Examination Flashcards
Assessment of premature infant behavior (APIB)
Assesses the organization and balance of infants phsiological, motor, and bx stress
Newborn individualized developmental care and assessment of progress (NIDCAP)
systematic behavioral observation of preterm or full term infant in nursery or home during environmental input, caretaking, and treatments
Note what stresses and consoles the infant
Test of infant motor performance (TIMP)
developed for infants from 32 weeks postconceptual age to 3.5 months postterm
Evaluates spontaneous and elicited movements to analyze postural alignment and selective control for functional movements
Apgar screening test
administered to newborn at 1, 5, 10 minutes after birth
HR, RR, reflex irritability, muscle tone, color - all scored 0, 1, or 2
Apgar screening test - what is good score
score of 7 and above
Babinski reflex
stroke lateral aspect of plantar foot - get extension and fanning of toes
0-12 months
Flexor withdrawal
sharp, quick pressure stimulus to sole of foot or palm of hand causes withdrawal of stimulated extremity
0 -2 months
Crossed extension
sharp, quick pressure stimulation to sole of foot results in withdrawal of stimulated LE and extension of opposite leg
0-2 months
Galant of trunk incurvation reaction
sharp stroke along paravertebral line from scapula to top of iliac crest results in lateral flex toward stimulated side
0-2 months
Moro reflex
sudden extension of neck results in flex, abd of shoulders, ext of elbows - followed by add of shoulder and elbow flex
0-4 months
Primary standing reaction
infant held in supported standing position they will support some weight and extends LE
Primary walking
hold infant in supported standing, tilt trunk forward slightly, reciprocal stepping motions of LE
0-2 months
Neonatal neck righting (NOB)
turn head with infant in supine
body log rolls toward same side
0-6 months
Rooting
Stroking of perioral region results in head turning to that side with mouth opening
0-3 months
Sucking
touch to lips, tongue, palate results in automatic sucking
0-6 m
Startle
loud noise, sudden light or cold stimulus causes a sudden jerking or whole body or ext and abd or UE followed by add of shoulders
0-6 m