{"id":514,"date":"2018-01-02T00:03:51","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T00:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/vitalsign\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=514"},"modified":"2018-01-29T21:45:31","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T21:45:31","slug":"case-study-2-pediatric-client-continued-3","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/chapter\/case-study-2-pediatric-client-continued-3\/","title":{"raw":"Case Study 2: Pediatric Client (continued)","rendered":"Case Study 2: Pediatric Client (continued)"},"content":{"raw":"<strong>1. Which vital sign findings are considered abnormal for this child? What medical terminology is used to define\/label these findings?<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The temperature is high: hyperthermia or pyrexia\/febrile.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The heart rate is elevated: tachycardia.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Sinus arrhythmia is considered normal in the pediatric population.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>2. What are the healthcare provider\u2019s actions based on these findings?<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Remove external clothing from the client (down to a diaper) to reduce fever.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Provide cool fluids or popsicles to reduce fever.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Promote fluid intake to reduce fever and maintain hydration.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ensure safety and observe the child due to the risk of febrile seizures that can occur with high body temperatures.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Report to the most responsible provider if you are not the most responsible provider.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">Go to the next page to start Case Study 3.<\/div>","rendered":"<p><strong>1. Which vital sign findings are considered abnormal for this child? What medical terminology is used to define\/label these findings?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The temperature is high: hyperthermia or pyrexia\/febrile.<\/li>\n<li>The heart rate is elevated: tachycardia.<\/li>\n<li>Sinus arrhythmia is considered normal in the pediatric population.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. What are the healthcare provider\u2019s actions based on these findings?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remove external clothing from the client (down to a diaper) to reduce fever.<\/li>\n<li>Provide cool fluids or popsicles to reduce fever.<\/li>\n<li>Promote fluid intake to reduce fever and maintain hydration.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure safety and observe the child due to the risk of febrile seizures that can occur with high body temperatures.<\/li>\n<li>Report to the most responsible provider if you are not the most responsible provider.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">Go to the next page to start Case Study 3.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"menu_order":10,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-514","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":487,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":846,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/514\/revisions\/846"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/487"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/514\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=514"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=514"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}