Final Flashcards

1
Q

A birth related injury that may occur from shoulder dystocia is

A

Erb’s palsy

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2
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What reflex can you use to diagnose this baby (baby crying right eye closed

A

Blink aka Dazzle

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3
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Milestones are an important gage for observing development in pediatric patients. T/F

A

True

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4
Q

Undeveloped sutures is known as

A

Craniosynostosis

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5
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When a child is born premature you gage their milestones according to ____ in reaching their milestones

A

When their due date, approximation date was

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6
Q

Which of the follwoing is/are a vaccination myth.

Mark all that apply

A

Vaccines are 100% effective
Vaccines are the sole reason for lower disease rates today
They are completely safe

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7
Q

____ is a sign of hydrocephalus in a pediatric patient

A

Bulging fontanel

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8
Q

When performing the otolith reflex, you observe that the baby cannot laterally flex to the right and their head is rotated to the right. This may indicate ___

Mark all that apply

A

Atlas laterality on the right
Torticollis
Difficulty breast feeding on the right

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9
Q

The healing time after a healthy vaginal birth is 5-10 days, the healing time for a C-section is

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4-6 weeks

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10
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If a pregnant pt comes to you complaining of being clumsy, you should explain to her that it is a result of

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An increase in relaxin

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11
Q

If the birth process was NOT natural, medical intervention was used, what may have been used and/or done

Mark all that apply

A

Forceps
Epidural
Episotomy

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12
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Ectopic pregnancies usually will go to full term without complications. T/F

A

False

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13
Q

The pregnant patients cardiovascular system ____ to accommodate the placenta and the baby

A

Increases by 50%

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14
Q

Which of the following symptoms are involved in pre-eclampsia

Mark all that apply

A

Edema

Proteinuria

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15
Q

During websters technique applying pressure to the trigger points is to relax the
____ ligament

A

Round

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16
Q

A pregnant patient comes into your office complianing of a sharp pain in her pubic region when she tries to stand up, she is 8 months pregnant, what do you suspect

A

Baby is in facial/brow position

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17
Q

If a baby goes through the birthing canal while in teh facial position, what subluxation are they vulnerable to

A

AS occiput

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18
Q

If your patient is wearing hearind aides during an adjustment you should be aware that they

A

May make a high pitched sound

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19
Q

When a geriatric patients muslce mass decreases there are at a higher risk for

Mark all that apply

A

Poor balance
Slowed gait
Falls

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20
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During breastfeeding the mother will lose calcium, this loss of calcium will lead to

A

A recuperation in months

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21
Q

With a decrease in height between 2-3 inches a women’s likelihood of being diagnosed with osteoporosis increases by

A

4xs

22
Q

Bone mass begins to decrease on average at what age and what percentage per decade

A

40 years of age at 5-10%

23
Q

What type of abuse is shown in this photos and how were these marks likely made (shoulder circle lesions)

A

Cigarette/cigar burns

Physical abuse

24
Q

Sarcopenia may alter your patients metabolic rate, this may result in

A

Decreased temperature tolerance

25
Q

What does the P in SPLAT refer to

A

Prior falls

26
Q

SPLAT

A
symptom of fall
Prior falls
Location of fall
Activity at time of fall
Time of day
27
Q

After a hip fracture, nearly ___ of pts never return to normal function

A

50%

28
Q

Once diagnosed with osteopenia a diagnosis of osteoporosis is 6-12 months away. T/F

A

False

29
Q

Your risk for having osteoporosis begins

A

With pediatric nutrition

30
Q

When walking down a flight of stairs your joints take on 3x your body weight in pressure. T/F

A

False

31
Q

For every 10 lb weight gain you risk for arthritis increases by

A

40%

32
Q

Sarcopenia can be described as the

A

Reduction of the skeletal muscle mass with an increase in adipose tissue

33
Q

According to Helen Ratajczak, at tabout the same time they removed mercury from most vaccines they began using ___ instead

A

Human tissue

34
Q

The chicken pox vaccination is grown in

A

Human fetal tissue

35
Q

If your pt is going to the pediatrician to have their child vaccinated you need to instruct them to get what 2 pieces of info in order to report any adverse reactions

Mark 2

A

The vaccine manufacturers name

Lot number on the vaccine

36
Q

The vaccine schedule in the US is designed to

A

Ensure that parents get their children vaccinated, in the first year, while they are more compliant with doctors visits

37
Q

If you or your child has a cough on the day they are going to be vaccinated you should reschedule your vacicnation appointment. T/F

A

True

38
Q

When redifining polio, after the vaccine came out, what changes did the government make to the diagnoses

Mark all that apply

A

Paralytic symptoms needed to be exhibited over a 60 day period

Aseptic meningitis virus was separated out from polio diagnosis

Coxsackie virus was separated out from polio diagnosis

39
Q

Immunity that occurs when the vaccination of a significant portion of the opulation provides a measure of protection for individuals who have a compromised immune system is known as

A

Herd immunity

40
Q

Which vaccine still contains thimerosal

A

Influenza vaccine

41
Q

The most common form of child abuse is

A

Neglect

42
Q

What are some possible indicators that a 3 yo child is being abused

Mark all that apply

A

Cause of childs trauma is unkonwn

Caregiver delays in seeking ER care

43
Q

Why are children under the age of 4 more vulnerable to abuse.

Mark all that aply

A

They lack communication skills
They are socially sheltered
They are easier to manipulate

44
Q

Dislocation of the hip, with a down syndrome patient, most commonly occurs between the ages

A

3-13 years

45
Q

Which protein is encoded and found on the 21st chromosome that interferes with down syndrome patients musculoskeletal system

A

Collagen

46
Q

Your down syndrome patient had a set of cervical x-rays, lateral film, flexion and extesion at the age of 6 and they read within normal range. They are then cleared for all physical activities for hte next 20 yeasr. T/F

A

False

47
Q

A neurotoxin that has been associated with Alzheimer’s disease dementia and seizures

A

Aluminum

48
Q

Used in fingernail polish remover

A

Acetone

49
Q

A known cancer causing chemical used to inactivate viruses and detoify bacterial toxins

A

Formaldehyde

50
Q

Obtained from mercury and linked to brain damage

A

Thimersol

51
Q

Deadly poision used in disinfectants

A

Carbolic acid