Spina Bifida Assessment
- Congenital Malformation of Vertebrae
- Dimple With or Without Hair Tuft
- Lumbar Sac
- Hydrocephalus
- Paralysis
- Identify Type
Spina Bifida Interventions
- Surgery
- Prone Position
- Cover Sac with Moist (Sterile) Dressing
- Measure Head Circumference
- Bulging Fontanel
- Other Congenital Malformations Common
- Bowel Control
- Neurogenic Bladder
Ependymoma
- Occur in Children
- Fourth Ventricle
- Hydrocephalus
- Perivascular Pseudorosettes
- Rod Shaped Blepharoplasts
- Cauda Equina in Adults
- Poor Prognosis
- Neurofibromatosis Type II
Medulloblastoma
- Occurs in Children
- Cerebellum
- Fourth Ventricle
- Small Blue Cells
- Lots of Mitotic Figures
- Homer Wright Rosettes
- Hydrocephalus
- Ataxia
- Wide-based Gait
- Radiosensitive
Pilocytic Astrocytoma
- Occurs Most Commonly in Kids
- Posterior Fossa
- Cerebellum
- Well Circumscribed
- GFAP
- Rosenthal Fibers
- Eosinophilic Corkscrew Fibers
Tuberous Sclerosis
- Autosomal Dominant
- Hamartomas in CNS and Skin
- Phakoma
- Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma
- Seizures
- Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation)
- Adenoma Sebaceum
- Shagreen Patch
- Ash-leaf Spots
- Renal Angiomyolipoma
- Cardiac Rhabdomyoma
Otitis Media Assessment
- Red or Bulging Tympanic Membrane
- Ear Pain
- Pulling at Ear
- Fever
- Upper Respiratory Infection
- More Common in Young Children
- Eustachian Tube Narrower
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Smoking Increases Risk
Otitis Media Interventions
- Antipyretics
- Analgesics
- Antibiotics
- Irrigation
- Position on Affected Side
- Myringotomy
- Tympanostomy Tube
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
- Maternal Infections
- Fetal Hypoxia
- Developmental Delay
- Neurological Dysfunction
- Spasticity
- Dysphagia
- Muscle Relaxants
- Muscle Exercises
- Assistive Devices
- Braces
Guillain-Barre Syndrome Assessment
- Ascending Paralysis
- Muscle Weakness
- Paresthesias (Pins and Needles)
- Diplopia
- Difficulty Speaking
- Dysphagia
- Labile Blood Pressure
- Loss of Bowel and Bladder Control
- Aggressive Airway Management
Dandy-Walker Malformation
- Cerebellar Vermis Hypoplasia
- Cystic Enlargement of 4th Ventricle
- Noncommunicating Hydrocephalus
- Spina Bifida
Hydrocephalus Types
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Accumulation
- Communicating Hydrocephalus
- Noncommunicating Hydrocephalus
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Hydrocephalus Ex Vacuo
Neuroblastoma Diagnosis and Management
- 24-hour Urine Test
- Increased Catecholamines
- Increased Homovanillic and Vanillylmandelic Acid
- Ultrasound
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Biopsy
- Small Round Blue Cells
- Homer-Wright Rosettes
- Bombesin Positive
- Neuron Specific Enolase Positive
- Local Excision
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation
Neuroblastoma Characteristics and Presentation
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumor
- Neural Crest Cells Origin
- Sympathetic Ganglia
- Adrenal Glands
- Amplification of N-myc Oncogene
- Most Common Cancer In Infancy
- Abdominal Mass That Can Cross Midline
- Gastrointestinal Distress
- Metastasis
- Raccoon Eyes
- Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome
Poliomyelitis
- Poliovirus
- Picornavirus
- Fecal-Oral Transmission
- Destruction of Anterior Horn
- Flaccid Paralysis
- Hyporeflexia
- Fasciculations
- Elevated CSF Lymphocytes and Proteins
- Normal CSF Glucose
- Viral Culture or PCR
- Supportive Care
- Vaccination