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Exam 2 Study Guide

It would be helpful to know the presentation, signs/symptoms, diagnostic studies, and treatment
for each disorder listed below.

1. Immune/HIV
a. HIV vs AIDS
i. Transmission
ii. Treatment
iii. Treatment goals
iv. Safety
b. Immunization schedule: need to know when immunization is due and the different
immunizations
c. What are the reasons that children get more immunizations while they are young?
i. What diseases are they especially at risk for?
d. Immunization Administration
i. Required actions
ii. Documentation
iii. Locations
iv. Contraindications
e. Types of Immunity
f. Immunization myths
2. Cancer
a. Types of cancers and descriptions
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i. Leukemia (ALL/AML)
1. Diagnosis
2. Signs/symptoms
3. Treatment
ii. Lymphomas (hodgkins and non-hodgkins)
1. Diagnosis
2. Signs/symptoms
3. Treatment
iii. Ewing Sarcoma
1. Diagnosis
2. Signs/symptoms
3. Treatment
iv. Rhabdomyeosarcoma
1. Diagnosis
2. Signs/symptoms
3. Treatment
v. Osteogenic sarcoma
1. Diagnosis
2. Signs/symptoms
3. Treatment



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b. Chemotherapy
i. Different routes/types
ii. Side effects
iii. Precautions/safety
iv. Well child health maintenance for a child with cancer
c. Bone Marrow Transplant
i. How it works
ii. How it is given
3. Hem
a. Transfusions
b. Anemia of infant/childhood
i. Causes
ii. Signs/symptoms
iii. Treatment
c. Lead poisoning
i. Causes
ii. Treatement
d. Chelation therapy
i. When its used
ii. How it works
e. Sickle Cell Anemia
i. Types
ii. Signs/symptoms
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iii. Treatment
f. Hemophilia
i. What is it
ii. Signs/symptoms
iii. Treatment
g. ITP
i. Causes
ii. Signs/symptoms
iii. Treatment