Development Flashcards

1
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true/false - severe malnutrition below 1m results in permanent brain damage

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false - severe malnutrition at any age <6m results in permanent brain damage

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environmental factors affecting development?

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smoking, alcohol, drugs 
opportunity to practice 
emotional deprivation 
excess screen time 
head injury
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3
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normal variations to 4 point crawl?

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bottom shuffle
commando crawl
roll
reverse torpedo crawl

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4
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true/false - preterm neonates have their developmental milestones compensated

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true, up to the age of 2

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5
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4 categories of development?

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gross motor
fine motor and vision
language and hearing
social behaviour and play

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gross motor development at 3m

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can control head movement, no head lag on pulling to sit

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gross motor development at 6m

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sits up unsupported with straight back

pushes arms up in prone

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gross motor development at 9m

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crawling

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9
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gross motor development at 12m

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stands independently, begins to walk

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10
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gross motor development at 18m

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running

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11
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gross motor development at 24m

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stairs with 2 feet

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12
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gross motor development at 36m

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stairs with alternate feet

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13
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gross motor development at 48m

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hopping

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14
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what is ATNR

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asymmetric tonic neck reflex
evolutionary to prevent rolling on unstalbe surface
usually lost 3/4m
often continues in CP

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15
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fine motor and vision development at 3m

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regards hand in midline

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16
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fine motor and vision development at 6m

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palmar grasp

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17
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fine motor and vision development at 9m

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scissor grip

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18
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fine motor and vision development at 12m

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pincer grip

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19
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fine motor and vision development at 18m

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stacks 3-4 blocks

scribble randomly

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fine motor and vision development at 24m

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stacks 6-7 blocks

scribbles more coherently

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21
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fine motor and vision development at 36m

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tower of 9 blocks

copies circle

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22
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fine motor and vision development at 48m

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draws cross or simple man

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23
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hearing and language development at 3m

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vocalises

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24
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hearing and language development at 6m

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babbles

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25
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hearing and language development at 9m

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imitates sounds

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26
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hearing and language development at 12m

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knows name

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27
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hearing and language development at 18m

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2 body parts/5-20 words

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28
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hearing and language development at 24m

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can follow simple instruction, 50+ words

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29
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hearing and language development at 36m

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complex instruction/can ask question

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30
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hearing and language development at 48m

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can tell stories of experience

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31
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social behaviour and play development at 6 weeks

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social smile

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32
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social behaviour and play development at 3m

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pleasure on friendly handling

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33
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social behaviour and play development at 6m

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plays with feet

friendly with strangers

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34
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social behaviour and play development at 9m

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peek a boo

stranger awareness

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35
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social behaviour and play development at 12m

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drinks from cup/waves bye bye

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36
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social behaviour and play development at 18m

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feeds with spoon

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37
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social behaviour and play development at 24m

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symbolic play, puts on spme clothes

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38
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social behaviour and play development at 36m

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pretend interactive play

toilet trained

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39
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social behaviour and play development at 48m

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understands turn taking

gets dressed fully

40
Q

define global developmental delay

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> 2 domains affected

41
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define specific developmental deay

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1 domain affected

42
Q

define developmental deviation

A

different from normal q

43
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define developmental regression

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loss of skill

44
Q

what is a learning disability and how does it differ from learning difficulty

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cannot cope independently
cannot earn new skills or complex tasks
IQ<70
learning difficulties are ore common and less severe

45
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red flags for development

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asymmetry of movement 
increased/reduced tone 
not reaching for objects by 6m 
cannot sit unsupported by 12m
cannot walk by 18m
concern about hearing or vision 
loss of skill at any age
46
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what is defined as a significant global developmental delay

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> 2SD from mean in >2 of the development categories

47
Q

prenatal causes of global developmental delay

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down syndrome 
PKU, hypothyroidism 
micro/macroencephaly 
TORCH infection 
toxins
48
Q

perinatal causes of global developmental delay

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premature

asphyxia

49
Q

postnatal causes of global developmental delay

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meningitis
trauma
malnutrition/neglect

50
Q

medical issues relating to down syndrome

A
cardiac 
thyroid 
hearing and vision 
sleep 
growth 
development
51
Q

causes of motor specific developmental delay

A

CP
coordination disorders
duchenne muscular dystrophy

52
Q

features of DMD

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impaired mobility and motion
impaired speech and language
calf pseudohypertrophy
arching of back

53
Q

what is gowers manoeuvre results in DMD

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prox muscle weakness of pelvic girdle muscles

54
Q

what is diplegic CP

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usually lower limb, both legs affected

walks on tiptoe, contractures

55
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what is hemiplegic splastic CP

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normal side with other side arm and leg affected, walks on tiptoe

56
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what is quadraplegic CP

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arms, head, mouth may twist strangely
4 limbs affecrted
knees press together
feet and legs turn inewards

57
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types of CP

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ataxic, hypotonic, dyskinetic, spastic

58
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besides motor function, what else may CP affecr

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communication, seizure, learning, sensation

59
Q

specific sensory developmental delay causes

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treacher collins 
sensorineural hearing loss 
CP
hydrocephalus 
oculocutaneous albinism
60
Q

what is oculocutaneous albinism

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conditions affecting pigmentation of skin, hair and eyes
reduced pigmentation of retina and eyes
reduced visual acuity, nystagmus, photophobia

61
Q

features of treacher collins syndrome

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conductive hearing loss
normal cognition
underdeveloped facial bones, small jaw, absent or small ears

62
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medical issues associated with CP

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motility, spasticity and ortho
learning difficulty 
epilepsy 
visual/hearing impairment 
communication difficulty 
feeding difficulty 
sleep problems 
behaviour problems
63
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what is the most common visual defect in spastic CP

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inferior visual field defect

64
Q

what is the autistic triad

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communication
social interaction
flexibility of thought/imagination

65
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autistic triad - features of communication

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delayed, abstract language
echo, odd pitch
issues with eye contact, gesture, expression
restricted conversation

66
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autistic triad - features of social interaction

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struggles with turn taking
cannot share pleasure
no need for social approval
struggle with empathy and relationship, others views

67
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autistic triad - features of flexibility of thought/imagination

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struggle with time concept 
concrete and literal 
routine 
changes in environment 
ritualistic behaviour
68
Q

sensory issues with ASD

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fussy eater 
clothes texture 
hair/nail cutting 
sleep 
toilet training 
noise
69
Q

investigation of developmental delay

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oligoarray CGH and FRAX 
guthrie test 
MRI/EEG
CK 
Metabolic studies
70
Q

what formal assessment is used in 0-6

A

griffiths

71
Q

what formal assessment is used in 0-3

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bayleys

72
Q

what formal assessment is used in ASD

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ADOS

73
Q

who should be spoken to first during paeds history

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always the child

74
Q

why is play important in hospital?

A
sense normality 
aids recovery 
development 
understand illness 
trust 
reduce stress
75
Q

what is play preparation and when is it used

A

prepare for procedures and help understand illness and treatment
encouraging child to act it out with play

76
Q

when is referral to play therapists used and what does it involve

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feat, trauma, misconception around healthcare related things
procedural play to help build relationship and understanding

77
Q

why do mothers with diabetes tend to have larger babies

A

insulin acts as a growth factor

78
Q

what is a Z score

A

number of SDs a person has from mean

79
Q

in a normal distribution of 100 people, how many will fall in 1SD

A

68

80
Q

in a normal distribution of 100 people, how many will fall in 2SD

A

95

81
Q

centile lines of a growth chart are spaced how many SDs away

A

2/3rd

82
Q

how is normal growth compared on a growth chart

A

compare growth to centile lines

compare rate of growth

83
Q

why is the normal distribution of growth charts getting a right tail

A

increasing height and obesity

84
Q

measuring head circumference?

A

measure widest part of head 3 times and take average

85
Q

true/false- children <2 are measured as length, not height

A

true, and >2 is height

86
Q

why are overweight children more likely to enter puberty sooner

A

they have more adipocytes, so more leptin leading to raised GnRH

87
Q

what is the testicular volume when puberty has begun

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4ml

88
Q

how is tanner stage measured in boys?

A

testicular volume

pubic hair, unreliable

89
Q

how is tanner stage measured in girls?

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breast development

pubic hair, unreliable

90
Q

when is puberty regarded as early?

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<8 girls

<9 boys

91
Q

when is puberty regarded as late?

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> 13 girls

>14 boys

92
Q

when is height velocity peak girls

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12

generally start of puberty

93
Q

when is height velocity peak boys

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14

generally end of puberty

94
Q

in investigating growth problem, what may be used to determine issues with height, and describe it

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mid parental height
parents height charted and the parental centile is used
this is compared to childs centile
if ±2SDs then abnormal

95
Q

investigation of growth issues?

A
gonads 
IGF1
test/oestradiol
karyotype 
anti-TTG
bone age 
dynamic testing 
MRI brain
USS uterus
96
Q

causes of dysmorphic disorders leading to short stature

A

down syndrome
turner syndrome
achondroplasia
prader-wili