Class #10 Evaluation of Infants and Children Flashcards
Arvedson’s Criteria for Referral
________ in-coordination
Weak ____
__________ during feeding
Excessive ____ or recurrent ______during feeds,
New onset of feeding difficulty
Diagnosis of disorders associate with ______or ______
Severe ______or _______problems during feeds,
History of recurrent ____and feeding difficulty
Concern for possible ______during feeds
______ or decreased _____during feeds,
Feeding periods longer than ____ minutes and
Unexplained food _____and _____
Sucking and swallowing in-coordination
Weak suck
Breathing disruptions or apnea during feeding
Excessive gagging or recurrent coughing during feeds,
New onset of feeding difficulty
Diagnosis of disorders associate with dysphagia or failure to thrive
Severe irritability or behavior problems during feeds,
History of recurrent pneumonia and feeding difficulty
Concern for possible aspiration during feeds
Lethargy or decreased arousal during feeds,
Feeding periods longer than 30-140 minutes and
Unexplained food refusal and failure to thrive
Physiological
Respiration
Respiratory rate:
Newborns = Between ___breaths per minute
Highest when ____, lowest when ____
During feeding?
Oxygen _____: (SaO2)
Expressed as a _____
Normal infants >____
Pre-term babies ____ or above
30-60
awake; asleep
?
Saturation
percentage
95%
90%
Review: Infant States of Alertness
State 1: State 2: State 3: State 4: State 5: State 6:
State 1: Deep Sleep State 2: Light Sleep State 3: Drowsy or semi-dozing State 4: Quiet Alert State 5: Active Alert State 6: Crying
Developmental Stages of Premature Babies
- ________: ( )
- ________: ( )
- _________: ( )
- “In-turning”: Younger than 32 weeks
- “Coming Out”: 32-35 weeks
- “Active Reciprocity”: 36 weeks to 40 weeks
“In-turning” Younger than 32 weeks:
Respond to environment in physiologic manner
Mainly in sleep state
Involuntarily jerk
Easily stressed
May need ventilator
“Coming Out”: 32-35 weeks
More frequently alert
Maintain color
Oxygen saturation
Begin feeding process
“Active Reciprocity”: 36 weeks to 40 weeks:
Capacity for self-arousal
Seek stimuli
Tolerate some stressful interactions
Maturation and tolerance of caregivers
State-related Stress Cues
Diffuse sleep or awake states with _____sounds, facial twitches, and _____smiling
Eye ____; roving eye movements
Strained _____or ____; silent crying
Staring
Frequent active _____
Panicked or worried _____: hyper-alertness
_____-eyed, strained alertness; lidded, _____alertness
Rapid state _____; frequent buildup to arousal\irritability and prolonged diffuse arousal
Crying
_____and inconsolability
______and _____
whimpering; discharge
floating
fussing or crying
averting
alertness
Glassy; drowsy
oscillations
Frenzy
Sleeplessness and restlessness
Clinical Evaluation
Published clinical assessments:
Arvedson, J., (1993)
Wolf & Glass
Palmer, Crawley & Blunco (1993)
Shaker, C. & Woida, A (2007)
Ross & Brown, 2003
Sheppard, J.
Infant Subsystems
Physiological
Motor System
State System
Attention System
Self-Regulatory System of states
Pre-Assessment History
Interpreting Feeding History:
Hand-Out: Clusters
APGAR Scales
Oral Reflexes
- In utero-life:
- Birth-life:
- 28 weeks- life:
- In utero-life:
- 32 weeks- 6 months:
- 17 weeks- 4 months:
- birth to 3-4 months:
- 3 weeks to 1-2 years:
- 28 weeks to 9-12 months:
- Gag
- Cough
- Transverse tongue
- Swallow
- Rooting
- Suckling
- Palmomental
- Santmyer
- Phasic bite
Review of large-motor reflexes
Plantar Grasp
Flexor withdrawal
Extensor thrust
Motor reflexes
Galant reflex
Asymmetric tonic reflex
Neonatal neck righting
Proprioceptive placing of legs
Neonatal positive support
Positive support reflex:
As the baby is bounced the legs straighten to support the weight
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)
As the head is turned, the arm and leg on the same side as the chin extend, and the other arm and leg flex.
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