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NURS 6541 Primary Care of Adolescents & Children (NUNP 6541 Pediatric) Final Exam Study Guide Review Most useful test of acute rheumatic fever - Streptococcal serology is most helpful in the diagn ... osis of ARF because of the delayed nature of the disease following GAS infection. Antibody titers are elevated, while culture or detection of the organism is usually no longer possible by the time ARF presents Testing children with hypercholesteremia - Lower LDL cut points are proposed for initiation of treatment, depending on risk level All children should be screened for cholesterol at least once between ages 9-11 years. Screening should begin as early as 2 years for those with family history of premature cardiovascular disease Who is most diagnosed with Kawasaki Disease? - Children of Japanese descent <5 years old The essential test for managing Kawasaki Disease - Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Physical findings in infant with Down's Syndrome - Brachycephaly Gap between first and second toes Loose skin on nape of neck Hyperflexibility Low set ears, folded, stenotic meatus Protruding tongue secondary to small palate Flat nasal bridge Muscular hypotonia Epicanthal folds Brushfield spots (ring of iris speckles) Short fifth finger In-curved fifth finger Short, broad hands High arched palate Single palmar crease Congential heart defect Transient myelodysplasia of the newborn Duodenal atresia [Show More]

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