Approach to the Ped Patient Exam Flashcards
Motor Development: Newborns
Primitive reflexes, fixing gaze, flexed posture (fisted hands normal)
Motor Development: 2 mo
Smiles, less flexed, visually tracks
Motor Development: 4 mo
Hands to midline, rolls front to back
Motor Development: 5 mo
Rolls back to front
Motor Development: 6 mo
Sits, unilateral reach, raking grasp – pulling towards them (now can roll both ways)
Motor Development: 8 mo
crawls (don’t worry if isn’t), immature pincer grasp
Motor Development: 9 mo
cruises (walks along furniture), claps (stranger anxiety starts!
Motor Development: 12 mo
Walks with help
Language Development: Newborn
Cries to communicate all needs
Language Development: 6 weeks
Social Smile
Language Development: 2 mo
Coos (musical long vowels)
Language Development: 6 mo
Babbles (repetitive consonants)
Language Development: 9 mo
Says Ma Ma & Da Da, Object permanence
Language Development: 12 mo
Understands much, says 2 words
Language Development: 18 mo
10 words, maybe many more