Final Flashcards
A birth related injury that may occur from shoulder dystocia is
Erb’s palsy
What reflex can you use to diagnose this baby (baby crying right eye closed
Blink aka Dazzle
Milestones are an important gage for observing development in pediatric patients. T/F
True
Undeveloped sutures is known as
Craniosynostosis
When a child is born premature you gage their milestones according to ____ in reaching their milestones
When their due date, approximation date was
Which of the follwoing is/are a vaccination myth.
Mark all that apply
Vaccines are 100% effective
Vaccines are the sole reason for lower disease rates today
They are completely safe
____ is a sign of hydrocephalus in a pediatric patient
Bulging fontanel
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
Atlas laterality on the right
Torticollis
Difficulty breast feeding on the right
The healing time after a healthy vaginal birth is 5-10 days, the healing time for a C-section is
4-6 weeks
If a pregnant pt comes to you complaining of being clumsy, you should explain to her that it is a result of
An increase in relaxin
If the birth process was NOT natural, medical intervention was used, what may have been used and/or done
Mark all that apply
Forceps
Epidural
Episotomy
Ectopic pregnancies usually will go to full term without complications. T/F
False
The pregnant patients cardiovascular system ____ to accommodate the placenta and the baby
Increases by 50%
Which of the following symptoms are involved in pre-eclampsia
Mark all that apply
Edema
Proteinuria
During websters technique applying pressure to the trigger points is to relax the
____ ligament
Round
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
Baby is in facial/brow position
If a baby goes through the birthing canal while in teh facial position, what subluxation are they vulnerable to
AS occiput
If your patient is wearing hearind aides during an adjustment you should be aware that they
May make a high pitched sound
When a geriatric patients muslce mass decreases there are at a higher risk for
Mark all that apply
Poor balance
Slowed gait
Falls
During breastfeeding the mother will lose calcium, this loss of calcium will lead to
A recuperation in months
With a decrease in height between 2-3 inches a women’s likelihood of being diagnosed with osteoporosis increases by
4xs
Bone mass begins to decrease on average at what age and what percentage per decade
40 years of age at 5-10%
What type of abuse is shown in this photos and how were these marks likely made (shoulder circle lesions)
Cigarette/cigar burns
Physical abuse
Sarcopenia may alter your patients metabolic rate, this may result in
Decreased temperature tolerance
What does the P in SPLAT refer to
Prior falls
SPLAT
symptom of fall Prior falls Location of fall Activity at time of fall Time of day
After a hip fracture, nearly ___ of pts never return to normal function
50%
Once diagnosed with osteopenia a diagnosis of osteoporosis is 6-12 months away. T/F
False
Your risk for having osteoporosis begins
With pediatric nutrition
When walking down a flight of stairs your joints take on 3x your body weight in pressure. T/F
False
For every 10 lb weight gain you risk for arthritis increases by
40%
Sarcopenia can be described as the
Reduction of the skeletal muscle mass with an increase in adipose tissue
According to Helen Ratajczak, at tabout the same time they removed mercury from most vaccines they began using ___ instead
Human tissue
The chicken pox vaccination is grown in
Human fetal tissue
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
The vaccine manufacturers name
Lot number on the vaccine
The vaccine schedule in the US is designed to
Ensure that parents get their children vaccinated, in the first year, while they are more compliant with doctors visits
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
True
When redifining polio, after the vaccine came out, what changes did the government make to the diagnoses
Mark all that apply
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
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
Herd immunity
Which vaccine still contains thimerosal
Influenza vaccine
The most common form of child abuse is
Neglect
What are some possible indicators that a 3 yo child is being abused
Mark all that apply
Cause of childs trauma is unkonwn
Caregiver delays in seeking ER care
Why are children under the age of 4 more vulnerable to abuse.
Mark all that aply
They lack communication skills
They are socially sheltered
They are easier to manipulate
Dislocation of the hip, with a down syndrome patient, most commonly occurs between the ages
3-13 years
Which protein is encoded and found on the 21st chromosome that interferes with down syndrome patients musculoskeletal system
Collagen
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
False
A neurotoxin that has been associated with Alzheimer’s disease dementia and seizures
Aluminum
Used in fingernail polish remover
Acetone
A known cancer causing chemical used to inactivate viruses and detoify bacterial toxins
Formaldehyde
Obtained from mercury and linked to brain damage
Thimersol
Deadly poision used in disinfectants
Carbolic acid
