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Infant Development and Developmental Monitoring and Screening Flashcards

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What are the 3 Stages of Moral Development according to Kohlberg?

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  • Pre Conventional
  • Post Conventional
  • Conventional
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This observes how your child grows and changes overtime - and whether the child meets the typical developmental milestones in playing, learning, speaking, behaving and moving.

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Developmental Monitoring

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This, in turn, takes a closer look at how the child is developing via a brief test or a questionnaire.

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Developmental Screening

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SCREENING OR MONITORING?:
More formal, and normally done less often.

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Developmental Screening

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TRUE or FALSE: Children shouldn’t be screened even if you or your doctor have a concern.

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FALSE, they should.

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TRUE or FALSE: Developmental Screening is a regular part of some of the well-child visits for all children, even if there is not a known concern.

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TRUE

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What are the 3 Newborn Screening Tests?

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  • Apgar Score
  • Hearing Test
  • Heel Prick Test
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NEWBORN SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS:
A rare condition that affects about 1 in 10,000 babies. One afflicted with this cannot properly use phenylalanine - thus accumulating in the blood and causing brain damage.

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Phenylketonuria (PKU)

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NEWBORN SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS:
What does PKU stand for?

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Phenylketonuria

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NEWBORN SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS:
An early treatment for this condition with a special diet can prevent the onset of severe learning disabilities and allow the child to lead a normal life.

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Phenylketonuria (PKU)

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NEWBORN SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS:
Affects 1 in 3,500 babies. Caused by the *thyroid gland** not developing properly.

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Congenital Hypothyroidism (CHT)

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NEWBORN SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS:
What does CHT stand for?

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Congenital Hypothyroidism

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NEWBORN SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS:
How do you treat CHT such that it’ll lead to a normal mental and physical development?

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Early treatment with daily thyroid hormone.

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NEWBORN SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS:
Affects 1 in every 2,500 babies. Mucus produced in the intestines and lungs is thicker than normal, resulting in an infestation in the lungs.

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Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

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NEWBORN SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS:
In the intestines, this condition may lead to difficulties digesting food properly.

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Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

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NEWBORN SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS:
TRUE or FALSE: Newborn Screening Tests detect abut 95% of babies with Cystic Fibrosis.

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TRUE

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NEWBORN SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS:
TRUE or FALSE: Few babies are detected to be healthy carriers of Cystic Fibrosis.

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TRUE

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NEWBORN SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS:
Babies with a positive test result for CF require a sweat test at __ weeks of age to determine if they have CF or if they’re just a healthy carrier.

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6 Weeks of Age

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NEWBORN SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS:
TRUE or FALSE: Healthy carriers of CF are only affected with a few symptoms throughout their entire lives.

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FALSE, Healthy carriers are not affected by CF. Their body functions normally.

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NEWBORN SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS:
Extremely rare condition affecting only 1 in 40,000 babies. Caused by the accumulation of **galactose* in the blood.

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Galactosaemia

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NEWBORN SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS:
A type of sugar found in milk.

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Galactose

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NEWBORN SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS:
To prevent serious illness, treatment of Galactosaemia requires…?

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Special Galactose-free Milk

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NEWBORN SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS:
TRUE or FALSE: Without treating Galactosaemia, a baby may become very sick and die.

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TRUE

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NEWBORN SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS:
Blood tested in a heel prick test can be used to identify a range of very rare metabolic disorders such as…?

[Enumerate 3]

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  • Amino Acid Defects
  • Organic Acid Defects
  • Fatty Acid Oxidation Defects
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NEWBORN SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS:
What type of newborn screening test can be used to identify very rare metabolic disorders?

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Heel Prick Test

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NEWBORN SCREENING TEST CONDITIONS:
Collectively, other rare metabolic disorders occur in 1 of every _,___ babies, and as such, are rare. These can be treatable with specialized care and diets.

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1 of every 4,000 babies

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A type of newborn screening test given to newborns soon after birth. It measures heart rate, muscle tone and more to determine whether extra or emergency medical care is needed.

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Apgar Score

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APGAR SCORE:
Babies get the test twice. Enumerate when.

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  • 1 Minute after birth
  • 5 Minutes after they’re born
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APGAR SCORE:
Exactly which 5 factors does the Apgar Score measure to check a baby’s health?

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  • Appearance (Skin Color)
  • Pulse (Heart Rate)
  • Grimace Response (Reflexes)
  • Activity (Muscle Tone)
  • Respiration (Breathing Rate and Effort)
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APGAR SCORE:
Each factor under the Apgar Score is scored on a scale. of (A)__ to (B)__, (B) being the best score.

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0 to 2, with 2 being the best score

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APGAR SCORE:
What is the total Apgar Score for babies in Fair Conditions?

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APGAR SCORE:
What is the total Apgar Score for babies in Excellent Conditions?

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APGAR SCORE:
10 is the highest score possible, but only few babies get it. Which of the five factors usually affects the attainment of a perfect 10 - and for what reason?

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Appearance, most babies’ feet and hands remain blue until warmed up.

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APGAR SCORE:
What is the heart rate of a healthy baby?

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100 Beats per Minute

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The regular screening times for children are at __, __, and __ months of age.

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9, 18 and 30 months of age

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The screening time for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is at __ and __ months of age.

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18 and 24 months of age

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This occurs when a child lags behind one of their peers in one or more areas of emotional, mental, or physical growth.

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Developmental Delay

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DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS:
When a significant delay occurs in two or more of the many possible areas of development, it’s called _____ _____ _____, referring to infants and presschoolers up to age 5 who show delays lasting at least 6 months.

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Global Developmental Delay

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DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS:
TRUE or FALSE: Developmental Delays usually last for life.

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FALSE, it’s Developmental Disabilities that do.

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DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS:
Children with GDD are considered to have significantly lower intellectual functioning than their peers.

What does GDD stand for?

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Global Developmental Delay

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DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS:
To be diagnosed with GDD a child must be significantly limited in at least two developmental domains.

Enumerate the 5 developmental domains.

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  • Gross Motor
  • Vision
  • Fine Motor
  • Communication
  • Social Skills
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DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS:
GDD is normally attributed to genetic abnormalities, incuding development of the ___ and _____ ___.

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Brain and Spinal Cord

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DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS:
Enumerate the 6 Prenatal or Perinatal Causes of GDD.

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  • Exposure to Teratogens
  • Prematurity
  • Congenital Infections
  • Congenital Hypothyroidism (CHT)
  • Birth Trauma
  • Intracranial Hemorrhage
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DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS:
Enumerate the 2 Postnatal Causes of GDD.

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  • Infection (Meningitis, Encephalitis)
  • Cranial Trauma
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DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS:
Enumerate the 3 Environmental Causes of GDD.

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  • Poor Nutrition
  • Family Stress
  • Child Abuse or Neglect
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DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS:
TRUE or FALSE: GDD can be cured.

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FALSE, it cannot.

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DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS:
_____ and ____ are the most common type of developmental delays.

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Language and Speech

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Refers to verbal expression, including the way words are formed.

49
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Broader system of expressing and receiving information, such as being able to understand gestures.

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SIGNS OF SPEECH/LANGUAGE DELAY:
Contact a doctor at __ to __ months if your child:

Does not babble
Does not respond to loud noises
Does not try to imitate sounds.

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3 to 4 months

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SIGNS OF SPEECH/LANGUAGE DELAY:
Contact the doctor at __ months if your child:

Does not respond to sounds.

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SIGNS OF SPEECH/LANGUAGE DELAY:
Contact the doctor by __ year if your child doees not:

Use single words
Understand words like “bye-bye” or “no”.

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SIGNS OF SPEECH/LANGUAGE DELAY:
Contact the doctor by __ years if your child:

Cannot speak at least 15 words
Does not use two-word phrases without repetition
Does not use speech to communicate more than immediate needs.

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VISION DELAYS:
What are the 2 forms of refractive errors common in children that can be possible causes of vision delays?

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  • Nearsightedness
  • Farsightedness
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VISION DELAYS:
Poor vision in one eye that may also appear to turn outward.

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Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)

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VISION DELAYS:
A rare clouding of the eye’s lens.

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Infantile Cataracts

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VISION DELAYS:
Eye disease that sometimes affects premature infants.

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Retinopathy of Prematurity

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VISION DELAYS:
Also called cross eyes —- eyes that turn in, out, up or down.

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Strabismus

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