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

Match the terms with the corresponding descriptions. -Corrosive agent

Scar tissue is metabolically inactive and avascular.

Match the terms with the corresponding descriptions. -Involve flammable liquids such as gasoline

In children in shock, crystalloids and colloids are generally administered in boluses of ___ ml/kg.

The most common type of burn injury in very young children is flame injury.

The most common cause of bradycardia in young children is:

Reperfusion injury is stimulated by the generation of highly reactive free oxygen radicals and superoxide.

Hypotension may not be observed in an adolescent until the fluid loss approximates ___% of body weight.

Hyperglycemia (glucose >150 mg/dl) has been linked with poor survival in children with head trauma or shock.

Infants are at increased risk for a precipitous drop in core body temperature caused by an inability to regulate heat loss by shivering.

Shock is present in children when there are signs of poor systemic perfusion with normal, low, or high blood pressure.

Considering a normal capillary refill time for infants and children is 1.5 to 2 seconds, a refill time of 3 seconds is associated with a greater than ____% dehydration.

The most common type of shock in children is:

Hypotension is a late sign of shock in children.

Cardiac output is more closely related to heart rate in children than in adults because the:

When circulatory collapse prevents using the intravenous route for burn fluid resuscitation in children, fluids may be given via _____ cannulation.