O+G + Paeds Flashcards
How do you assess the development of a child?
Ask parent about concerns
Gross motor, fine motor, social, language and hearing
How do you assess the gross motor milestones of a 1 yr old?
Pulling to stand (6m) Sitting with support (6m) Sitting without support (10m) Crawling/bum shuffle (10m) Cruising (1yr)
How do you assess the fine motor milestones of a 1 yr old?
Reaching for small objects (5m) Putting small objects in mouth (5m) Transferring hand to hand (6m) Pincer grip (9m) Builds a tower of 3-4 cubes (18m)
How do you assess the social milestones of a 1yr old?
Smiles (6w)
Stranger anxiety (6m)
Waves bye bye (1yr)
How do you assess the language and hearing milestones of a 1 yr old?
Turns head to sound (6m)
Babbling (10m)
Strings 2 words together (2yrs)
Simple commands, co-operates with dressing (1yr)
What does a SFH tell you?
From 16-36 weeks SFH (cm) roughly correlates with gestational age (weeks)
+/-2cm
After 36w head engages and SFH regresses
What level should the fundus of a pregnant abdo be at 12, 24 & 36 weeks?
12 weeks: pubic symphysis
24 weeks: umbilicus
36 weeks: xiphoid sternum
When is the fundus at the umbilicus?
24 weeks
What do you look for in general inspection & peripherally in an obstetric exam?
Pain/comfortable
Colour
Temp, cap refill, HR, BP
Conjunctival pallor
What do you look for in a pregnant abdo?
Fetal movement Striae Linea nigra Bruising Scars
What do you feel for in a pregnant abdo?
Bimanual palpation Single/multiple fetuses? Transverse/oblique/longitudinal lie Position of baby's head and back Engagement? Station? Movement? Measure SFH Amniotic fluid vol?
What do you auscultate for?
Fetal HR w/doppler probe (120-160 normal)
What do you check pt’s feet for?
Ankle oedema
Clonus
Explain steps of a bimanual examination
WIPE
Knees up w/feet together, relax apart
Give blanket for dignity
Wash hands, don gloves and lubricating gel
Inspect pubic hair (live/excoriation)
Inspect for warts, ulcers, rash, discharge
1 hand on abdo, other hand parts labia and 2 fingers into vagina
Feel for cervix (cervical motion tenderness)
Feel 2 fornixes
Size and mobility of uterus (fibroids?)
Pain?