Elise Shared "PEDS New material" - 13 Picmonics
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PEDS New material
Leukemia Interventions
- Diagnosis
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- X-Rays
- Interventions
- Chemotherapy
- Bleeding Precautions
- Neutropenic Precautions
- Strict Asepsis
- Bone Marrow Transplant
- Blood Transfusions
- Monitor Temperature Elevations
- Adequate Nutrition
- Imatinib (Gleevec) for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
3 mins
Leukemia Assessment
- Cause
- Immature WBCs
- Assessment
- Recurrent Infections
- Easy Bruising
- Bleeding
- Anemia
- Fatigue
- Weight Loss
- Bone Pain
- Considerations
- May Have Normal or High WBC Count
2 mins
Osteosarcoma
- Pathophysiology
- Osteogenic Sarcoma
- Peak incidence men 10-20 years old
- Metaphysis of Long Bones
- Knee Region
- Radiation
- Familial Retinoblastoma
- Paget's Disease
- Diagnosis
- Codman Triangle
- Sunburst Pattern from Elevated Periosteum
- Grave Prognosis
2 mins
Hodgkin Lymphoma Pathophysiology
- Pathophysiology
- Reed-Sternberg Cells
- Binucleate
- Owl's Eyes Appearance
- CD 15 and CD 30
- B Cell Origin
- Bimodal Age Distribution
2 mins
Hodgkin Lymphoma Signs & Symptoms
- Signs and Symptoms
- Localized Single Group of Lymph Nodes
- Contiguous Spread
- Constitutional B Symptoms
- Low-Grade Fever
- Night Sweats
- Weight Loss
2 mins
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Assessment
- Cause
- Lymph Node Cancer
- Contiguous Spread
- Assessment
- Painless Lymphadenopathy
- Constitutional B Signs
- Night Sweats
- Fever
- Weight Loss
- Considerations
- Bimodal Age Distribution
- Reed-Sternberg Cells
2 mins
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Interventions
- Diagnosis
- Biopsy
- Staging
- Interventions
- Radiation
- Chemotherapy
- Treat Side Effects of Therapy
- Considerations
- Secondary Cancer Screening
2 mins
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Assessment
- Cause
- Lymphatic Cancer
- Non-Contiguous Spread
- B or T Cells
- Assessment
- Painless Lymphadenopathy
- Constitutional B Signs
- Night Sweats
- Fever
- Weight Loss
- Mediastinal or Abdominal Mass
- Considerations
- Older Adults
- > 60 Subtypes
2 mins
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Interventions
- Interventions
- Adequate Nutrition
- Small Frequent Meals
- IV Hydration
- Emotional Support
- HIV Medications
- HAART
- Considerations
- Transmission Education
- Strict Asepsis for Invasive Procedures
- Treat Opportunistic Infections
2 mins
Anti-emetics
- Chemotherapy + Operative nausea
- Dopamine Receptor Antagonists
- Serotonin antagonists
- ondansetron
- Metoclopramide
- Neurokinin (NK1)
- ****prepitants (aprepitant and fosaprepitant)
- Antimuscarinics
- Scopolamine
- Motion sickness / hyperemesis gravidarum
- Anti-histamines
- Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
- Promethazine (Phenergan)
- Meclizine (Antivert)
Immune/Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
- Anti-GPIIb/IIIa or Anti-GPIb/IX Antibodies (IgG)
- Splenic MO phagocytose Ag-Ab complexes --> Splenomegaly
- Acute: Children, post-viral
- Elevated Thrombopoietin (TPO)
- Sx: Easy Bruising/Bleeding, Petechiae, Epistaxis, Gingival Hemorrhage
- Dx: Increased Megakaryocytes (BMBx), Large Platelets, Thrombocytopenia, Nml. PT & PTT
- Tx: Steroids, Plt Infusions, IVIG | Rituximab, Splenectomy, TPOR Agonists
Aplastic Anemia
- Decreased Reticulocytes
- Increased EPO
- Radiation
- Chloramphenicol
- Viruses
- Fanconi anemia
- Pancytopenia
- Purpura
- Petechial rash
- Mucosal bleeding
- Dry bone marrow tap
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
- Causes
- Infection
- Trauma
- Obstetric Complications
- Immunological or Hematologic Disorders
- Oncological Disorders
- Labs
- Decreased Platelets
- Increased Prothrombin Time
- Increased aPTT
- Decreased Fibrinogen
- Increased D-dimer
2 mins
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