5 - Recognising and managing the seriously ill child

Asthma - pathophysiology

Spacer use in young children

Convulsioins/seizures
(epilepsy)

Causes of epilepsy

Pathophysiology of epilepsy

Classifications of epilepsy

Unclassified seizures

Epilepsy diagnosis

Effects and management of epilepsy

Cont management of a seizure

Status epilepticus

Management of epilepsy longer term

Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscocoidosis)
diagnosis:

Pathophysiology of CF

Manifestations of CF

Management of CF

Resp function and management
in CF

Promoting optimum nutrition

Diabetes

Pathophysiology
of diabetes 1

Pathophysiology of
type 2 diabetes

Symptoms of diabetes

Diagnosis of diabetes

If untreated or undiagnosed

BGL monitoring in children
hypoglycaemia

Age appropriate Glycaemic aims in diabetic children

Ideal BGL groups in children

Tonsilitis/ adenoiditis

Pathophysiology of tonsilitis

Clinical manisfestations
of tonsilitis

Diagnosis and treatment
of tonsilitis

Nursing management of
tonsilitis

Discharge planning
tonsilitis

Otitis media - and risk factors
causes

Pathophysiology of
otitis media

Clinical manisfestation of otitis media

Examination of otitis media

Complications of otitis media

Serous otitis media

Nursing management of
otitis media

Foreign bodies

Choking in FB- assess severity

Foreign Body in lower main bronchus

Bronchiolitis

Pathophysiology of
bronchiolitis

Signs and symptoms of bronchiolitits

Progression of illness - bronchiolitis

Severe illness in bronchiolitis

Admission criteria for bronchiolitis

Treatment of bronchiolitis

Nasopharyngeal suction

Nasal bleeding - think about
and complications
with suctioning

Croup (Laryngotracheobronchitis)

Pathophysiology of
croup

Clinical presentation of croup

Treatment of Croup

Gastroenteritis - viral

gastroenteritis - bacterial

Pathophysiology of gastroenteritis

Clinical manifestations of gastroenteritis

Fractures in children

Pathophysiology of fractures

Clinical presentation of fractures

Influences on healing

Prevention of complications

Traction

Febrile convulsions

Signs and symptoms of
febrile convulsions

Head injury in a child

Types of head injuries

Types of head injuries contued

Trauma associated
examples of head injuries

Examples of acquired injuries haemorrhage

Pathophysiology of head injuries

Injury may be..

Assessment in head injuries

Diagnosis of head injuries

Management of head injuries
aims

Severity of head injuries

Treatment and management of head injuries

Effects of head injuries

Paediatric setting
patterns of injury and causes of taruma

Accidental injuries

Culturally competent