Topical medications are frequently ordered for a variety of reasons in pediatric health care. It is important to teach the family that, in general, topical medications should be applied generously in order for the medication to be effective.

A child’s nose  is relatively narrower than an adult’s, causing it to become obstructed more easily.

A nurse is reinforcing teaching to an adolescent about the appropriate use of their asthma medications. Which of the following medications should the nurseinstruct the client to use as needed before exercise?

The nurse is caring for a child who presents to the clinic with a concern of a diagnosis of metabolic acidosis. The child presents with a classic breathing pattern that demonstrates slow, deep, labored respirations often associated with metabolic acidosis. Which of the following breathing patterns most resembles the child’s clinical presentation?  

A school-age child had an upper respiratory tract infection for several days and then began having a persistent dry, hacking cough that was worse at night. This is most suggestive of which diagnosis?  

Epiglottitis is a life-threatening infection and inflammation of the epiglottis. The most important aspect of responding to an emergency associated with airway obstruction from this infection is to:  

 A nurse is discussing the best way to continue playing on the football team with a 16-year-old high school junior with type 1 diabetes. What should the nurse instruct the teen to do before exercising?  

Analyze why Michelangelo painted angels and saints in the Last Judgement in full nudity. 

The restoration revealed that Michelangelo used the Florentine tradition of bright colors. 

Restoration showed that Michelangelo relied on ten pigments which he created multitude of colors based on them.