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| by this age the stomach acidity of a child is at an adult value |
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| emptying time longer in adult until age where it drastically slows |
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| slow release drugs become a problem at this age due to fast digestion |
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| children's IM meds given in this muscle ONLY |
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drugs that displace the bilirubin in children and cause hyperbilirubinemia (jaundice)
bilirubin (<2) |
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| Tylenol dosage should not exceed |
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| administered orally and metabolised by the liver (tylenol, px meds) |
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| metabolising microzomal enzymes (CYP450) present but not fully functional |
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| metabolism increases w/ largest change in the first month |
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| causes drug to break down faster |
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| stop medicine from breaking down |
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| Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) |
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the rate kidneys excrete substances
newborn 30-50% of aduls (need meds less often)
1 month large increase
6 months fully functional
65+ decreases |
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do not give if less than 8 years
stains teeth |
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do not give if less than 18 years
weakens tendons |
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| Seizure medicines and sulfur drugs |
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| cause Steven Johnson's Syndrome |
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| Retinoids, Tetracyclines, and Sulfur Drugs |
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| cause photosensitivity (3) |
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| cause gingival hyperplasia |
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| pediatric PO meds are given in this color syringe |
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1/2 distance between fingers for lateralis muscle;
slightly more than half for dorso-ventrogluteal |
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| needle length for IM meds in children |
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| Technique for administering shots to children |
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place child in position
squeeze muscle firmly
inject same as adult
distract child
bandaid and prize |
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| Greater than 3-6mo. to use this family of drugs |
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