Exam 1 Flashcards
Visit Intervals for Infancy
newborns 3-5 days after discharge then 1 month. Important issues to address are weight, jaundice and breast feeding
Visit Intervals for early childhood
(12m/o to 4y/o) visit 12,15,18,24, and 30 months old then 3 and 4 years. Guideline a minimum of 6 visits till 15 m/o
Visit Intervals for middle childhood
(5y/o to 10 y/o) annually
Visit Interval for adolescence
(11 y/o to 21 y/o) annually
Health History: determining the type of history needed:
Birth, dietary/nutritional, previous illness, injury & surgery, allergies, current medications, immunizations, growth/development, habits, review of systems
Health Assessments: Collecting Data by
observing, interviewing the parent and the child and physical exam
Bio-graphic Demographic
Name, age, health care provider, Parents name age/siblings age Ethnicity/cultural practices religion/religious practices parent occupation child occupation for adolescent
Past Medical History
Allergies, childhood illness, trauma/hospitalizations, birth history, did baby go home with mom/special care nursery, genetics: anything in the family
Current Health Status
Immunizations,
any underlying illness/genetic condition,
what concerns do you have today
Review of System
Ask questions about each system
Measuring data: growth chart, head circumference, BMI
Nutrition: breast fed, formula, eating habits
Growth & development: How does parent think child is doing
Physical Assessment: General appearance & behavior
Facial expression Posture/movement Hygiene Behavior Development: grossly fits guidelines for age
Measurements: When to do weights
all visits
Measurements: When to do length/ heights
all visits
Measurements: when to do BMI
2 y/o and older
Measurements: When to do head circumference
2 y/o and younger
Measurements: When to do BP
3 y/o and older and younger in children with specific risk conditions
Vital signs temperature
rectal only when absolutely necessary
vital signs: pulse
apical on all children under 1 year
vital signs: respirations
infants use abdominal muscles
vital signs: blood pressure
admission base line
vital signs: height, weight, head circumference
2 years and younger
Newborn Metabolic Screening
PKU, Hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Hemoglobinapthies (sickle cell disease or thalassemias)
Reason for Newborn Metabolic screening
allows for early recognition & intervention for condition that may not be apparent at birth but may significantly impact normal growth & development
reason for state to added extra testing for Newborn metabolic screening
Depends on state situations and population
Reasons to retest newborn for metabolic screening
discharge prior to 24 hrs
Blood sample collected while baby on special formula or antibiotics
Insufficient sample
Prematurity or under weight
Galactosemia:etiology
Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency
Galactosemia: Clinical features
irritability, lethargy, vomiting, hypoglycemia, hepatomegaly, jaundice, brisk hemolysis, FTT, developmental delay, intellectual disability
Galactosemia Eval & Tx
UA- dietary exculsion of glactose
Galactosemia pathophysiology
If gatactosemic infant is given milk, unmetabolized milk sugars build up & damage the liver, eyes, kidneys & brain
Hemoglobinapathies (thalassemias or sickle cell disease) Etiology, Clinical Features, Evaluation & Treatment
varies with condition
Hypothyroidism: Etiology
abnormally in the thyroid gland or problem making thyroid hormone
Hypothyroidism: Clinical Features
Prolonged jaundice, constipation, umbilical hernia, large anterior and posterior fontanelle, macroglossia, decreased muscle tone, poor feeders, respiratory distress, poor peripheral circulation, cool & cyanotic extremities, FTT, Intellectual disability
Hypothyroidism: Eval & Tx
Free T4 & TSH serum sample- replacement dose of levothyroxine sodium