Pediatric Nursing Demystified

Developmental characteristics (Cont.):
in early childhood, 20t
in newborn/infant, 17t
Developmental delays
in early childhood, 21
in newborn/infant, 16–17
in school-aged child, 23
in teens, 27
Dexamethasone suppression test, 183
Diabetes mellitus, 184–188
causes and mechanisms of, 184
gestational, 185
noninsulin dependent, 185
nursing interventions for, 188
signs and symptoms of, 185
test results in, 185–186
treatment of, 186–188, 186t, 187t
type 1, 184–185
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), 188
Diagnosis, nursing, 32
Diagnostic procedures, 44–46. See also specific
conditions
for allergies, 45
electromyography, 45
imaging, 45
laboratory tests, 44–45
nursing implications of, 45–46
scope, 45
Diaphoresis, 190
Diarthrodial joints, 281
Diet, culture on, 9, 35
Digestion, 231
Digoxin, 95
Diphtheria, 305–306
Diplopia, 55
Diversity issues, 7–9
nursing implications of, 8–9
principles for, 7–8
Down syndrome, 219–220
Down syndrome, with Hirschsprung disease,
242–243
Droplet isolation
with diphtheria, 305, 306
withHaemophilus influenzaetype B, 307
with mumps, 313
with pertussis, 309

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Droplet isolation (Cont.):

with rubella, 317

with rubeola, 318, 321

DTaP vaccination, 305, 308

Duchenne muscular dystrophy, 220–221

Dunlop traction, 284

Duplicated ureter, 263

Dura mater, 199

Dyslexia, 23

E

Ears, 57–59

anatomy of, 57f

examination of, 40

otitis media of, 58–59

overview of, 57–58

Ecchymosis, 39, 128, 129

Echocardiogram

for aortic stenosis, 112

for cardiac catheterization, 97

for coarctation of the aorta, 108

for patent ductus arteriosus, 105

for tetralogy of Fallot, 115

for transposition of the great arteries, 118

for ventricular septal defect, 101

Economic factors, 6

Edema, 35

Eisenmenger syndrome, 100

Elderly, as decision makers, 8

Electrical burn, 336

Electrocardiogram

for aortic stenosis, 112

for cardiac catheterization, 97

for coarctation of the aorta, 108

for patent ductus arteriosus, 105

for tetralogy of Fallot, 115

for transposition of the great arteries,

118

for ventricular septal defect, 101

Electrolytes, 260

Electromyography (EMG), 45

Emotional growth

in early childhood, 19

in newborn/infant, 16

in school-aged child, 22

in teens, 25–26