Pediatrics Notes

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Growth, illness and nursing care, from newborn to teen

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✅ 125 NCLEX-style Qs
🧠 27 memory tricks
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Chapter 45 · The Child with a Respiratory Disorder

45.3 Infectious Disorders of the Upper Airway

Acute infections of the upper airway are a frequent cause of emergency visits in early childhood because the pediatric airway is narrow, compliant and easily obstructed. According to Poiseuille's law, resistance to airflow is inversely related to the fourth power of the radius, so even modest mucosal edema in the subglottic region of an infant produces a disproportionate rise in airway resistance. Inspiratory stridor, the hallmark of extrathoracic obstruction, therefore warrants systematic evaluation of its onset, severity and associated systemic features.

Laryngotracheobronchitis, commonly termed croup, is most often caused by parainfluenza viruses and typically affects children between six months and three years of age. A prodrome of coryza and low-grade fever is followed by a characteristic barking cough, hoarseness and inspiratory stridor that frequently worsens at night. Anteroposterior radiographs of the neck may demonstrate subglottic narrowing, described as the steeple sign. Management is generally supportive and includes corticosteroids such as dexamethasone, with nebulized racemic epinephrine reserved for stridor at rest.

Epiglottitis, by contrast, is a bacterial cellulitis of the supraglottic structures that historically resulted from Haemophilus influenzae type b infection; its incidence has declined substantially since widespread immunization. Onset is abrupt, with high fever, toxic appearance, dysphagia, drooling and a muffled voice, and the absence of a barking cough is notable. Affected children often assume a tripod position to maximize airway patency. A lateral neck radiograph, when obtained, may reveal an enlarged epiglottis known as the thumb sign.

Because manipulation of the oropharynx may precipitate laryngospasm and complete obstruction, examination of the throat with a tongue depressor and collection of throat cultures should be deferred in suspected epiglottitis. The child should remain upright and as calm as possible, ideally in a caregiver's lap, while personnel skilled in advanced airway management are summoned. Definitive airway control in a controlled setting precedes intravenous access and antimicrobial therapy, and equipment for intubation or tracheostomy should remain immediately available at the bedside.

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✗ Two diseases described paragraphs apart✓ Croup and epiglottitis side by side in one comparison table

✗ The danger signs buried mid-paragraph✓ A red Emergency box: don't look in the throat, keep the child upright

✗ No easy way to tell them apart✓ A memory trick: epiglottitis = 4 Ds (drooling, dysphagia, dysphonia, distress)

✗ Parent teaching left as an afterthought✓ A Nurse Tip and a croup home-teaching script on the same page

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Ch 1 · GrowthPage 5 · Growth principles, figure and memory trick

Ch 2 · Vital signsPage 17 · Kids vs adults and vital signs by age

Ch 3 · Croup vs epiglottitisPage 27 · Side-by-side table and the 4 Ds

Ch 4 · Tetralogy of FallotPage 38 · Disease card and tet spell figure

Ch 5 · DehydrationPage 46 · Mild vs moderate vs severe table and ORT

Ch 8 · Sickle cellPage 76 · Sickled cells figure and pain crisis care

Ch 10 · Child abusePage 95 · Red flags and the TEN-4-FACESp bruise map

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Two preschoolers arrive with stridor. Which finding points to epiglottitis rather than croup?

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✔Vital signs, growth and milestones by age in clear tables, so you always know what is normal for this child
✔Look-alike disorders side by side: croup vs epiglottitis, nephrotic vs APSGN, pyloric stenosis vs intussusception
✔Disease cards for key conditions: what it is, signs, tests, treatment and nursing care
✔27 memory tricks and 36 NCLEX alerts that make high-yield facts stick
✔125 NCLEX-style questions with rationales, including SATA and priority
✔Weight-based dosing, maintenance fluid math and injury prevention by age

11 chapters · 112 pages

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1Growth & Developmentpp. 5–15

Growth rules · Erikson & Piaget · CDC milestones · Play · Sleep & nutrition · Safety by age · Vaccine basics
+ 10 NCLEX-style questions with rationales

2Pediatric Assessment, Safety & Hospital Carepp. 16–24

Kids vs adults · Vital signs by age · Assessment by age · Pain scales · Safe dosing · Hospital stress · Consent · Fever · Safety
+ 10 NCLEX-style questions with rationales

3Respiratory Disorderspp. 25–35

Kids’ airways · Distress vs failure · Croup vs epiglottitis · RSV · Asthma · CF · Tonsils & ears · Choking · Safe sleep
+ 10 NCLEX-style questions with rationales

4Heart Disorderspp. 36–44

Fetal circulation · Acyanotic vs cyanotic defects · Tet spells · Infant heart failure · Digoxin · Cardiac cath · Kawasaki · Rheumatic fever
+ 10 NCLEX-style questions with rationales

5GI Disorders & Dehydrationpp. 45–55

Dehydration & ORT · Maintenance fluids · Gastroenteritis · Cleft lip/palate · TEF · Pyloric stenosis · Intussusception · Celiac
+ 10 NCLEX-style questions with rationales

6Neuro Disorderspp. 56–64

ICP in infants vs kids · Febrile seizures & epilepsy · Meningitis · Hydrocephalus & shunts · Spina bifida · CP · Reye · Concussion
+ 10 NCLEX-style questions with rationales

7Kidney, Urinary & Endocrine Disorderspp. 65–73

UTI & reflux · Hypospadias · Nephrotic vs APSGN · Wilms · HUS · Type 1 diabetes & DKA · Thyroid & growth
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8Blood & Cancer Disorderspp. 74–82

Iron-deficiency anemia · Sickle cell · Thalassemia · Hemophilia, ITP, vWD · Lead · Leukemia & neutropenia · Childhood tumors
+ 10 NCLEX-style questions with rationales

9Bones, Skin & Infectious Diseasespp. 83–93

Fractures & casts · Scoliosis · DDH & clubfoot · Hip problems · Skin & burns · Rash illnesses
+ 10 NCLEX-style questions with rationales

10Child Abuse, Adolescents & Special Needspp. 94–100

Maltreatment red flags · Reporting · Abusive head trauma · HEADSSS · Teen risks · Special needs & autism
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11Final Review & Practice Exampp. 101–112

Vital signs by age · Milestones · Look-alike disorders · Meds & safety · 25-question practice exam
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Kids are not small adults. Learn what is normal at every age, then spot what is not, the way exam questions are written.

Pediatrics Notes is a 112-page, full-color study guide in Handwritten Style Notes: plain-English explanations, color-coded disease cards, memory tricks and sticky-note clinical pearls, written for US nursing programs. Get it as an instant PDF, a printed paperback, or both.

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11 chapters, from growth and development to child abuse, teens and special needs
Tables by age for vital signs, growth, CDC milestones, Erikson and Piaget, play and injury prevention
Disease cards for key conditions: what it is, signs, tests, treatment and nursing care
Look-alike comparisons such as croup vs epiglottitis, nephrotic syndrome vs APSGN and pyloric stenosis vs intussusception
27 memory tricks, 36 NCLEX alerts and 34 colorful figures, from tet spell positioning to the TEN-4-FACESp bruise map
125 NCLEX-style questions: 10 after every chapter plus a 25-question practice exam, including SATA and priority questions, with an explanation for every answer
3 master cheat sheets, Last-Minute Review Boards, a study tracker and an A–Z condition index

Chapters

Growth & Development
Pediatric Assessment, Safety & Hospital Care
Respiratory Disorders
Heart Disorders
GI Disorders & Dehydration
Neuro Disorders
Kidney, Urinary & Endocrine Disorders
Blood & Cancer Disorders
Bones, Skin & Infectious Diseases
Child Abuse, Adolescents & Special Needs
Final Review & Practice Exam

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Croup vs epiglottitis: textbook vs NurseDoodles

Chapter 45 · The Child with a Respiratory Disorder