Nursing REPLICA L- AZ S. GIOVANNI ADDOLORATA

COURSE PROGRAM GENERAL AND SPECIALIST PEDIATRICS LESSONS HOSPITAL COMPLEX SAN GIOVANNI - ADDOLORATA Prof. P. Papoff ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE IN CHILDREN -Assessment Criteria UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES -Croup, Epiglottitis, Retropharyngeal Abscess, Foreign Body Inhalation LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES -Bronchiolitis, Asthma, Pneumonia, Pneumothorax EXANTEMATIC DISEASES - Measles - Acquired and Congenital Rubella - Chickenpox - Scarlet fever - Mononucleosis - Kawasaki disease - Coxsackie infections THE HEALTHY NEWBORN -Definition -Classification: full-term, preterm, post-term, AGA, SGA, LGA -Physiological characteristics of the cardiorespiratory system and adaptation to life Autonomous - Assessment of the newborn at birth: APGAR score - Routine care procedures for healthy newborns - Physical examination of healthy newborns - Metabolic screening VACCINES and VACCINATIONS - Active and passive immunity - Vaccines: Composition and characteristics - Vaccines: Routes of administration - Side effects and contraindications - 2022 Vaccination Schedule FEBRILE CONVULSIONS - Definition - Simple and complex convulsions - Diagnostic approach and treatment of the first episode - Pharmacological treatment - Subsequent episodes SHOCK -Definition -Epidemiology of shock in pediatrics -Classification of Types of Shock: Hypovolemic, Distributive, Cardiogenic, Obstructive -Staging of Shock: Compensated, Decompensated, Irreversible -Pre-hospital Treatment of Shock DIARRHEA -Definition -Classification -Etiology -Clinical Assessment (Gorelick Score) and Criteria for Hospitalization -Oral and intravenous rehydration -Diet -Medical therapy and indications for antibiotic therapy DEHYDRATION -Definition -Degree of dehydration: Mild, Moderate, Severe -Gorelick score -Water requirements: Holliday and Segar rule -Oral and intravenous rehydration DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS -Definition -Diagnostic criteria - Classification: Mild, Moderate, Severe -Patient assessment and tests to be performed -Treatment: correction of dehydration, correction of electrolyte disorders, correction of hyperglycemia, correction of acidosis