Exam 45: Shock, Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome, and Burns in Children

_____ 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.

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

Compared with the ebb phase,what are characteristics of the catabolic flow phase in metabolism after a burn injury in a child?

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

What causes renal failure after electrical burns in children?

The most common cause of bradycardia in young children is:

MATCHING Match the terms with the corresponding descriptions. -Corrosive agent

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.

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

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

Why is the cardiac output more closely related to heart rate in children than in adults?

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

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

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

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

Which cytokines are anti-inflammatory mediators?

Hypotension is a late sign of shock in children.

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

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

In cardiogenic shock,why do hepatomegaly and periorbital edema occur?