Learning guide

Question 1

What is a neonate?

Answer 1

Less than 4 weeks old

Question 2

What is an infant?

Answer 2

Less than 1 year old

Question 3

What is a toddler?

Answer 3

1-2 years old

Question 4

What is pre school age

Answer 4

2-5 years old

Question 5

What is school age

Answer 5

5 years and up

Question 6

What is adolescent?

Answer 6

12-18 years

Question 7

Should you see a child on your own as an undergraduate?

Answer 7

No!

Question 8

What are the stages of a paediatric history?

Answer 8

Preparation and context- Read notes, observe child playing
Intro- Get to know patient and ask person present their relationship
PC- Main reason come in
HPC- Chronological
PMH- Similar previous issues, other current problems,operations, chickenpox
Birth hisotry- Gestation, mode of delivery, birth weight, mothers antenatal health, problems in labour, need for resus, neonatal care. Detail depends on age and problems
Immunisation
Development- Milestones
Drugs and allergies
FH- Parents and siblings age and health. Any one else who lives with them, Have other family members been unwell recently, conditions in family, genetic conditions, asthma, eczema, hayfever
SH- Nursery or school. What year any problems, Parents smoking, Housing, parents jobs, pets, social contacts,
General and systematic review:
ICE of parents or children if appropriate
Summary, further discussion, safety net

Question 9

What are the 5 domains development is assessed in?

Answer 9

Gross motor
Fine motor
Speech and language
Social
Self help

Question 10

What are some key milestones that are red flags if not reached by a certain age?

Answer 10

Not smiling at 2 moths
not sitting unsupported by 9 months
Not walking unsupported by 18 months
No words by 2 years

Question 11

What are gross motor, fine motor, language, social and self help skills that should be reached by 3 months

Answer 11

Question 12

What are gross motor, fine motor, language, social and self help skills that should be reached by 6 months?

Answer 12

Question 13

What are gross motor, fine motor, language, social and self help skills that should be reached by 9 months

Answer 13

Question 14

What are gross motor, fine motor, language, social and self help skills that should be reached by 12 months

Answer 14

Question 15

What are gross motor, fine motor, language, social and self help skills that should be reached by 18 months

Answer 15

Question 16

What are gross motor, fine motor, language, social and self help skills that should be reached by 2 years?

Answer 16

Question 17

What are gross motor, fine motor, language, social and self help skills that should be reached by 2.5 years?

Answer 17

Question 18

What are gross motor, fine motor, language, social and self help skills that should be reached by 3 years?

Answer 18

Question 19

What are gross motor, fine motor, language, social and self help skills that should be reached by 3.5 years?

Answer 19

Question 20

What are gross motor, fine motor, language, social and self help skills that should be reached by 4 years?

Answer 20

Question 21

What are gross motor, fine motor, language, social and self help skills that should be reached by 4.5 years

Answer 21

Question 22

What are gross motor, fine motor, language, social and self help skills that should be reached by 5 years?

Answer 22

Question 23

What is immunised against and vaccines given at 2 months?

Answer 23

Question 24

What is immunised against and vaccines given at 3 months?

Answer 24

Question 25

What is immunised against and vaccines given at 4 months?

Answer 25

Question 26

What is immunised against and vaccines given at 12 months?

Answer 26

Question 27

What is immunised against and vaccines given at eligible paediatric age groups?

Answer 27

Question 28

What is immunised against and vaccines given at 3 years and 4 months?

Answer 28

Question 29

What is immunised against and vaccines given at 12-13 years

Answer 29

Question 30

What is immunised against and vaccines given at 14 years

Answer 30

Question 31

What is the indication and timing of the BCG

Answer 31

Question 32

What is the indication and timing of the hep B immunisation?

Answer 32

Question 33

What age does a person have full legal capacity?

Answer 33

16

Question 34

What are the essential principles behind the children (Scotland) act 1995

Answer 34

Each child has a right to be treated as an individual • Each child who can form a view on matters affecting him or her has the right to express those views if he or she so wishes • Parents should normally be responsible for the upbringing of their children and should share that responsibility • Each child has the right to protection from all forms of abuse, neglect or exploitation • So far as is consistent with safeguarding and promoting the child’s welfare, the public authority should promote the upbringing of children by their families • Any intervention by a public authority in the life of a child must be properly justified and should be supported by services from all relevant agencies working in collaboration.