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Types of bacterial mengitis
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Aseptic meningitis
viral or secondary to leukemia, brain ases
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Septic meningits
bacteria or microorganism gets in blood crosses the BBB-trigers inflamatory respons
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when is septic menigits most common
who has highest risk
<1yr
high risk birth -6mo
Af Am esp boys
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what age is 70% of menigitis found
<7yrs
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what can be done if someone's been exposed to bacterial meningitis
have vaccine if w/im 4hr of exposure
usually give combo therapy
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Viral Menengitis
- many types
- mumps, androvirus
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Tx of viral meningitis
symptoms
college students requires to get meningococcal vaccine
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what is 95% of all bacterial meningitis organism
- hemopholus influenza
- mengingioccus
- neumococis
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SS of bacterial meningitis
- sudden onset dev
- septosemia
- facial lesions
- can die w/in 2hr
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how does one get bacterial meningitis
- invades meningies
- dircet contact
- droplet
- throat discharge
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2 specific methods of spread of bacterial meneingitis
- indirect method-travels to blood stream
- -ex infection in sinus andtravel
- -dev sepsis-once get in blood it will get septic
- direct method-area closest to brain
- (ear, skull, scalp infection -untreated)
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Dx of bacterial meningitis
- 2 blood cultures from differant sites
- liver puncture for meningitis
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what form of meningits is most severe
- bacterial meningits
- perulant form can lead to hydrocephalus
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when does incidence of bacterial meneingitis peak
what is done when they get it
b/w 6-12 mo
strict isolation
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s/s of bacterial meneingitis in neonate
what is a very common symptom
what can develope
- weak cry
- poor muscle tone
- hypo or hyper thermia
- apnea
seizures
sepsis
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what can develop in neonate bacterial meningitis
s/s
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syptoms of bacterial meningitis in infants and kids
- poor feeding
- irritable
- vomit
- bulging fontanel
- lathargic
- seizures
- abn cry
- high pitch cry
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general symptoms with meningitis
- ncal(neck) rigidity
- sever headach
- + cernigs side-can't fully extend leg
- +Brusinky sign-neck flextion
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s/s brusinky sign
- when move one side the other side moves
- photphobia esp w/
- v/d -go w/increased intercrania pressure
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late symptoms on meningitis
- seizures
- ecamosis
- fever
- joint/muscle fever
- very drowsy
- hard to arrouse
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Dx of meningitis
lumbar puncture
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lumbar puncture
- need to be on side w/ knee/ chest postition
- watch airway carefully
- check CSF
- check glucose will be <45
- increase intercranial pressure
- color initially clear->cloudy-> perulant (pus)
tramadic spinal tap not rare
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norm lab values
- lymph 5cells
- protein 14-15 mg/dL
- glucose 3
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CHF values (meningitis)
- WBC # too numberous to count
- elevated protein
- decreased glucose
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what is emergency treatment of meningits
- Iv antibiotics for 10days (even before culture)
- broad spectrum
- strict droplet isolation at least 24 hr after start antibiotics
- still strict isol w/ antibiotic-usually 3rd or 4th cep
- sephotoxine-combo of ampicilin and getamizcin if can't afford other
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% dev SIDH
- 60%
- fluid restriction hydroceph
- phebitis
- nosocomial suberal effusion
- DIC
- pericaritus
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how prevent bacterial meningitis
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nurse care of bacterial meningits
goal
strict isolation precausion
prevent further brain insult
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nurse care of bacterial meningitis for infants
put in protective cav in crib b/c higher risk of seizure
- avoid startling them
- place them on side
- frequent vs monitor
- up to date w/ immunization
- recent Hx of URI b/c precurser view drop in blood pressure & rise in pulse
- look for seizure activities & immos of joints-pain- many need to give O2
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during recovery for meningitis
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Hydrocele
- accumulation of fluid in scrotum are
- very common esp in
- usually self resolving if doesn't go down
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Tx for hydrocele
hydrocephely-small insicion & drain
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Cryptorchadism
undesended testicles in term newborns
testies stay in abd can be bi or unilateral
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% of cryptorchadism seen in low birth weight babies
30%
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what plays big role in male reproductive system
body temp
temp of body too hot cand destroy sperm-becomes sterile
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complications of cryptochadism
- can be exposure to injury
- high incidences for angler hernia
- not affect 2ndary sex characteristics
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Tx for cryptochadism
- can desend on own
- can give HCS hormone -can bring down testicles and be used for Dx purposes
- surgery
- sometimes need to do orcodectomy-remove testical b/c problem w/ CA or injury
- surgery usually done b/w 2-3 yr
- can lower possibility of sterility
- testierin band around testicle
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SIDS
- have no outward symptoms of any disease
- seem otherwise healthy
- happens in sleep
- refered to as crib death
higher in males
leading cause of death in norm term newborn
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cause of SIDS
unknown
- Theory
- defect in brain stem
- possibly to hypersensetivity to cow's milk
- over wrapping-cause more stress
- -some recomend not wrap babies over armpit
- abn gene-affects
- -SCN 5 A gene isolated in some studies
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risk factors for SIDS
- low social economic level-crowded living
- mom>20yr, multipregnancy
- multi birth w/o rest period twin triplet
- male infants esp w/ low birthweight
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Groups in higher risk of SIDS
- Native Am
- Af Am
- Hisp
- Caucasions
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groups in lower risk of SIDS
Asians
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Theories of possible causes of SIDS
- cardiac dysrhythmia
- family history-esp neuro problems
- abn breathing while baby sleeping/stops breathing
all unproven
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Biggest problem w/ SIDS
dealing w/ grieving parents
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what happens if humen don't have physical contact
don't survive
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s/s of failure to thrive
- child fails to gain weight
- weigh falls below 5th% of age group
- usually <2yrs
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what can failure to thrive be
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what causes failure to thrive
what can be done if know pathological
- emotional deprevation
- basic needs met but w/o touch
- often from neglect
can go in and treat
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what is one of biggest factors in failure to thrive
why
- interaction b/w parent & infant
- lack of food-
- b/c don't have touch/interaction they stop eating
- sometimes too lathargic to eat b/c don't have that interaction
- care very irregular/inconsistant usually absent
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what is worst case scenario of failure to thrive
infant doesn't learn to trust / interlectually delayed
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symptoms of failure to thrive
- not respond to affection
- listless
- apathetic
- no direct eye contact
- no fear of strangers
- no interest in toys or playig
- no nurturing/teaching
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Tx of failure to thrive
- goal - make sure they have adequate nutrition
- if possible try to keep baby w/ family
- teaching very important
- you are role model
- teaching of nutritional needs
- family counseling
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Watch for what in Failure to thrive
nurse care
if parent only points out neg of kids
- support mother /father
- observe them
- encourage parernting classes
- have consistant caregiver
- -observe infant response from mom look at parent affect
give parent info about baby
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when does bonding/attachment happen
what happens when failure to thrive baby comes
prognosis
- immediatly
- after about 1 yr
- sometimes these baby parents don't attach
- give them special diet
- teaching to parent
- CPS is called
- uncertain-worry esp of very young
- if malnurished-intellectually affected
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what is battered child syndrome
child abuse/neglect
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what is most common type of child abuse
- battering hitting
- get phys abused
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baby/child bones
whats often seen in phy abused kid
- bend
- only break under direct impact
- can get splintered
- lots of old fractures
- have Hx of old/unhealed Fx
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how many kids abused in US
what groups high risk of abuse
highest risk of death -major cause
2.4 mil (known)
- younger kids
- major cause-parent temper
- should never disciplin child angrey
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requirements as healthcare worker
by law to report and follow through on child abuse
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differant types of child abuse
worst type
- physical
- social
- sexual
- societal
- emotional
societal-whole society doing same abuse
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victoms of child abuse
- abuser & person being abused-
- abuser was often abused
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Theories of cause of cerebral palsy
anoxia of brain during delivery
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what is cerebral palsy
- chronic disease
- no cure
- nonprogressive
one of most crippling toddler conditions
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what does cerebral palsy effect
- motor & nerve cortex
- basal ganglia
- cerebellum
- some damage to brain that controls movement
- damage can occur at differant points prenatal
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Prenatal causes of cerebral palsy
perinatal causes
postnatal causes
- Rh/ABO incompatability-cause severe jaundice
- diabetes
- genetics
- anoxia
- intacranial bleeding
- no Oxygen
- intracranial hemeraging
- preme high risk
- head trauma
- infection
- neoplasm
- stroke
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how many live births w/ cerbral palsy
2000
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s/s of cerbral palsy
- primitive reflexes don't go away as should
- ave decayed gross motor movement
- lack mildstones-don't go through all
- difficult to control movement
- ataxia-toe walk4behavior prob
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Dx cerbral palsy
- r/o usually not till ~2mo
- eeg
- ct & MRI
- electrolyte/BMP
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spastic CP
s/s
- most common
- affects cortex of brain
- poor purposeful movement
- hyperactive contractions-common
- contstant contractions
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athetoid CP
- constant movement
- dysarthria-poor speach
- slow writhing muscle contracions
- drooling
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ataxic CP
Ridgid
Mixed
aquard gait/lak coordination
rigid movement, hard to move at all
mixture onf morte than one
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Tx for CP
- fam teaching lots
- feeding-may need special eating utencils
- phys therapy- to maintain what have
- good skin care
- nutritional supp
- allow rest times-need lots naps
main thing-make most of their assets
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types fractures
- Greenstick-splinter, one side bent
- spiral-twisting-oftenassos w/ abuse
- oblique
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pedi healing of fractures
1wk for every year of life up to age 10
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hip spica cast
- covers lower part of body
- maintains legs in froglike position
- usually haave a bar b/w legs to help support cast
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Compartment syndrome
cause
increasing pressure w/in muscle compartment causes decreased circu
monitor neurovadc status frequent
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5 P's
- Pain
- Pulse
- Paresthesia-diminished/absent sensation/numb/tingling
- paralysis
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traction for fractures
- pullin force applied
- can realign bone
- w/ weights--need to make sure weights hanging freely
- reduce/elim muscle spasm
- reduces contractures of muscles
- used to align/aleviate problems of spine, large bones, can be applied to skin or bone
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Buck's traction
- body provides countertraction to wts
- short term immobilization use
- to correct contractures & bone deformities
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Russell tration
Dunlop's traction
more effective than Bucks in olde kids
- sometimes used for fractures of humerous or elbow
- either skel or skin
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Bryan'ts traction
- often used for Tx of fractured femur in kids <2
- often transverese or spiral fractures
- hip should not rest on bed in tration
- some risk of compromised circulaton-may result in contractures of foot/lower leg
- s/s extreme pain
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external fixation device
- uses pins
- need special skin care at pin site q8h
- for severe fracture or to lengthen extremity
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causes of head injuries
- toddler/young kids-fall /abuse
- school-age &teen- bicycling,skating, mva
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head injury care
- watch for @ least 6 hr for LOC& vomit
- awakened q1-2 hr in sleep to see LOC,
- q4h for 48h check pupils for reaction to light
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complications of head injuries
- cerbral edema
- increased intratracranial pressure
- cranial hemorrhage
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toddler sleep
- 1st yr 12-14hr
- by 3yr 10-12
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preschool growth
area of greatest growth
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preschool vaccine
- DTP booster
- pollio
- MMR
- varcella (b/w 4-6yr)
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Enuresis
- bed wetting
- involuntary urination beyond the age when control of urination is commonly acquired
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age of complete nightime urine control
b/w 5-7
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physiologic causes of bed wetting
- sleep to soundly-don't get signal
- UTI
- small baldder capacity
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Types nephrotic syndrome
early charactersitics
- lipoid nephrosis
- idiopathic nephrotic cyndrome
edma proteinuria,
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high risk group for nephrotic syndrome
age range of most occurances
<9
2-6yrs
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location of edema in nephrotic syndrome
s/s as swelling advances
1st around eyes & ankles
- lbecomse geralized w/ a pendulous abdomen full of fluid
- anorexi
- irritability
- loss of appetite
- malnutiron
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Dx of nephrotic syndrome
- labs
- -marked proteinuria-esp albumil
- larg # of hyaline & granular casts in urine
- hfew blood cells
- reduced blood serum protein
- increase in cholesteral
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Tx of nephrotic syndrome
- corticosteroids
- -prednisone-most used
- daily urine testing for protein
- immunosuppressant therapy-reduce s/s
- -cytoxan most often used
- frequent small meals
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assess in nephrotic syndrome
major goals
- relieve edema
- improve nutritional status
- maintain skin integrity
- covserving energy
- prevent infection
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nurse actions for nephrotic syndrome
- monitor fluid i/o
- --wt pt same time every day
- -measure abd daily
- -test urine regularly for albumin& spec grav
- improve nutrional intake
- promot skin integrity
- promot energy conservation-bed rest
- prevent infection
- family support/teaching
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Wilm's tumor (nephroblastoma)
cause
when found
- anadenosarcoma in kidney region
- one of most common abd neoplasms of early kid
from bits of embryonic tissue remaining after birth
rarely before big enough to palpate through abd wall
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what to avoid in Wilm's tumor
abd palpation
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Tx of Wilm's tumor
prognosis
- surgical removal ASAP
- radiation/chemo
best in kids < 2yr
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Hydrocele
tx
- collection of peritoneal fluid accumulates in scrotum
- -from nonclosure of processus vaginalis
corrective surgery > 1 yr
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cryptorchidism
- non descent of testes
- often self correcting by 1yr
- -if not need orchiopexy-surg bring testies
- --usually b/w 1-2yrs
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most commonly fractured bones in kids
- clavicle
- femur
- tibia
- humerus
- wrist
- fingers
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epiglottitis
Cause
at risk age
acute inflammation of epiglottis
Haemophilus influenza type B
2-7yr
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s/s of epiglottitis
epiglottis inflamed /swollen w/ edema-edmadecreasesability to move->blockage of airway
- sore throat
- dysphagia-drooling
- fever 102.2-104
- breath-sitting up leaning foward w/ mouth open& tongue out-tripod position
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tx epiglottitis
- endotracheal intubation/trach-if too swollen
- moist air-reduce inflammation
- pulse ox
- antibiot-IV
- antibiot-10days
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ASA Tx
- gastric lavage
- activated charcoal
- sodium bicarbonate-combat acidosis
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Tylenol Tx
- gastric lavage
- acetylcysteine (mucomsyt)-diluted
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Ibuprofen Tx
- activated charcoal
- observe for/Tx Gi bleed
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Iron Tx
deferoxamine-chelating agent
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Corrosive Tx
- alkali corrosives-initially w/ lots water
- -diluted fruit juice or vindger
- ACID corrosives Tx w/
- alkaline drinks-milk, olive oil, mineral oil/ss
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