 258f, 259
Urinalysis, 45
Urinary system, 258–260
anatomy of, 258f
bladder, 258f, 259–260
kidneys, 258, 259f, 260
nephrons, 259, 259f
ureters, 259
urethra, 258f, 259
Urinary tract congenital anomalies, 263
Urinary tract infection, 270–271
Urination, 260
Urine output, by age, 260t
Urine production, 259
Urine specific gravity, 45
Urine testing, 43
Urticaria, 319
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Vaccinations, 304–305
corticosteroids and, 305
DTaP, 305, 308
inactivated, 304
inactivated poliovirus vaccine, 314
for infectious diseases, 304–305
live, attenuated, 304
meningococcal meningitis, 208
reactions to, 304
rubella, 316
rubeola, 317, 321
in school-aged child, 23
toxoids, 304
varicella, 318
Valves, heart, 92–93, 92f, 93f
Varicella vaccination, 318
Varicella zoster virus (VZV), 318–319
Vas deferens, 258f
Vasoconstriction, cold and cold
compresses and, 134
Ventricles, 92, 93f, 94f
Ventricular septal defect (VSD),
100–103
causes and mechanisms of, 100, 101f
nursing interventions for
with cardiac catheterization, 102
with cardiac surgery, 102–103
signs and symptoms of, 100
test results for, 100–101, 101f
treatment for, 101
Vermiform appendix, 233
Vesicles, 318, 327
Viral meningitis, 206–208. See also
Meningitis
Viruses, 305
Vision examination, 40
Vitamin K, 126
Volvulus, 250W
Wheal, 327
Wheezing, 319
Whooping cough, 308–310
Wilms tumor, 163–165, 268–269
Wound, 329–331
Wound healing, 329–330