Exam 47: Shock, Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome, and Burns in Children

Viruses, fungi, or rickettsial microorganisms cause about 40% of nosocomial infections in children.

Match the terms with the corresponding descriptions. -Results from direct contact with high- and low-voltage current

In cardiogenic shock, hepatomegaly and periorbital edema occur because:

When an infant or child is greater than ___% dehydrated, hypotension occurs.

The most sensitive indicator of inadequate systemic perfusion in children is:

Which statement is false about how the body compensates for cardiogenic shock in a child?

Children are at high risk for pulmonary complications because of:

Compared with the ebb phase, characteristics of the catabolic flow phase in metabolism after a burn injury in a child include:

Which cytokines are anti-inflammatory mediators?

To determine a child's response to fluid therapy for shock, the nurse should monitor:

The severity of burn injury is assessed by:

Excessive skin blood flow may be present in _____ shock.

Children younger than _____ years of age lack the ability to concentrate urine.

What causes renal failure after electrical burns in children?

The same standard rule of nines used for fluid resuscitation in adults is also used for children.

Children younger than 2 years have a significantly higher risk for associated morbidity and mortality after thermal injury.

_____ injury is cellular injury caused by the restoration of physiologic concentrations of oxygen to cells that have been exposed to injurious but nonlethal hypoxic conditions.

Match the terms with the corresponding descriptions. -Caused by hot grease

Approximately 80% of all nosocomial infections in children are a result of:

Match the terms with the corresponding descriptions. -Cigarette burns and curling irons