Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Childhood Diseases
- Infancy
- Conjunctivitis
- Characteristics
Anmerkungen:
- Red conjunctiva
Swollen with yellow or white discharge
- Complications
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- Periorbital Cellulitis
Brain abscess
Decreased vision
- Treatments
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- Nursing Management
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- Instilling antibiotics
Hand washing
Limit exposure to other children until on antibiotics for 24hrs
- Atopic Dermatitis
- Characteristics
Anmerkungen:
- Chronic red, pruritic crust or vesicles on face, scalp, and/or extensor aspects of arms & legs
- Complications
Anmerkungen:
- Secondary skin infections
- Treatments
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- Avoid allergy-causing foods and environmental factors
Lubricate with moisturizing ointments and creams (3-4x/day)
Apply topical steroids
- Nursing Management
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- Reduce frequency of bathing to a few times per week in tepid, NOT hot, water
Lubricate skin after bathing or swimming
Apply topical steroid
Use benadryl or atarax for pruritis
- Newborn
- Cow's Milk Allergy
- Characteristics
Anmerkungen:
- Crying
Irritability
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Colic
Wheezing
Bloody stools
Rhinitis
Asthma
Sneezing
Coughing
Eczema
*Or a combo within the first 4 months of life
- Complications
Anmerkungen:
- Slow growth
Possible anaphylaxis
- Treatments
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- Eliminate cow's milk
Switch to a casein hydrolysate milk formula such as Pregestimil, Nutramigen, or Alimentum
- Nursing Management
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- Reassure and educate parents
Maintain infants on milk-free diet for 1-2 years, after which small quantities of milk are reintroduced
Many children outgrow the sensitivity by 3-4 years
- Diaper Dermatitis
- Characteristics
Anmerkungen:
- Bright red rash with raised borders, often with satellite lesions in skin folds
- Complications
Anmerkungen:
- Scarring
Systemic infections
- Treatements
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- Topical glucocorticoids or antifungals if nursing management not successful
- Nursing Management
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- Frequent diaper changes
Expose to air for minor diaper derm.
Use thick zinc oxide or petroleum to protect skin for moderate-severe diaper derm
- Adolescence
- Acne Vulgaris
- Characteristics
Anmerkungen:
- Formation of black heads or white heads
Proliferation of P. acnes (a benign organism always present on the skin)
- Complications
Anmerkungen:
- Secondary infection
Scarring
- Treatments
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- Supportive care and specific treatments determined by type of lesions
Resolves slowly over 6+ weeksTopical benzoyl peroxide inhibits bacterial growthActuate may be used in severe cases, but pregnancy must be prevented while using this med.
- Nursing Management
Anmerkungen:
- Explanation of disease process
Education about gentle cleansing