HGD Flashcards
Most common location of ischemic ulceration in neonates:
a. Occiput
b. Sacrum
c. Scapula
d. Ischial tuberosity
a. Occiput
The concrete operational stage of Piaget spans what age:
a. 3-5 years old
b. 7-9 years old
c. 2-3 years old
d. 2-7 years old
e. None of these
e. None of these
Which activity is the last to occur during normal development?
a. Walking backwards
b. Alternating feet when going up and down stairs
c. Standing on one foot
d. Combing hair
d. Combing hair
Genu varum in an 18-month-old child is:
a. Abnormal and should be corrected with exercise
b. Abnormal and should be correct surgically
c. Normal
d. Abnormal and should be observed closely for progression
c. Normal
Age of the fetus from the first day of the last menstrual period
a. Ice age
b. Middle age
c. Gestational age
d. Conceptional age
c. Gestational age
All of the following are proven teratogens except:
a. Rubella virus
b. Rubeolla virus
c. Cytomegalovirus
d. Toxoplasmosis
b. Rubeolla virus
An appropriate fine motor behavior that should be established by 9 months of age is the ability to:
a. Build a tower of four blocks
b. Pick up a raisin with a fine pincer grasp
c. Transfer objects from one hand to another
d. Hold a cup by the handle while drinking
c. Transfer objects from one hand to another
In the child’s early years, all of the following are important parameters to monitor except:
a. Head circumference
b. Weight
c. Height
d. Body Mass Index
d. Body Mass Index
A child should be able to maintain its head in the midline position by what age?
a. 2 months
b. 3 months
c. 4 months
d. 5 months
a. 2 months
A friend is telling you of his little girl who just celebrated her third birthday. Which of the following do you not expect her to be able to complete?
a. Up and down stairs with hands on rail
b. Jumps clearing ground and lands on feet together
c. Walks downstairs alternating feet
d. Pedals tricycle
c. Walks downstairs alternating feet
By what age should the palmar grasp reflex disappear?
a. persists
b. 2 months
c. 6 months
d. 12 months
c. 6 months
With the asymmetric tonic neck reflex (ATNR), lateral rotation of the head on the trunk produces which of the following?
a. Flexion in the upper and the lower limbs on the nasal side, and extension of both limbs on the occipital side
b. Flexion in the upper and the lower limbs on the nasal side, and flexion of both limbs on the occipital side
c. Extension in the upper and the lower limbs on the nasal side, and flexion of both limbs on the occipital side
d. Extension in the upper and the lower limbs on the nasal side, and extension of both limbs on the occipital side
c. Extension in the upper and the lower limbs on the nasal side, and flexion of both limbs on the occipital side
Which best describes the symmetric tonic neck reflex (STNR)?
a. Flexion of the neck facilitates extension in the upper limbs and extension of the lower limbs. Extension of the neck facilitates flexion in the upper limbs and flexion of the lower limbs
b. Flexion of the neck facilitates extension in the upper limbs and flexion of the lower limbs. Extension of the neck facilitates flexion in the upper limbs and extension of the lower limbs
c. Flexion of the neck facilitates flexion in the upper limbs and extension of the lower limbs. Extension of the neck facilitates extension in the upper limbs and flexion of the lower limbs
d. Flexion of the neck facilitates flexion in the upper limbs and extension of the lower limbs. Extension of the neck facilitates extension in the upper limbs and flexion of the lower limbs
c. Flexion of the neck facilitates flexion in the upper limbs and extension of the lower limbs. Extension of the neck facilitates extension in the upper limbs and flexion of the lower limbs
You are continuing your studies in neurology on abnormal reflexes. You are now focusing on the reflex called the flexor withdrawal. The flexor withdrawal integration level is spinal. Where would the stimulus be applied to test the flexor withdrawal?
a. Sole of the foot with lower extremity in extension
b. Sole of the foot with lower extremity in flexion
c. Forefoot with the lower extremity in extension
d. Forefoot with the lower extremity in flexion
a. Sole of the foot with lower extremity in extension
You are testing the tonic labyrinthine reflex of a patient. You have positioned the patient supine. Which of the following would you consider to be a positive response to this position?
a. Increased extensor tone
b. Increased flexor tone
c. Increased extensor tone in upper extremities and flexor tone
d. Increased flexor tone in upper extremities and extensor tone in lower extremities
a. Increased extensor tone
You have pediatric patient referred to physical therapy. The patient is 5 months old. You want to test several reflexes of this patient. The stimulus you utilize for the first reflex is a sudden movement to cause a startle reaction in the patient. Which of the following are you most likely performing?
a. Startle Reflex
b. Grasp reflex
c. Protective extension reaction
d. Protective reaction
e. Moro’s Reflex
e. Moro’s Reflex
Holds pencil shaft between thumb and index finger:
a. 3 years old
b. 2 years old
c. 18 months
d. 14 months
e. 10 months
b. 2 years old
You are performing an evaluation of a patient in a neonatal intensive care unit of a large hospital. You are utilizing a scoring system to evaluate the status of the newborn. Heart rate, respiration, muscle tone, color, and reflexes are all measured on a scale of 0 to 2 at birth. Which of the following scoring systems are you most likely utilizing?
a. Rule of nines
b. Apgar score
c. Neurological testing
d. Rancho Los Amigos scale
b. Apgar score
The neonate period is described as 0 to 10 days: it is said that at birth the neonate typically demonstrates ______ tone. What tone does the neonate demonstrate?
a. None, no particular tone difference is noted either way
b. Flexor
c. Extensor
d. Rotation
b. Flexor
An eleven-month-old child with cerebral palsy attempts to maintain a quadruped position. Which reflex would interfere with this activity if it was not integrated?
a. Startle reflex
b. Asymmetrical tonic neck reflex
c. Plantar grasp reflex
d. Symmetrical tonic neck reflex
d. Symmetrical tonic neck reflex